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Trump Intensifies Campaign to Rewrite American History
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The Trump administration has intensified its campaign to rewrite how America tells its history, ordering federal agencies…
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What Frederick Douglass’ ‘What To The Slave Is The 4th Of July’ Means Today
Photo: Getty Images North America Over 200 years after Frederick Douglass questioned “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of…
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MLK’s Voice Rings Loud as Trump Tries to Erase Black History
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The MAGA movement’s calls to suppress protests, deny systemic racism, and erase uncomfortable truths from school curricula…
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Black History Under Fire: Trump’s Executive Order Puts Smithsonian’s Future at Risk
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Trump’s order casts a long shadow over the Smithsonian, which, while not a federal agency, is a…
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Report Offers Policies, Ideas to Improve the Workplace Experiences of Black Women in California
The “Invisible Labor, Visible Struggles: The Intersection of Race, Gender, and Workplace Equity for Black Women in California” report by…
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Man Charged in Deadly Hit-and-Run Collision That Killed an Oakland Teenager and Injured Her Mother
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price announced that Agusto Matias has been charged with multiple felonies as the alleged driver…
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San Diego County Board of Supervisors Backs Reparations Bills
The San Diego Board of Supervisors last week voted 4-1 to back State legislation that aims to right historic injustices…
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California Needs Big, Bold Affordable Housing Investments Now
The following letter to California’s elected leadership was jointly authored last month by Fred Blackwell, CEO of the San Francisco…
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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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FDA May Issue Ban on Chemicals in Some Hair Straighteners
Two African American Congresswomen supported the FDA’s move, having written a letter to the agency earlier in the year requesting…
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Parents and Youth Host Candidate Forum for District 5 OUSD Board Representative
Oakland families gathered at Lazear Charter Academy last Thursday night to meet the candidates running to represent District 5 on…
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Virtual Murrell, Black Panther Party Member, to Speak at Merritt College on Sept. 16
The Barbara Lee and Elihu Harris Lecture Series presents a conversation with Virtual Murrell on Saturday, Sept. 16, at 7…
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The Black Repertory Group Cites Broken Promises from City of Berkeley
On March 22, the Berkeley City Council passed its first phase of reparations to descendants of slaves. According to City…
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Building democracy 60 years after the March on Washington
Sixty years ago, more than 200,000 people descended upon the National Mall for the March on Washington for Jobs and…
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California Black Media Political Round-Up
The California Black Women's Collective Empowerment Institute (CABWCEI) is launching a statewide effort called “Conversations for Black Women — Building…
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Descendants of Enslaved Africans to Receive $50 Million as Part of Wealth-Building Initiative
An ambitious wealth-building initiative will provide 800 Black residents of Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota with $50,000 grants over…
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‘Reparation Is Due:’ California Task Force Delivers 115 Recommendations in Final Report
The California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans delivered its final report to the California…
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Supreme Court Denies Affirmative Action for Everyone but the Wealthy and White
For generations, affirmative action has been a powerful means of lowering barriers to education for historically marginalized and underrepresented students…
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How Four California Cities Are Approaching Reparations for Black Residents
The California Reparations Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans will hold its last in-person meeting…
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Felecia Gaston Publishes New Book on Marin City
Felecia Gaston, the founder and director of Performing Stars of Marin, and The Marin City Historical and Preservation Society, will…
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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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Texas Southern University named to NBCUniversal News Group’s NBCU Academy
Texas Southern University (TSU) has been named to the NBCUniversal News Group’s NBCU Academy, joining… The post Texas Southern University…
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Maternal Health Continues to be an Urgent Crisis in Harris County
January 23rd was Maternal Health Awareness Day, which served as a day that Harris County… The post Maternal Health Continues…
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OP-ED: Pursuing Martin Luther King Jr.’s Beloved Community
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to Dr. King, the creation of a beloved community would require the American people to address…
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