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L.A. has seen a resurgence of outdoor activity, there has been added testing sites to handle the projected rise in positive cases. Gradually, Los Angeles has been opening different sectors in the work industry with the modified health directives. They serve as the armor against the spread of
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Netflix Series to Dramatize Kaepernick’s Path to Activism
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Colin Kaepernick is joining with Emmy-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay on a Netflix drama series about the teenage roots of the former NFL
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Janelle Monáe And Congresswoman Maxine Waters Combat Food Insecurity In Los Angeles
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Netflix Series to Dramatize Kaepernick’s Path to Activism
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Colin Kaepernick is joining with Emmy-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay on a Netflix drama series about the teenage roots of the former NFL
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LOS ANGELES — Amid spiking coronavirus cases, Los Angeles Unified School District campuses will remain closed when classes resume next month, Superintendent Austin Beutner said July 13, defying President Donald Trump's demand that students return to in-person instruction. “While the new school year
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Beyoncés message, epic performances stand out at BET Awards - Black News Channel
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beyoncé used her platform Sunday while accepting the BET humanitarian award to relay a direct appeal to viewers: Go vote. Your voices are being heard and youre proving to our ancestors that their struggles were not in vain, said the
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Culver City Councilman Running for State Senate in Special Election - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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A virtual jazz supper club with Tonina | New Pittsburgh Courier
Singer, songwriter and bassist to play the Sheldon on Facebook Live June 30 by Mariah L. Richardson, The St. Louis American We’ve been locked in since March and Covid-19 cases are still rising in the state of Missouri.  But summer has officially started and guidelines to protect our health have
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Indoor restaurants shut down in 72% of California for three weeks - Black Voice News
In summary Nineteen counties on a “watch list” due to coronavirus outbreaks must close indoor portions of many businesses. Beaches and bars were just the beginning. California Gov. Gavin Newsom today ordered indoor portions of restaurants, entertainment centers, museums and other businesses in
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LOS ANGELES — The recent announcement that LAUSD schools will be closed this fall due to COVID-19 concerns finds teachers scrambling to improve online instruction while concerned parents and students prepare — reluctantly, in some cases — for another semester of at-home learning. The announcement
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Police: 5 Arrested in Los Angeles Death of Rapper Pop Smoke
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three men and two juveniles have been arrested in connection with the February home-invasion death of rising rapper Pop Smoke in Los Angeles, police said Thursday. The 20-year-old New York rapper whose legal name is Bashar Barakah Jackson was killed Feb. 19 at a home in the
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Councilmember Curren Price Leads on Police Reform, Re-Inventing Public Safety to Better Serve the City - Los Angeles Sentinel
Councilmember Curren Price this week continued to champion efforts that reimagine public safety in Los Angeles and address systemic racism and injustices in communities of
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Kelly Preston, actor and wife of John Travolta, dies at 57 - TheGrio
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Man dies in deputy-involved shooting after woman is stabbed in Altadena | L.A. Focus News
A deputy or deputies fatally shot a man in Altadena on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 10. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Deputy Morgan Arteaga said. The incident took place in the area of Figueroa Drive and Lincoln Avenue at 4:08 p.m., LASD Sgt. Oscar
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The King of Pop is joining The Boss and Old Blue Eyes on SiriusXM satellite radio. The month-long Michael Jackson channel was announced Wednesday by the singer's estate. The channel will feature music from Jackson's albums and from live performances, including his 1988 concerts
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Michael B. Jordan Gives Passionate Speech About Fixing The Racial Injustices In Hollywood
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LOS ANGELES — Two young men and two teenage boys were charged July 13 with killing rap artist Pop Smoke during a robbery at a Hollywood Hills home nearly five months ago. Corey Walker, 19, and Keandre Rodgers, 18, were arraigned July 14 on capital murder charges stemming from the Feb. 19 killing of
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Brad Pye Jr. Legendary Sportswriter Passes
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Oprah Winfrey Donates $3M To COVID-19 Relief In South Los Angeles
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Free Us From the Chains (Once and for All) - Los Angeles Sentinel
We have seen the face of racism, we have had to look deep into its soulless eyes and empty hearts for over 400 years. It rears its ugly head in cycles, recently in the cold-blooded murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna
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LA County supervisor asks Newsom to reopen K-6 classrooms; CDC says schools needn’t wait for staff vaccines | L.A. Focus News
On the same day the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued school reopening guidance that indicated it’s OK for classrooms to reopen before educators have been vaccinated, L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger sent a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom urging him to allow all elementary
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Gyms, Personal Services, Offices, and Places of Worship Looking to Close Down Due to COVID-19 Spike - Los Angeles Sentinel
L.A. Board of Supervisors acknowledged significant updates California State Governor Gavin Newsom made, due to the increased levels of COVID-19.  Newsom stated, "We've made this point on multiple occasions and that is why we're moving back into a modification mode of our original stay-at-home
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LAPD budget slashed by $150M, reducing number of officers - Black News Channel
LOS ANGELES (AP) — City leaders voted Wednesday to slash the Los Angeles Police Department budget by $150 million, reducing the number of officers to a level not seen for more than a decade amid nationwide demands to shift money away from law enforcement agencies during Americas reckoning over
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MLB Cancels All-Star Game for First Time sice 1945 - Black News Channel
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