The Oxford American and the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument have announced details about the “No Tears Project Jackson” events, a series of free to the public civil […]
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An emergency can strike at anytime: Be prepared
Last week’s 4.4 magnitude earthquake centered in Highland Park is a stark reminder of the precarious nature of the Southern California landscape. Though no major damage was reported, the temblor […]
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Project 2025 and the reversal of decades of social progress
During her confirmation hearing in October 2020, future Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett was grilled about the term “super precedent”in reference to any possibility that Roe v. Wade […]
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Deputy charged with murder in death of Black woman
An Illinois sheriff’s deputy charged with murder in the death of a Black woman he shot in the face during a tense moment over a pot of water in her […]
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White couple accused of locking adopted Black kids in shed
By Merdies HayesAcross Black AmericaA White couple from rural West Virginia is back behind bars after a judge revoked the initial bond and raised it to $500,000 apiece — more […]
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Four Tops singer lawsuit against Michigan hospital
Warren, Mich. Alexander Morris, the lead singer of renowned Motown group the Four Tops, has filed a lawsuit against a Michigan hospital, alleging that staff racially discriminated against him, physically […]
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Joanna S. Jackson new head of Weingart Foundation
Los Angeles, Calif. The Board of Directors of the Weingart Foundation, a private grantmaking foundation that partners with communities across Southern California to advance racial justice, has voted to appoint […]
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SCOTUS restores Louisiana congressional voting map
Washington, D.C. The United States Supreme Court on May 15 restored a congressional voting map in Louisiana that includes an additional majority-Black district, handing a victory to African American voters […]
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Alanna McCargo new head of Bank of San Francisco
San Francisco, Calif. Alanna McCargo has been named the next president and chief executive officer of FHLBank of San Francisco. as the Bank’s next president and chief executive officer. McCargo […]
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Airman shot, killed after deputies reportedly enter wrong apartment
Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Deputies responding to a disturbance call at a Florida apartment complex burst into the wrong unit and fatally shot a Black U.S. Air Force airman who […]