Ruthie Hopkins, co-founder and publisher of The Pasadena/San Gabriel Valley Journal News and one of the San Gabriel Valley’s most celebrated community voices, passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2026. […]
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Tenn. State Rep. Justin Jones visits Sacramento
On May 7, Justin Jones, a Nashville lawmaker and Oakland native, set set fire to a paper replica of the Confederate flag in the Tennessee State Capitol rotunda to protest […]
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Kimberlé Crenshaw on new book ‘Backtalker: An American Memoir’
Renowned civil rights scholar who pioneered critical terminology and frameworks in higher educational feminist spaces such as intersectionality and critical race theory , Kimberlé Crenshaw, stopped by the Hammer museum […]
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More and more, Black Californians are worried about rising costs
Housing, energy, food and gas are four essential household expenses, and their rising costs are forcing residents—especially lower-income households—to make difficult trade-offs, Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom (D-Stockton) said at a conference […]
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Congressional District Health Dashboard release new data
On April 29, the Congressional District Health Dashboard released new SNAP participation data for every Congressional district in the US. For the first time, users will be able to track […]
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Hantavirus outbreak causes alarm
The hantavirus has sparked headlines as an outbreak occurred on a cruise ship. The MV Hondius is the cruise ship in which the hantavirus has caused three deaths as of […]
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Advocates Rally at State Capitol
In July 2024, Adrienne Boulware, a 47-year-old mother and grandmother, died from complications related to extreme heat exhaustion while incarcerated at the Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) in Chowchilla, according […]
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California Capitol news you might have missed
New Poll: Most Black Californians Remain Undecided in California Gubernatorial Race A CBS News poll, conducted from April 23 to April 27, finds that Black voters in California remain largely […]
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The founder of CNN, Ted Turner, has passed away
On May 6, it was announced that media mogul Ted Turner has died at the age of 87 in an official news release from the Turner Enterprise. “Ted was an […]
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DA says D4vd bought body bag, chainsaws
Details revealed in a prosecution brief presented on April 29, of gruesome allegations of death and dismemberment in the case against singer D4vd that remain unsealed despite an attempt by […]
