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US Post Office named after civil rights pioneer Dorothy Height
President Barack Obama recently signed H.R. 6118 into law. It names the United States Postal…
Judge Ross dispenses justice
“America’s Court with Judge Ross,” which airs on Entertainment Studio’s HD cable networks, has been…
Black History Fact of the Week: Shields Green and John Copeland
It was 1857 when John Brown, a White abolitionist, devised a plan to wage war…
Tracking Santa Claus’ whereabouts on Christmas Eve
Based on historical data and more than 50 years of NORAD tracking information, we believe…
Philadelphias School Superintendent Arlene Ackerman
Many of Philadelphia’s Black leaders voiced support for School Superintendent Arlene Ackerman after she controversially…
New mural symbolizes an old struggle for community activists
The ideas of scholars, activists, neighborhood youth and others, along with graffiti-based designs of artist…
Watts/Willowbrook Christmas Parade
Watts paid tribute to one of its own last weekend during the 45th annual Watts/Willowbrook…
Local student finds page program invigorating
Sixteen-year-old Los Angeles resident Diona Okunbo was selected to work in the prestigious U.S. House…

