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Port Chicago: Navy Exonerates 256 Black Sailors Accused of 1944 Revolt
Three days after U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro posthumously exonerated the remaining 256 African American Port Chicago…
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Robert L. Allen, 82, Leaves Legacy of Civil Rights Activism and Scholarship
Robert L. Allen, historian scholar, and civil rights activist, died on July 10 at 82. One of his important works,…
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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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Congresswoman Barbara Lee Statement on 80th Anniversary of D-Day
Representative Barbara Lee (CA-12) released the following statement on the 80th anniversary of D-Day. “80 years ago, one of the…
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Marin County: A Snapshot of California’s Black History Is on Display
The Marin County Office of Education, located at 1111 Las Gallinas Ave in San Rafael, will host the extraordinary exhibit,…
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Orrin Cromwell Evans: The Pioneer of African American Journalism and Comics
Orrin Cromwell Evans was a remarkable figure in the history of African American journalism and comics. Born in 1902 in…
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COMMENTARY: Apology for Japanese American Internment Prompts Equal Response to Injustices Against Black Californians
By Joe W. Bowers Jr. | California Black Media In August, the California Attorney General’s Office publicly apologized for its…
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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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Aging Californians: Relaxing the State’s Public Meeting Law Is a Good Thing
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order that temporarily suspended some of the requirements of the…
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Civil Rights Exhibit Opens at Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum in New York
Hyde Park, NY — The opening of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum's feature exhibit, “Black Americans, Civil Rights,…
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Police Slaying of Teenager Outrages French People of Color
Reminiscent of the Black Lives Matter protests over police killings of unarmed citizens in the U.S., France has been in…
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Judge William H. Stephens, 88
Judge William Haynes Stephens, known as Bill, died peacefully on May 17, 2023, at age 88. A trailblazer in many…
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Master Mechanic Elex Stewart, 100
Elex Stewart, a retired Alameda County auto mechanic, passed away on Friday April 28. He was 100 years old. Stewart…
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Louis Brody, the “Exotic” German
Born M’bebe Mpessa in the German colony of Cameroon, Louis Brody (1892–1951) won over audiences during the early twentieth century…
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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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Marin City Market Owner Nita Hayden Vasquez, 80
Nita Hayden Vasquez, who owned Hayden’s Market in Marin City, died Jan. 11, 2023, in Tampa, Fla., of natural causes.…
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Proposed New Fund Would Boost Economic Opportunities: Residents of Golden Gate Village would be the voice in financial priorities
San Rafael, CA — Under a new proposal, residents of Golden Gate Village in Marin City will have a voice…
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Polio Elimination Due to Vaccination, Not End of Pesticide Use
SciCheck Digest Polio, a paralytic disease caused by a virus, has been eliminated in the… The post Polio Elimination Due…
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