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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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‘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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Young Teen Sues School District After Officer Reportedly Knelt on Her Neck for Over 20 Seconds
Another officer has been caught on surveillance footage using his knee to restrain a civilian, this time in Wisconsin. A…
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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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‘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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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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More Guns = More Crimes
Flooding the streets with more guns is NOT the answer to solving crimes! In a… The post More Guns =…
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‘He Could Have Lived’: Arizona Deputies Pile On Black Man Booked for Schizophrenic Episode, Then Left Him In Cell to Die for Six Minutes
The family of an Arizona man who died in a Maricopa County jail filed a federal lawsuit alleging law enforcement…
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New Jersey Cops Beat a Man So Bad They Crushed His Eye Socket. The City Gives Him a Mere $300K Settlement Six Years Later.
Jersey City has agreed to settle a federal police brutality lawsuit for six figures with a man beaten so severely…
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House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries Emerges During Proud Moment Amidst Chaos
The first speech given by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to the newly-seated 118th Congress… The post House Democratic Leader…
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Omicron Tau Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Hosts MLK Day of Service in North Houston
The Omicron Tau Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. recently hosted one of… The post Omicron Tau Omega…
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More Employers Demanding Employees Return to the Office
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to the Wall Street Journal, employers are losing their patience with empty desks in the office.…
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OP-ED: Pursuing Martin Luther King Jr.’s Beloved Community
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to Dr. King, the creation of a beloved community would require the American people to address…
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Sheng Thao Sworn in as New Mayor of Oakland, Pledges New Direction for the City
Mayor Thao provided a few minutes on the program to introduce to the community Dr. Kimberly Mayfield, the newly appointed…
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IRS Extends Filing Dates in Counties Under Federal Emergency Declarations
The announcement affects residents in Alameda, Marin, Contra Costa, San Francisco, Monterey, Napa, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa…
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City Fails to Win $182 Million Federal Grant for Oakland A’s Howard Terminal Project
Opponents said the lack of a recommendation by the U.S. Department of Transportation "shows the lack of credibility — likely…
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Where’s Our Sense of Urgency?
ABOVE: American Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) speaks at a press conference… The post Where’s Our Sense…
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President Biden Signs Bipartisan Legislation to Lower Cost of Inmate Telephone Calls
In 2017, Reesy Floyd-Thompson, who calls herself a “digital wonder woman,” said she had to… The post President Biden Signs…
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The King Holiday Reflects Our Resilience
Just four days after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968,… The post The King Holiday…
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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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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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50 Years After Passage, Title IX Author Patsy Mink Remembered
University of California Irvine professor of Asian American Studies Judy Tzu-Chun Wu said Patsy Mink’s bouts with discrimination fueled her…
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