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LA's History Of Racial Tensions And Police Brutality, Revisited
Protests in Los Angeles have prompted the city to revisit its history of racial tensions resulting in police violence. Three men in LA share their thoughts on what needs to change about policing.
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Source: Stories About Black History
Hospital guidelines may make blacks less likely to receive COVID-19 testing
LOS ANGELES — Are more African Americans dying under the current COVID-19 triage system of health care
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EBONY Rundown: Ex-D.A. in Ahmaud Arbery Case Charged with Obstruction and More •
A former Glynn County district attorney has been charged with obstruction in connection to the Ahmaud Arbery case, comedian Fuquan Johnson among three dead from suspected overdose, and more.
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U.S. Rep. Floyd Flake born
U.S. Rep. Floyd Flake, D-New York, was born in Los Angeles, California. A businessman and minister, Flake established the Allen Christian School and Allen Home Care Agency.
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L.A. County Sheriff’s deputies arrest dozens at weekend parties said to violate coronavirus health orders | L.A. Focus News
LOS ANGELES — More than 60 people were arrested at two weekend parties, accused of violating Los Angeles County coronavirus health orders by attending underground parties that constituted superspreader events, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced Monday. More than 60 people were
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LA Public Health announces study into Inglewood Oil Field health impacts - L.A. Focus News
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced on Monday, June 21, it will conduct a second study, led by UCLA research teams, into the health impacts of living near the Inglewood Oil Field. UCLA teams will develop and implement the assessment, which will take into
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New Rule Could Deny Black Developers Access to $4 Billion-Plus in State Housing Funds
African American developers across California are worried about a rule change the state Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is
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Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California
Councilman Kevin De Leon calls for 25,000 units for LA’s homeless by 2025 | L.A. Focus News
Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin De Leon unveiled a plan on Tuesday, Jan. 12, aimed at creating 25,000 dwelling units by 2025 for people experiencing homelessness, saying that local officials need to follow a “North Star” when addressing the city’s housing crisis. De Leon, who first took office
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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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Foster care ministry recruiting new black families
LOS ANGELES — A faith-based group formed to encourage more black families to become involved in the foster care system observed National Foster Care Month with a webinar highlighting the need for more foster
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Snapchat Fixes Its Crashing Problem With New iOS Update  – The Wilmington Journal
LOS ANGELES — Snapchat users will finally get rid of the bug that crashes the multimedia messaging app on the iOS version, as developers have rolled out an update to fix the issue. If users experience a [...]
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Police reform was never going to be easy — but now is the time
Fundamental reforms would begin with ending the “qualified immunity” of police, curbing the militarization of police forces, transferring funds and functions to social agencies, imposing residency requirements and finally making lynching a hate
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Deal reached on homeless camps near freeways
LOS ANGELES — Almost 7,000 homeless people living in encampments near freeways, as well as homeless seniors over 65 and others vulnerable to COVID-19, will be brought indoors over the next 18 months under a joint legal agreement signed by the county and city of Los Angeles and approved June 18 by
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California now reporting 525 virus deaths every day
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Los Angeles Director of Public Health Links Murder of George Floyd to Injustice Seen Within the Black Community Facing COVID-19
Los Angeles Director of Public Health Links Murder of George Floyd to Injustice Seen Within the Black Community Facing COVID-19
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John Outterbridge, Who Turned Castoffs Into Sculpture, Dies at 87
Leftover wood, rags, rusted metal — all were his materials, and pieced together as assemblages, they told stories about history, about culture and about him.
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Issa Rae to produce reality series on 'young Black LA life'
Issa Rae is set to deep dive into the world of Black 20-somethings living in the City of Angels via... View Article The post Issa Rae to produce reality series on 'young Black LA life' appeared first on TheGrio.
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West Oakland Black Woman Owned Food Collective, “The Black Culinary Collective (BCC)” | BlackPressUSA
POST NEWS GROUP - “It’s important for the people who work in the food and beverage industry to not only know how to cook, but to understand the history and the cultural significance of those that came before us,” Free told the Oakland Post. “We are doing our part to change the narrative of
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Mother of Louisville Police Shooting Victim Calls For Peace
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Atlanta Students Being Tazed And Dragged Out Of Their Car Is Causing Outrage On The Internet
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LeBron James, Spotify, HBO among 2020 Webby Award winners
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James, Jimmy Fallon, Spotify and HBO are among the 2020 Webby Award winners for internet
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California Beach Seized in 1924 From a Black Family Could Be Returned
Nearly a century ago, the city of Manhattan Beach shuttered a resort that belonged to Willa and Charles Bruce. Though the county is trying to give the land back, the city has declined to apologize.
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YG Says He’s “Cool” On Working With Nicki Minaj After Collab With King Snitch Tekashi 6ix9ine
YG is serious when it comes to snitching, so when Nicki Minaj teamed up with proud snitch Tekashi69 for their problematic hit "Trollz", the Cali rapper says he's done working with
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Shaquille O’Neal
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Drake Forms Partnership With Aspiration To Save The Earth news -The Black Chronicle
Aspiration, the world’s leader in “Sustainability as a Service” products for consumers and companies, has just announced that it has formed a partnership with one of Canada’s most popular
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New Rule Could Deny Black Developers Access to $4 Billion-Plus in State Housing Funds – Voice and Viewpoint
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Happy Birthday To Director, Producer, and Screenwriter, John Singleton
Director John Daniel Singleton was born on January 6, 1968 in Los Angeles, California. Singleton grew up in South Central Los Angeles and his work as a film director, producer and screenwriter often depicts these turbulent, often violent roots. He studied screenwriting at the University of
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Johnson, Magic
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Forgivable SBA loans for Atlanta-area small bizs from minority-led Lendistry
Enterprises able to document 2019 finances encouraged to apply at www.mylendistry.com      Lendistry CEO Sands: Shorter wait times for well-documented applicants, new clarity from SBA on loan forgiveness, mean now is the time to act
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