Among 16 Women of the Year A local Marine and community organizer was recognized this week as a Los Angeles County Woman of the Year for her work in helping […]
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San Francisco officially apologizes for racism against African-Americans
Historic move by Board of Supervisors San Francisco has offered a formal apology to its Black residents for decades of systemic discrimination and targeted acts of violence. In a historic move […]
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Alabama voters receive voter ‘postcards’ with wrong information
Misidentified district to which they belonged to Thousands of voters in Alabama who were moved to a congressional district redrawn by a federal court to strengthen Black voting power received […]
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Black women forge path in ‘traditional’ male professions
Felecia Fisher-Shamu breaks barriers African-American women are the most forceful entrepreneurs in the nation. A number of studies prove that. Despite th3e fact, however, that these job creators of color […]
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Harlem African Burial Ground scheduled to be memorialized
Harlem, NY The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and the Harlem African Burial Ground Initiative (HABGI) have selected Bridge Philanthropic Consulting (BPC) as the lead consultant for the […]
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Mississippi John Hurt Museum destroyed by arson fire
Carroll County, Miss. Pioneer blues and folk guitarist Mississippi John Hurt spent many nights entertaining at the Valley Store in Carroll County. The sheriff’s office is investigating a break-in at […]
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San Francisco officially apologizes for racism against African-Americans
Historic move by Board of Supervisors San Francisco has offered a formal apology to its Black residents for decades of systemic discrimination and targeted acts of violence. In a historic […]
Posted inAcross Black America
Black family reaches settlement with Aurora, Colo. police
Mistakenly believed driving stolen vehicle The City of Aurora, Colo. reached a $1.9 million settlement with a Black woman who was removed from her car at gunpoint with her underage […]
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MLK monument is vandalized
Denver, Colo. A monument honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., created by the nation’s first African American NASA astronaut candidate, was vandalized on Feb. 21 in a Denver, Colo. […]
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Voters to decide who will be California’s next senator
Proposition 1 also on ballot A varied yet familiar slate of candidates will vie for the United States Senate in Tuesday’s presidential primary election. The leading candidates, Rep. Adam Schiff […]