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Oakland Rallies for Sonya Massey, Police Slaying Victim
When Sonya Massey was killed by police in Illinois last month, her death prompted outrage, grief, and terror across the…
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Oakland Native Kamala Harris Gets Groundswell of Support in Bid for U.S. President
In a one-two punch kicked off by President Joe Biden’s announcement last weekend that he would not seek a second…
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CA/Hawaii NAACP Conference: “Dismantling Racism and Disrupting Inequality”
: Ida B. Wells-Barnett (1862–1931), a Black investigative journalist, women’s rights activist, and civil rights advocate, is renowned for her…
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A Ban on Book Bans: California Is Second State in U.S. to Pass Law
Before Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1078, legislation prohibiting book bans in California, he told Assemblymember Corey Jackson…
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Bill Proposes Teaching Media Literacy at Each Grade Level in California
Two bills aimed at equipping K-12 students with the ability to discern between accurate and false news -- and teach…
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‘But Kyle’s Mother …’: Father Sentenced to 18 Months for Giving Son Weapon Used in Nashville Waffle House Shooting Has Some Questioning Punishment for Rittenhouse’s Parents
An Illinois judge sentenced a man to a year and a half in prison after he illegally gave his son…
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R. Kelly Sentenced to 20 Years for Child Sex Crimes in Illinois
Source: E. JASON WAMBSGANS / Getty A federal judge in Illinois has sentenced disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly to 20 years in…
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California Advocates Shine Light on Pregnancy-Related Deaths Among Black Women
“This film will shine light on the critical issue of saving lives and this film will help ensure that every…
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NNPA Wraps Midwinter Conference Showing Strength of Black Press, and Star-Studded Celebration for Dr. Benjamin Chavis
ABOVE: Karen Carter Richards, Forward Times CEO/Publisher and NNPA Chairman of the Board, presents NNPA… The post NNPA Wraps Midwinter…
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IN MEMORIAM: Jonathan Donald Matthews, 47
Matthews used his legal training to serve the community, and to help those in need. He served as the director…
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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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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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George Robert Carruthers: Revealing the Mysteries of Space
During a 1992 oral history interview with the American Institute of Physics, George Robert Carruthers (1939–2020) shared: “When I was…
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