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Voters Will Determine Fate of Fast-Food Workers Pay Raise
Last September, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 257 into law. Supporters of the legislation, authored by Assemblymember Chris…
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Republican Lawmakers Announce Agenda to ‘Fix California’
“Crime is soaring, homelessness is out of control, the cost of living is unsustainable, schools are failing students, our water…
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Once Again, Community Demands Reinstatement of OPD Chief LeRonne Armstrong
Armstrong says there’s a sense of fairness that should be considered due to his track record. “This is not a…
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Mashudu Tshifularo: The First Middle-ear Transplant
For nearly 430 million globally, hearing loss is a disability. It is expected that by 2050, this number could rise…
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San Jose Spotlight: 15 of the Most Influential Black Leaders in Silicon Valley
Local Black leaders are working to change the odds and boost equality for the community. In celebration of Black History…
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Indiana jail officer fired after inmate hit during struggle
Marcus Ford suffered a broken nose and broken orbital bone. A white correctional officer in southwestern Indiana who is seen…
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Black Man Executed In Texas for Killing Teens He Believed Wanted Him Dead for Dating White Woman Was Doomed By His Own Lawyer Who Asked If It Was a ‘Justifiable Lynching’
A Black man who was sentenced to death by an all-white jury in Amarillo, Texas, was executed on Feb. 8.…
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An Act of Evil : Florida Man Allegedly Killed Pregnant Girlfriend After Being Acquitted for Double Murder Days Earlier
A Florida man who was acquitted in January has been arrested after being accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend just days after becoming free.…
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D.C. Business Encounters Discrimination in Quest to Help Ukraine
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Davis said her group had installed “living containers and living facilities” that provided families with things like…
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Thai Princess’s Coma Due to Infection, Country Not Banning Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine
SciCheck Digest Thai officials attributed the collapse of the king’s eldest daughter in December to… The post Thai Princess’s Coma…
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Moisture-Absorbent Tablet in Pregnancy Tests, Not ‘Hidden Plan B’ Pill
SciCheck Digest Pregnancy tests contain a desiccant tablet to absorb moisture and keep the test… The post Moisture-Absorbent Tablet in…
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Economic Inequality Places Most Eviction Risks on Blacks and the Poor
Unaffordable Rental Costs Now Plague 44 Million People in Every State For the first time… The post Economic Inequality Places…
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Texas Southern University Launches Center for Transformative Health in Partnership with the City of Houston
Texas Southern University (TSU) has launched the Center for Transformative Health (CTH), an initiative to… The post Texas Southern University…
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‘Completely Destroy This Whole City’: FBI Foils Two White Supremacists’ ‘Racially-Motivated’ Plot to Knock Out Baltimore’s Electricity
The Justice Department seems to have thwarted a racially motivated terrorist attack in Baltimore, Maryland, the largest city and economic…
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Big U.S. Cities Fail to Provide Data for New FBI Hate Crimes Report
“The Justice Department is committed to prioritizing prevention, investigation, and prosecution of hate crimes,” Associate U.S. Attorney General Vanita Gupta…
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A white supremacist homeschooling group distributes Nazi resources, and the state can’t do anything about it
The Ohio-based homeschooling group has more than 3,000 subscribers and uses a social media platform to spread messages that are…
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‘Passed Over Without Reason’: Retired Black Police Chief Says He Was Denied School Security Job Given to Lesser-Qualified White Men
A former Black Indiana police chief claims he was denied a school security job multiple times because he’s Black in…
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Shaq Gets Stopped by Houston Cops and Turns the Traffic Stop into a Hilarious Intro For ‘NBA on TNT’
Only Shaquille O’Neal could turn a traffic stop into a hilarious publicity opportunity. The NBA Hall-of-Famer was in Houston looking for…
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Pregnant Florida Woman Found Dead Next to Car With Sleeping 23-Month-Old Inside
A family is grieving the loss of a loved one found dead on the street of a residential neighborhood in…
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D.C. Vigilante Who Killed 13-Year-Old Karon Blake Has Been Charged With Second-Degree Murder
The vigilante responsible for the death of 13-year-old Karon Blake is in police custody after turning himself in on Tuesday morning. According…
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‘This Could’ve Gone a Number of Different Ways’: Joyride Forces Atlanta Officers to Save Man’s Life After He Steals Police Car and Crashes It Onto Tracks of Oncoming Train
A 29-year-old Atlanta man who stole a police car during a routine traffic stop, leading authorities on a high-speed chase,…
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“Good” Cops Versus “Bad” Cops: The Betrayal of Silence
Listen and listen very carefully! What is the difference between a “good” cop and a… The post “Good” Cops Versus…
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City of Houston, Mayor Turner, and Houston Health Department Open Sunnyside Health and Multi-Service Center
ABOVE: Mayor Sylvester Turner, elected officials, and the Houston Health Department cut the ribbon to… The post City of Houston,…
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The Fatal Beating of Tyre Nichols by The Police Still Has Us Saying “I Can’t Breathe”
Heinous and horrific are two words that come to mind after watching the video of… The post The Fatal Beating…
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Tyre Nichols Had ‘Extensive Bleeding Caused by ‘Severe Beating’ by BLACK Memphis Cops! – According to Preliminary Autopsy Commissioned by Family
The now FIRED five Memphis Police Officers who essentially beat Tyre Nichols to death – (Memphis Police Department) *(CNN) —…
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