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Tony Thurmond Starts Second Term as State Addresses Educational Inequity
“We’re offering scholarships for anyone who wants to become a teacher. $20,000,” State Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) Tony Thurmond…
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‘So Aggressive and Trigger Happy’: Video Emerges of Unhinged L.A. Cop Threatening Rapper Feezy Lebron While He’s Sitting In His Car Using a Cellphone
A video of an unarmed Black man sitting in his parked car while being threatened by a police officer with…
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Cousin of BLM co-founder dies in hospital; video shows police repeatedly use Taser on him
Patrisse Cullors, a co-founder of Black Live Matters, said she does not believe that police should be the first to…
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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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Angela Bassett, ‘Abbott Elementary’ win big at 2023 Golden Globes
Zendaya also took home a major award for her performance in ‘Euphoria,’ while Eddie Murphy took the stage to accept…
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Press Conferences: Collins, Young and head coach Nate McMillan explain loss to Lakers
LOS ANGELES — John Collins, Trae Young and Nate McMillan break down what happened after the Atlanta Hawks lost to…
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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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State Task Force Getting Closer to Identifying What Reparations Look Like
The five-member expert panel, appointed by the task force, is quantifying past economic injustices African Americans faced in the state…
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Tory Lanez Found Guilty in Meg Thee Stallion Shooting
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The case fired up social media and highlighted the misogyny that still reigns in hip hop. Many…
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