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SACRAMENTO – Sacramento will join cities around the country next week in celebrating the life and legacy of late civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Thousands are expected to participate in two local marches on Monday, January 2...
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WEST HOLLYWOOD — LaTisha Nixon’s trip to Los Angeles was supposed to be a commemoration of what would have been her son Gemmel Moore’s 28th birthday. Instead, it turned into her worst nightmare all over again. Moore was found dead at the home of Ed...
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Senator does not address rumors about running for president LOS ANGELES — U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris visited the Wilshire Ebell Theatre Jan. 13 as part of her whirlwind tour to promote her memoir, “The Truths We Hold,” and a children’s book, “Superhero...
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‘Crusader: Martin Luther King Jr.’ This newly opened photography exhibition features images of Dr. King’s Gandhi-inspired pilgrimage to India in 1959 and the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in which he was honored for his nonviolent crusade against...
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(NNPA) – Kamala Harris is running for President. The California Democrat, who promised reporters that she’d ponder the decision over the holidays, is now expected to make a formal announcement on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. CBS News Radio...
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[embedded content] (SACRAMENTO) – The California Legislative Black Caucus hosted a breakfast with dynamic speakers, including Rev. Al Sharpton and Gov. Gavin Newsom. By Russell Stiger
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WILLOWBROOK — U.S. Rep. Karen Bass, the new chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, will be the keynote speaker at the 27th annual Empowerment Congress Summit beginning at 8 a.m. Jan. 19 at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, 1731 E...
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Kelly Lytle Hernandez, a professor of history and African American Studies at UCLA, has been awarded the 2018 John Hope Franklin Prize for best published book in American Studies. The book, “City of Inmates: Conquest, Rebellion, and the Rise of Huma...
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Incidents of racial profiling have been an issue for policy makers and African Americans for decades. False 911 calls and misleading reports of criminal wrongdoings add more fuel to the issue. In his new e-book, “Fighting Back! A Citizen’s Guide to...
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U.S. Rep. Steve King, an Iowa Republican, has done it again. The “again” is to tell the truth about his unabashed pride in being a white nationalist. You can hate everything he says and stands for, but you got to at least like his honesty on this. H...
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LOS ANGELES — The county’s plan to retrofit an immigration detention center in Lancaster as a women’s jail, long opposed by criminal justice advocates, seems likely to be abandoned in its current form based on the lack of support from the Board of S...
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When Tony Todd shows up in a piece, audiences have been conditioned to expect trouble. The 6 foot, 5 inch classically trained actor has made a career out of playing characters with an edge in films such as “Platoon,” the “Final Destination” franchis...
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LOS ANGELES – It’s another frigid day on the picket line for English teacher Lynn Walton, who’s tightly wrapped in a ski cap, scarf, gloves and a thick jacket to ward off the brutal weather that’s belted Southern California in recent days. Bitter we...
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The city where the legendary boxer and humanitarian grew up is proud to honor him, Mayor Greg Fischer said. Legendary sports figure Muhammad Ali is being honored by his Kentucky home town. On Wednesday, officials announced that Louisville Internatio...
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(OPINION) – California has had it rough of late. The Golden State recently has suffered a historic drought, more than a dozen catastrophic wildfires, and a record heat wave. Scientific experts and policy makers agree, these troubling even...