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Cool Zones Open with Summer Approaching
With summer just around the corner, the County of San Diego opened its annual Cool Zones program giving people cool,…
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BELL’s 5th Annual Business & Government Contracting Summit
With breakfast provided by the Mental Bar at 8am, the Black Entrepreneurs Leaders and Learners (BELL) kicked off their 5th…
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Child music development program hosts end-of-year showcase
KOFA, a youth hip-hop collective based at Imagine Lincoln Public Charter School, will perform an end-of-year showcase on June 27…
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Ward 7 Residents Protest Impending Closure of CVS Pharmacy
As the CVS corporation gears up for the closure of its Pennsylvania Avenue SE location, several Ward 7 residents are…
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Tri-State Defender to Host “TSD in the Community Forum” on Education in Memphis and Shelby County
The Tri-State Defender will host its third TSD in the Community Forum, which will focus on education and education policy.…
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Trump Set to Sign Largest Cut to Medicaid After a Marathon Protest Speech by Leader Jeffries
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The bill also represents the biggest cut in Medicare in history and is a threat to the…
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House Passes Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill,” Moving it to Trump’s Desk
The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" passed the House with a narrow margin, cutting federal spending on Medicaid and CHIP…
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Birmingham Park & Recreation Identifies 4 Neighborhood Parks for Transformative Upgrades
birminghamal.gov The Birmingham Park & Recreation Board is proud to announce continued progress on several key improvement projects across city…
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Commentary: This Fourth of July Is Yours, Not Mine
Frederick Douglass's speech in 1852 exposed the hypocrisy of America's celebration of freedom, and 173 years later, Black Americans still…
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The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro
Well before President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, and well before June 19, 1865, when news of…
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Meet the Men Who Just Became Catholic Priests in Virginia
At a time when the U.S. Catholic Church is grappling with a severe shortage of priests, the Diocese of Arlington,…
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A Taste of Community: TS Jordan Foundation and You Chill We Grill Team Up in Spring Valley
On a hot Saturday afternoon in Spring Valley, the parking lot of Kenwood Liquor was buzzing with more than just…
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A Day of Soul, Sound, and Shade in Southeast San Diego
By CW, The Freelancer If you weren’t at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Park on Saturday, June 28th, you missed…
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Dancing With Dad: A Night of Joy, Love, and Legacy in Southeast San Diego
The annual Daddy Daughter Dance, held on June 28, brought together more than 30 young girls and the men who…
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36th Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament at Admiral Baker Gold Course
This year, 116 golfers (our largest tournament to date) enjoyed a perfect day of golf and fellowship!
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BraidJoy: The mother-daughter brand redefining braid cares for families
For many families, braid day is a ritual — part bonding time, part battle. For Jalona Falkner and her 10-year-old…
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Talent Over Tokenism: Black Mayors Slash Crime Despite Media Silence
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Black mayors are proving that talent, vision, and a relentless focus on evidence-based policy—not tokenism—are transforming communities.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Was Convicted on Prostitution-Related Charges Under the Mann Act. Here’s What to Know About the 1910 Law
The Mann Act, enacted in 1910 and originally known as the “White-Slave Traffic Act,” criminalizes transporting individuals across state lines…
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Confederacy Group Sues Georgia Park for Planning an Exhibit on Slavery and Segregation
Stone Mountain Park markets itself as a family theme park and is a popular hiking spot east of Atlanta.
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New Federal Guidelines for Broadband Access Funding an Attack on Rural California
The Trump administration’s new approach to allocating funding for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program will harm rural Californians.
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Ethiopia Completes the Power-Generating Dam on The Nile That Caused a Dispute With Egypt
Egypt has long opposed the dam because of concerns it would deplete its share of Nile River waters.
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A “New Direction”: West Coast Black News Publisher, Dr. John Warren, Elected Board Chair of NNPA
Dr. John Warren of the San Diego Voice & Viewpoint made his mark at the 2025 National Newspaper Publishers Association…
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Sen. Tim Scott is Wrong – The New Tax Law Fuels Inequality, Strips Healthcare, and Displaces Black Communities
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — While Scott touted the bill as a transformative achievement for American families, independent analyses paint a different…
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