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1782 - Los Angeles, California is founded by 44 settlers, of whom at least 26 are black.

Source: Blackfacts.com

‘These Are Not Suicides’: Series Of Suspected Lynchings Come As Nation Protests Racism

Source: APU GOMES / Getty

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Source: NewsOne

California and Wisconsin Special Elections: What to Watch For

LOS ANGELES — On Tuesday, voters in California’s 25th Congressional District will choose the successor to former Representative Katie Hill, and Wisconsin voters in the state’s Seventh District will look to fill the seat left by former Representative Sean

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Source: Unpublished Black History

Brandy Rayana Norwood (better known as Brandy) is a Grammy award winning singer, actress and model. She was born in McComb, Mississippi, in 1979 and was the eldest child of a church pastor named William Ray Norwood Sr. and his wife Sonja Norwood. Her younger brother Ray J is also a singer and

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Source: Famous African Americans

Cardi B Posts A Totally Unfiltered Photo To Reveal Thigh Tattoo Update She Endured 'Hours Of Pain' To Complete

“So after ten years I gave my peacock tattoo a makeover,” Cardi wrote on Instagram giving fans a before-and-after photo of her newly enhanced peacock

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

MKE Cares: Ordinance would require mask wearing in public spaces

Public Safety and Health Committee to take up legislation on Thursday

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

Agnes de Mille , in full Agnes George de Mille, de Mille also spelled DeMille (born Sept. 18, 1905, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died Oct. 7, 1993, New York City), American dancer and choreographer who further developed the narrative aspect of dance and made innovative use of American themes, folk

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Source: Brittanica

L.A. DIGEST: Operation Loves provides 400 care packages

SOUTH LOS ANGELES — County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, Faith Foster Families and the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services donated 400 care packages and meals to foster

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Source: Homepage -

Jackie Joyner-Kersee - Life of a Great Female Athlete

Dates: March 3, 1962

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Source: ThoughtCo

Wesson, City of Los Angeles Declare Racism a Public Health Crisis

The Los Angeles City Council has voted to approve a resolution to declare racism a public health crisis in the

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Source: Black News Black Press | Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | Black News

Senate Bill 867 and Senate Bill 868 – Revising AB 5 to Keep Freelancer Freedom

Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti and Members of LAPD Take A Knee for George Floyd at Protest Organized by Black Pastors

Hundreds gathered today at police headquarters in the latest round of protests demanding justice in the death of George Floyd in the hands of police. The rally was organized by the Baptist Ministers Conference of Southern California, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Los Angeles, the

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

City, county present plans to house homeless near freeways

LOS ANGELES — The city and county of Los Angeles presented plans to relocate and shelter thousands of homeless people living in encampments and tents on the streets and near freeways under the threat of the coronavirus May

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Feds To Review Cases Into Hanging Deaths Of 2 Black Men | Afro

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal authorities will review local investigations into the hanging deaths of two black men in Southern California to determine whether federal law was violated, officials said

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Black Business Group Takes AB 5 Independent Contractor Fight to Gov. Newsom

In the wake of worldwide efforts to call out systemic racism, Black business organizations are speaking out against the restrictions that AB 5 has placed on African American entrepreneurs in

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Source: The Sacramento Observer

Community Leaders Thwart Sale of Crenshaw Mall

When news broke in late April that CIM Group had agreed to acquire Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza for more than $100 million it triggered negative reactions from faith and community leaders in the Crenshaw

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

James, Sylvester (1947-1988) - Birthday

Sylvester James, American singer and songwriter, was born in the Watts section of Los Angeles, California to Sylvester James and Letha Weaver on September 6, 1947.

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Source: Black Past

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6

1947

History of riots as 'language of the unheard'

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Source: The Bay State Banner

McDaniel, Hattie (1895-1952)

Hattie McDaniel is best known as the first black Oscar winner. She won the award on February 29, 1940, for Best Supporting Actress for her role as “Mammy” in Gone With the Wind. McDaniels career began three decades earlier. She gave her first public performances as a grade school

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Source: Black Past

Feb

29

1940

Occupation(s) Stevland Hardaway Morris (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins; May 13, 1950),[1] known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. A child prodigy, he is considered to be one of the most critically and commercial

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Source: ThoughtCo

City, county get September deadline for homeless camps

Judge will oversee efforts to eliminate camps near freeways

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Defund the police should lead to community control of resources

Although there is no intrinsic contradiction between the three most-voiced demands of the current movement—community control of police, defunding the police, and abolition of policing as we know it—only proposals for community control of the police directly confront the issue of power in the here

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena (1995)

No. 93-1841. Argued January 17, 1995 Decided June 12, 1995 Most federal agency contracts must contain a subcontractor compensation clause, which gives a prime contractor a financial incentive to hire subcontractors certified as small businesses controlled by socially and economically disadvantage

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Source: Black Past

THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Lacey needs to re-examine questionable shootings

That is the number of times deadly force has been used by the Los Angeles Police Department and L.A. County Sheriff’s deputies in the past two

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Source: Homepage -

Fear of God Collaborates With Barton Perreira On A Pair Of Opticals

Luxury menswear brand Fear Of God and the iconic eyewear label Barton Perreira have teamed up to create a pair of

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Source: Black Women's Lifestyle Guide, Black Love & Beauty Trends - Essence

Jackson, Jessie Louis, Sr. (1941- )

Long before he became a minister, head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s Operation Breadbasket, Operation PUSH (People United to Save Humanity), and founder of the Rainbow Coalition, Jesse Louis Jackson impressed his family and close friends as a person destined for greatness. Born

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Source: Black Past

Oct

8

1941

Ailey, Alvin (1931-1989)

Alvin Ailey was born in Rodgers, Texas during the Great Depression. He overcame racism, poverty, and homophobia to become one of the most celebrated choreographers in American history. His single teenage mother Lula Ailey washed clothes, picked cotton, and worked in domestic service in various

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Source: Black Past

Five Acts to Follow: Legislation to Cut Rents and Other Bills You Should Know About

Five Acts to Follow: Legislation to Cut Rents and Other Bills You Should Know About

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Source: Black News Black Press | Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | Black News

MTA prepares to lose more than $1 billion in revenue

LOS ANGELES — The more-than-$1 billion the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is expected to receive in initial federal COVID-19 relief funding will not be enough to cover all of its losses due to the pandemic, board members said May

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Source: Homepage -

McDaniel, Hattie (1895-1952) - Death

She died on October 2, 1952, and was the first African American buried in Los Angeles, California’s Rosedale Cemetery.

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Source: Black Past

Oct

2

1952

Micheaux, Oscar (1884–1951)

Oscar Micheaux was the quintessential self-made man. Novelist, film-maker and relentless self-promoter, Micheaux was born on a farm near Murphysboro, Illinois. He worked briefly as a Pullman porter and then in 1904 homesteaded nearly 500 acres of land near the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation in

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Source: Black Past

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