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Posts Make False Comparisons Between COVID-19 Immunity From Infections and Vaccines
SciCheck Digest Vaccination and infection both provide protective immunity to COVID-19, particularly against severe disease.… The post Posts Make False…
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Preserving Wildlife and a Way of Life
For decades, hydroelectric dams on the lower Snake River have been killing off salmon that must traverse them to spawn,…
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COMMENTARY: 3 OUSD Board Members ‘Set the Record Straight’ on School Closures, Budget
On March 1, 2023, the San Francisco Chronicle wrote a one-sided story, which contained inaccurate and hyperbolic statements, about the…
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State Parks Visitors Can Collect Digital Badges in New App-Based Passport Program
State park visitors can now track their adventures in California's 280 parks and earn badges along the way in a…
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OPINION: Mayor Sheng Thao’s Decision to Fire Police Chief Difficult but Necessary
After a 30-day suspension and the inaction of the empowered Police Commission, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao made the difficult but…
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North Oakland Missionary Baptist Church Feels the Love as Checks Come in to Defray Tax Bill
Pastors and elected officials join Pastor Sylvester Rutledge of North Oakland Missionary Baptist Church on Monday to pray, support and…
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The Case Against SB357—Black, Vulnerable and Trafficked—Why Us?
Motivated to protect trans, Black and Hispanic people from persecution by police, State Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) sponsored the…
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Internet Pioneer Lisa Gelobter Helped Create Technologies for Web Animation
Many Black women have made significant strides within technology, yet they remain significantly underrepresented across the computer sciences spectrum. According…
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OPINION: ‘Dilbert’ Creator’s New Anti-Woke Strategy—’You Are A Hate Group!’
Adams use of a conservative poll as justification to make racist statements against Blacks is more than a little ridiculous.…
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Reparations: California Legislative Analyst’s Office Proposes “Paths” For Payments
This past weekend, the California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African Americans received insight on how…
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“I Am Debra Lee: A Memoir” by Debra Lee
Everybody's looking at you. They're wondering what you're going to do next, because you often surprise them. They don't know…
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Coming Storm Prompts Flood Warning for Entire Bay Area
The approaching storm anticipated to hit the region beginning Thursday has prompted a flood warning through Sunday for the entire…
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Villanova Breezes Past Georgetown
Whitmore Scores 19 In Win Over Hoyas Photo: Special to the NY Beacon By Andrew Rosario Unfortunately,…
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DePaul Stuns Seton Hall
3 Clutch Free Throws for Gibson Photo: Special to the NY Beacon By Andrew Rosario The DePaul…
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Soriano Leads St. John’s Over Butler
Soriano Showed Why He’s Most Improved Photo: Special to the NY Beacon By Richard Jean Joel Soriano, the 2022-2023 Big…
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Knicks Streak Ends At 9
Randle And Knicks See Streak End At 9 Photo: Special to the NY Beacon By Samori Benjamin The…
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Another proud-parent moment as Zaya Wade makes her runway debut
Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade sit front row as their daughter walks in Paris Fashion Week. No matter how old…
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Body Cam Footage in Racist Ranch Fiasco Released
The El Paso County sheriff’s office in Colorado has begun rolling out body camera footage from each of the over 100 reports…
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One of the Mexican Kidnapping Victims Watched Cartel Kill Her Brother
*The mother of one of the Black Americans who was kidnapped by cartel members in Mexico is speaking out. We…
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Passengers, Crew Members Aboard United Airlines Plane Pounce on Man Who Tried to Stab Flight Attendant with Broken Spoon In Attempt to Open Exit Door
Francisco Severo Torres is behind bars and now faces federal charges after he allegedly attacked a flight attendant and attempted…
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Houston Fashion Designer Chasity Sereal Puts Her “Growing Pains” on Display in Wearable Art Experience
ABOVE: Designer Chasity Sereal and Forward Times Contributing Writer Terrance Turner (Photos by Tye Visuals… The post Houston Fashion Designer…
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ONE BLACK MAN’S OPINION: The Black Agenda
A vision without a plan is worthless. A plan without an agenda rooted in one’s… The post ONE BLACK MAN’S…
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Reregulation of Airlines Will Have Negative Impact on Travelers of Color
Among the significant strides our country has made to create a more equitable society, air travel does… The post Reregulation of Airlines…
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Painted on a wall in a 35,000 square foot warehouse stands a mural of a Black woman with the phrase, “I… The post LINEAGE appeared first…
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Commissioners Rodney Ellis and Adrian Garcia Join Toll Road Authority Director Roberto Treviño to Announce First-Ever Toll Rate Reduction
Harris County Commissioners Rodney Ellis and Adrian Garcia recently joined Harris County Toll Road Authority… The post Commissioners Rodney Ellis…
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