Month: January 2023
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A Black Wall Street Journal Reporter Was Handcuffed After Conducting Interviews Outside A Bank, Phoenix PD Faces Backlash
The Phoenix Police Department is facing backlash after handcuffing and detaining a Black Wall Street Journal reporter while he was conducting…
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Judge Upholds Lawsuit Against VA Cops who Pepper Sprayed Black Army Lt.
A judge moved Lt. Caron Nazario’s million-dollar lawsuit forward against the two Virginia police officers who pepper-sprayed him during a traffic stop,…
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‘You Didn’t Have to Kill Him’: Family of Black Atlanta Man Question Why He Was Shot In the Back By Police While Driving Away
Three generations of women are calling for transparency and justice surrounding the death of Eric Holmes, a young man fatally…
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16-Year-Old Las Vegas High School Student Dies After Collapsing During Flag Football Game
A Las Vegas high school student tragically lost her life on Thursday night while playing flag football. According to a family member, the…
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Son of Former Miami Dolphins Football Player Back on Trial, Charged with Killing Both Parents
According to ABC News, Antonio “A.J.” Armstrong, Jr., the son of Antonio Armstrong, who played for the Miami Dolphins back in 1995, will…
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Healing the Rifts in America | Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr
As the chaotic contest for House Speaker revealed, Washington today is consumed by political trench warfare. Beneath the … The…
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What’s the future of Minnesota’s workforce in 2023?
Closing the labor gap in Minnesota may be a problem for the state. Join host Al McFarlane for another of…
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LIVE! — ASK ALMA! — FEATURING SPECIAL GUEST HOST, LEAH KING FARMER — TUES. 1.10.23 7PM ET
SPECIAL GUEST HOST AND PANEL — Join this week’s special guest host, Leah King Famer and her guest panelists as…
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WHERE IS MY LAND w/KAVON WARD
Kavon Ward started her advocacy for Bruce’s Beach on Juneteenth, 2020, to shed light on Black history in Manhattan Beach,…
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Reimagining Art and Culture in 2023 with guests Robert Powell and Ta-Coumba Tyrone Aiken
Join host Al McFarlane as he kicks off the 2023 season of The Conversation with Al McFarlane with a deeper…
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Press Conferences: Collins, Young and head coach Nate McMillan explain loss to Lakers
LOS ANGELES — John Collins, Trae Young and Nate McMillan break down what happened after the Atlanta Hawks lost to…
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Health Equity Bureau, Black Women’s Wealth Alliance and Metro Economic Dev. Assoc.
“Tune in to this special rebroadcast of “The Conversation with Al McFarlane!” Over the holidays, we are taking some time…
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Oakland Post: Week of January 4 – 10, 2023
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of January 4 - 10, 2023 The post Oakland Post: Week…
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RANKED CHOICE VOTING
As we continue to shake our heads over the debacle of House GOP members selecting a speaker, including a vote…
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Working towards a more equitable criminal justice system
“Tune in to this special rebroadcast of “The Conversation with Al McFarlane!” Over the holidays, we are taking some time…
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Statue of Daisy Bates closer to replacing image of white supremacist in U.S. Capitol
Bates, co-founder of the Arkansas State Press newspaper, was a mentor to the nine students who integrated Little Rock Central…
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When there is no Bottom
Good morning and welcome to the NNPA’s LIBK. Round and round they go (went) in the US House of Representatives…
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Kwanzaa and the celebration of Imani – faith!
The sanctuary at Abyssinian Missionary Baptist Church, 3890 Millbranch Rd., overflowed with celebrants of Imani (faith) – the concluding principle…
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A dialogue with Former Minnesota Viking and Supreme Court Justice Alan Page
“Tune in to this special rebroadcast of “”The Conversation with Al McFarlane!”” Justice Alan Page won election to the Minnesota…
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Let’s talk reparations, racial injustice and public policy
“Tune in to this special rebroadcast of “”The Conversation with Al McFarlane!”” Over the holidays, we are taking some time…
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COMMENTARY: Will the First Asian American President of Purdue University Northwest Fire Its Racist Chancellor in 2023?
This situation could have been a teaching moment for the entire nation about Asian Americans and social justice, had it…
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IN MEMORIAM: Charlene Mitchell, Civil Rights Activist and 1st Black Woman to Run for President, Dies at 92
In her 1968 run for president, Mitchell’s slogan was “Black and White Unite to Fight Racism, Poverty, and War!” She…
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Richmond Considers Allowing More Cannabis Retailers
Currently, the city allows a maximum of three cannabis retail permits, and an unlimited number of permits for cultivation operations.…
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Richmond Family ‘Loses Everything’ After Home Burns on Christmas Eve
Thankfully, no injuries were reported, but the damages were extensive. Crews arrived to find a roof and attic area of…
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What Took So Long? Statue of Henrietta Lacks Will Replace Robert E. Lee Monument
In a video of a December 19 press conference posted on the city’s Facebook page, it was announced that a statue honoring…
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