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Biden Appoints Black San Diego Attorney to California District Court Judgeship
On Oct. 23, President Joe Biden nominated two judges to vacant federal judgeships in Southern California: Judge Serena Murillo and…
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Ahead of Nov. Election, Event to Check Pulse of California’s Political Landscape
The Public Policy Institute of California is hosting a “2024 Speaker Series on California’s Future,” a preview event outlining the…
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Bay Area Leaders and Community Are Rallying Behind Vice President Harris’ Recent Presidential Race News
In a wild turn of events that many had been speculating about and asking for over the last several weeks,…
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Biden Drops Out of 2024 Race and Endorses Harris; California Reacts
On June 21, President Joe Biden announced in a letter posted on social media that he is ending his candidacy…
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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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Gov. Newsom to Michigan Voters: Support President Biden
Gov. Gavin Newsom urged Michigan Democrats to back President Joe Biden, despite wavering support in the key swing state. Newsom…
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Gov. Newsom Announces He Backs a Ban on Cellphones in Schools
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to restrict the use of smartphones in K-12 schools statewide, he announced on Tuesday. The Governor…
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Opinion: A Strange Tale of Two Political Fights: Sheng Thao and Donald Trump
Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao must be wondering how can a convicted felon with 34 guilty verdicts be riding high, while…
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The First Presidential Debate of 2024 Mired in Trump’s Lies, Poor Media Moderation
Forget alternative facts and political spin: the first presidential debate of 2024 was an overwhelming flood of falsehoods. The twice-impeached…
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Young Voters Have Growing Power, But Broken Politics Leave Them ‘Fatalistic,’ Studies Find
Young voters from the millennial generation and Gen Z are emerging as the demographic center of power in American politics,…
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Commentary: Racism? Sexism? Ageism Is Worse. Ask Joe Biden
Don’t worry about President Joe Biden’s age or memory. Worry about how he has to confront ageism. Thanks to a…
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No Valid Reason for Failing to Condemn Hamas’ Act of Terrorism
On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists crossed the Israel-Gaza border and indiscriminately slaughtered Israeli civilians in their homes. They killed…
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Reports Cast Shadows on the Economic Picture for Black Californians
Recent studies suggest that the economic picture for Black Californians is not looking rosy. The state is becoming less affordable…
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COMMENTARY: War Against Palestine — Show Caution
Israel has taken over lands that were not part of Israel, has allowed Jewish settlers to take over Palestinian homes…
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Gen. Charles Quinton Brown, Jr., New U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman, Followed the Road Less Taken.
After being sworn in last Friday, Air Force General Charles Quinton Brown, Jr. assumed his role as Chairman, Joint Chiefs…
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Congresswoman Lee Nominated by President Biden to Represent the United States at the UN General Assembly
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-12) issued the below statement following President Joe Biden’s announcement of his intent to…
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Laphonza Butler Becomes California’s Newest U.S. Senator
Two days after California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that Laphonza Butler would fill the U.S. Senate seat of the late…
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Maui, The GOP Debate, an Ex-President’s Arrest, Who Shall Lead America?
On a week that an ex-president is arrested and arraigned for an historic fourth time, one must wonder what kind…
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President Joe Biden Concludes Bay Area Visit
President Joe Biden has concluded his three-day trip to the Bay Area after departing Wednesday morning from San Francisco International…
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California Black Media Political Playback: News You Might Have Missed
Last week, Assemblymember Mike Gipson (D-Carson) demanded Sacramento County officials stop housing foster children in a former juvenile correction center.…
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Julie Chavez Rodriguez, ‘Visionary’ Berkeley Grad, to Run Biden Campaign
Twenty-five years ago, UC Berkeley Professor Harley Shaiken could not know the future that awaited undergraduate Julie Chavez Rodriguez. But…
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VP Harris Unveils $1 Billion African Investment During Historic Continent Visit
Vice President Kamala Harris’ historic trip to Africa continued with the launch of global initiatives on the economic empowerment of…
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Biden Issues Another Executive Order Seeking to Curb Gun Violence
As he visited Monterey Park, California, on Tuesday, President Joe Biden lamented that every few days in the United States,…
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Biden Reveals He’ll Deliver Eulogy for Former President Jimmy Carter
President Jimmy Carter served in the Navy during World War II, and his administration created the U.S. Department of Energy…
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