In my writings over the past several years I’ve expressed that homelessness is a potent “intersectional” issue. Nowhere could this be more revealing than that of the convergence of a […]
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The politics of chickens coming home to roost
Not only is it clearly evident that American public school education has not been paying enough attention to teaching American government (generally called Civics) for the last 20 years or […]
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Las Vegas Raiders owner says he’d welcome Colin Kaepernick with ‘Open Arms’
Quarterback Colin Kaepernick, shut out of the NFL for years after kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality, would be welcomed with “open arms” by the owner of the Las Vegas […]
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America needs humanitarian relief, too
It is a good thing that America has been a lead nation in both providing humanitarian and military assistance to Ukraine. It is good that we as a nation, Democrat […]
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Black history, Black print and you
Dr. Carter G. Woodson and the work he left behind certainly makes the case today for the study of Black History. Without his work most of us would not know […]
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Martinez effort to ‘hand pick’ District 10 representative draws controversy
Editor’s Note: Just before press time, City Council President Nury Martinez made a motion to appoint former District 10 Councilman Herb Wesson to substitute for Mark Ridley-Thomas, pending Council approval. […]
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The President and the spread of voter suppression
With the failure to overturn the Filibuster Rule in the United States Senate, it would appear that the John Lewis Voting Act and the Voting Rights Act are dead because […]
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California lawmakers introduce bill aimed at gunmakers
by Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media Assemblymember Mike Gipson (D-Carson), a member of the California Legislative Black Caucus, joined forces with two other legislators to craft a bill that […]
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Redistricting monitors say their efforts helped protect the Black vote
An advocacy group that fights for fair political representation of African-Americans in California says it is pleased with the results of the state’s recent redistricting process. Last year, the California […]
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Holden new head of Appropriations
On Jan. 3, California State Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) appointed Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) chair of the legislative body’s Appropriations Committee. Holden, a member of the California Legislative Black […]