Bella Ivory, a teacher at Beverly Hills High School, is alleging that her reports of racism on campus since 2022 have been ignored. She has since taken legal action.“When a […]
Author Archives: Merdies Hayes
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Digging up Wilshire and preserving LA’s prehistoric past
The next time you’re motoring along Miracle Mile on Wilshire Boulevard, imagine what prehistoric finds are just under your vehicle. For five years, the Metro Purple Line expansion has been […]
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Amazon is sued for alleged non-service to Black communities
The District of Columbia has sued Amazon, alleging the company secretly stopped providing its fastest delivery service to residents of two predominantly Black neighborhoods while still charging millions of dollars […]
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Prostate cancer affects Black men far more than any group
“It was a gut punch.” That was Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in January following his prostate cancer diagnosis. He said the news had not only affected him but also […]
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Prostate cancer affects Black men far more than any group
“It was a gut punch.” That was Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in January following his prostate cancer diagnosis. He said the news had not only affected him but also […]
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Georgia jail inmates placed in ‘dangerous conditions’
The jail in Georgia’s largest county, Fulton County, leaves its inmates vulnerable to “substantial risk of serious harm from violence” and violates their constitutional and statutory rights, according to a […]
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Racist messages to Black students
A series of racist messages have been sent to African-Americans–particularly college students–immediately following the Nov. 5 election.The texts came from anonymous phone numbers. The messages have reached people in 32 […]
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Civil rights protester has 1960 arrest record erased
On Oct. 25, Simon Bouie had his 1960 arrest record for sitting at a Whites-only lunch counter in South Carolina erased. That arrest and the records of six of his […]
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Kamala Harris on cusp of winning the presidency
Kamala Harris is probably not what Susan B. Anthony, Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton had in mind when campaigning for women’s suffrage in the mid-1800s. While they weren’t particularly […]
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Policymakers, community advocates at Urban League State of Black LA
The Los Angeles Urban League State of Black LA 2024, held recently at the University of Southern California Town and Gown event center, brought together thought leaders, community advocates, policymakers, […]