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Alameda County D.A. Adds Hate Charge to Defendant Facing Trial for Assault with Deadly Weapon
On Wednesday, March 7, new Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price added a second charge to a man already accused…
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Former Marin City Black Panther Party Members Reminisce on Beginnings at Panel Discussion
Marin City community members Charles Huff, Terri Green, and Walter Turner, who are also former members of the Black Panther…
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‘I’ll Hang You Like the KKK’: Outraged Parents Call Out Upstate New York Sheriff’s Lenient Response to Racist Videos Threatening Black Students
A New York school district and sheriff’s department are under fire after allegedly failing to respond adequately to white students…
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Desantis Has Learned the Wrong Lessons from History: He Wants to Make Sure No One Else Learns the Right Ones
ABOVE: Students, alumni and faculty at New College of Florida take a stand against changes… The post Desantis Has Learned…
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Don’t Kid Yourself, History and Racism Are Traumatic
Filipinos weren’t enslaved, but as colonized people the tens of thousands who came as laborers were convenient replacements to come…
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Indicted! Racist Ex-University Of Kentucky ‘Karen’ Sophia Rosing Is Charged For Assaulting Black Student
Source: Raymond Boyd / Getty A white woman has been formally indicted for assaulting a Black student at the University of…
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New Assembly Bill Would Ban Use of Police Canines for Arrests, Crowd Control
Last week, Assemblymember Corey A. Jackson (D-Riverside) introduced Assembly Bill (AB) 742, legislation that would prohibit the use of police…
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Lori Wilson Picks Up Baton to Remove Slavery Language from California’s Constitution
Samual Nathaniel Brown said he is not surprised that Assemblymember Lori Wilson (D-Suisun City) picked up the baton to carry…
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Heirs of Bruce’s Beach Finalize Sale of Property Back to LA County
On Jan. 30, the heirs of Bruce’s Beach finalized the sale of the land they just reclaimed last year back…
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Revisionism Won’t Work!
Among hikers and campers, and even among those who are simply logical thinkers, an old… The post Revisionism Won’t Work!…
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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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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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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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Memphis Police Murder Case Puts Spotlight on California Legislation
The Memphis Police Department has terminated the five officers involved in Nichol’s death: Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills Jr.,…
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White Philadelphia Catholic School Girls Behind Viral Blackface Video ‘No Longer Enrolled.’ Some Think They Got the ‘Easy Way Out’
A video that went viral last week on social media has led to two white teenage girls being “no longer…
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“Driving the Green Book: A Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance” by Alvin Hall
In 2015, while doing research for a podcast, Alvin Hall discovered something that intrigued and surprised him: one of his…
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COMMENTARY: Divisions Set in Concrete and Pavement
The racial divisions that have split our country for centuries don’t just live in people’s hearts and heads. Some of…
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We Built This Country
ABOVE: Paul Revere Williams was a Black architect who began designing homes and commercial buildings… The post We Built This…
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College Board Waters Down AP Black History Course after Conservative, Anti-“Woke” Attacks
"To wake up on the first day of Black History Month to news of white men in positions of privilege…
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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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Community Leaders Call for Solidarity Over Threats and Harassment of Black Women Leaders
A new database by Princeton University and the Anti-Defamation League has begun tracking threats received by public officials, identifying women,…
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Congresswoman Barbara Lee Reacts to President Biden’s 2023 State of the Union
In just a single Congress, we’ve made more progress on climate and gun violence legislation than in the past 30…
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The Unapologetic Assault on Black History in America
Will you sit back and allow it to happen? Are you proud to be Black?… The post The Unapologetic Assault…
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PRESS ROOM: Black Love Day, Feb. 13, 2023 Celebrates its 30th Anniversary
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The 5 Tenets of Black Love serve as the 365 days of the year value system to…
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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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