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Black Caucus Black History Month Event Celebrates Business Owners
The California Black Chamber of Commerce (CBCC) and the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) recognized the success of 16 thriving…
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THE FIGHT IS NOT OVER: Community advocates and stakeholders speak on potential TEA takeover of HISD
ABOVE: Phillis Wheatley High School, located in Fifth Ward. One of the most talked about… The post THE FIGHT IS…
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HBCUs Shine at Inaugural Cactus Jack HBCU Classic Hosted by the Astros Foundation
ABOVE: The Southern Jaguars came out victorious as the first-place winners of the inaugural Cactus… The post HBCUs Shine at…
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Biden Issues Executive Order on Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities
ABOVE: U.S. President Joe Biden signs executives orders related to his racial equity agenda in… The post Biden Issues Executive…
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‘It Looks Like She’s Been Mauled By a Cat’: New Orleans Mother Demands Answers After Her Daughter Was Allegedly Attacked at Louisiana Day Care
A mother is demanding answers after her 19-month-old daughter was allegedly attacked by another child at a New Orleans day…
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Chicago Community Baby Shower Aims at Lower Rate of Infant Mortality
Relief Society General President Camille N. Johnson ministered to mothers during the Chicago Citywide Community Baby Shower held at the…
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Unsatisfied with Wages, Working Conditions, Urban Ore Workers Try to Unionize
Workers at Berkeley’s popular salvaged goods store, Urban Ore, filed a petition to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) stating…
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COMMENTARY: Attacks on Assemblymember Bonta’s Appointment to Committee Chair Is Bad Journalism
The press could focus on covering priorities set by Attorney General Bonta for his office. Among his priorities are combating…
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Community Leaders Respond to the Firing of Chief LeRonne Armstrong: MAYOR SHENG THAO IS WRONG
The Oakland NAACP and Community leaders are livid about Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao's dismissal of Chief of Police LeRonne Armstrong.…
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OP-ED: CPUC Helps Drive $750 Million in Diverse Spending by Water Utilities
Each year the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) shines a light on California’s investor-owned utilities’ efforts to boost local economies…
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Nearly $8 Billion Needed to Complete Outstanding Affordable Housing Projects Across Bay Area
Nearly 33,000 affordable housing units are currently stuck in predevelopment in the Bay Area and need some $7.6 billion to…
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State Sen. Dodd Introduces Bill to Improve Measurement of Local Waterways
Senate Bill 361 would require the state's Department of Water Resources and the State Water Resources Control Board to reactivate…
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Police Say Richmond Parkway Area Has Become Hotspot for Vehicle Crime
Richmond police said Monday the 3400 block of Richmond Parkway became a hotspot for catalytic converter thefts in January, especially…
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Money Available for Affordable Housing Development
More money is available for affordable housing developers to create new affordable homes in Marin County and preserve existing affordable…
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Animal Services Offer Free Adoptions to Alleviate Crowded Shelter
Throughout the month of February, Contra Costa Animal Services (CCAS) is offering free adoptions of all animals to alleviate its…
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Richmond Residents Invited to Give Their Block Some Love with Mini-Grant
It’s that time again — the application period has opened for City of Richmond Love Your Block Mini-Grants of up…
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Foundation to Host Fun‘D’Raising Jam to Uplift Blues Community in Richmond
The North & Greater Richmond Blues Foundation is hoping locals “pay their dues” in the form of support when they…
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Women of the Black Panther Party Speak
On Feb. 10, the Berkeley Talks released the 161st episode of the podcast series, which featured women who were members…
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Opposition Grows Over Proposed 40-Story High Rise in Middle of City’s Black Arts District
An out-of-town developer is trying to build a 40-story high-rise in the middle of Oakland’s Black Movement Arts and Business…
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Mayor Fires Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong
Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao announced this week that she has fired Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong, who had been on paid…
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Unapologetically Black Mayor of Bay View Hunters Point Charlie Walker Leaves SF Legacy
A celebration of life for the mayor of Bay View Hunters Point, businessman Charlie Walker, was held on Friday, Feb.…
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Statement By Chief LeRonne Armstrong
As the Police Chief, I did my job, and I did it well. I committed no misconduct, I followed all…
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Nevada officer slams student recording police, kneels on him
The Feb. 9 encounter outside Durango High School in suburban Las Vegas unfolded while officers were investigating a report of…
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Parents Pull Their Kids from Daycare after Outrageous Black History Month Stunt
In another revolting attempt to celebrate Black History Month, a daycare put their toddlers in blackface to teach a lesson on……
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17-Year-Old Makes History, Becomes Youngest Black Pilot in His State
“I wasn’t really thinking about making history, I was just thinking about flying and doing what I like to do…
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