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Black Lives Matter Wants to Oust First Black Los Angeles DA | Afro
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The San Fernando Valley’s Multiethnic Past: Unexpected Communities of Color in “America’s Suburb”
In the article below historian Jean-Paul R. deGuzman briefly introduces the multiethnic history of Southern California’s San Fernando Valley, a popular region that one local chronicler calls nothing less than “America’s Suburb.”  The narrative that follows, part of deGuzman doctoral
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NNPA Exclusive: Iconic entertainer and entrepreneur, Ice Cube, speaks to the Black Press
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Tamar Braxton Defends Boyfriend David Adefeso After Her Hospitalization


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Arraignment Postponed for Two Defendants in Pop Smoke's Killing - Los Angeles Sentinel
Arraignment was postponed today to Aug. 24 for two young men charged with killing rapper Pop Smoke during a robbery at a Hollywood Hills home nearly five months ago. The post Arraignment Postponed for Two Defendants in Pop Smoke's Killing appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
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The Redskins Change Its Name To “Washington Football Team” Until New Name Chosen
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COUNCIL TACKLES PROBLEM OF POLICE STOPPING MOTORISTS FOR ‘DRIVING WHILE BLACK’ - Los Angeles Sentinel
The Los Angeles Police Department could be removed from enforcing traffic rules under a new proposal that addresses one of the most problematic and racially charged elements of police interaction with people of color — traffic
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Tragic George Floyd Killing May Spark a Grim Milestone
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Three LAPD Officers Have Been Charged For Falsifying Records
The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office is taking a second look at hundreds of criminal cases after criminal charges were filed against three LAPD officers for falsifying records about gang…
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LAPD run by 'SWAT Mafia' who 'glamorize' lethal force, sergeant says : TheGrio
A former SWAT sergeant with the LAPD is suing the department alleging that veteran cops encourage the use of deadly... View Article The post LAPD run by 'SWAT Mafia' who 'glamorize' lethal force, sergeant says appeared first on TheGrio.
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The Struggle, As Well As Protest, Continues
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THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Many hands created monster that became Derek Chauvin
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Megan Thee Stallion was shot in the foot in altercation with Tory Lanez - TheGrio
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Los Angeles Mayor Announces Progress Made Under Community Safety Partnership in LAPD; Captain Emada Tingirides Appointed Deputy Chief of CSP Bureau - Los Angeles Sentinel
Garcetti stressed the co-ownership of protection from both local legislation and the community they represent. He shared the progress of the Community Safety Partnership Bureau in the Los Angeles Police Department. “This bureau makes CSP both a program and a philosophy,” Mayor Garcetti stated. The
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A Timeline of Suge Knight's Criminal History
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LA Protesters Detained In Cruelly Ironic Location
UCLA and its faculty expressed outrage Tuesday that Los Angeles police detained people arrested during protests against George Floyd’s death at the university’s Jackie Robinson Stadium, named for Major League Baseball’s first Black player and a school
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Niecy Nash Says a Police Officer Pulled Out a Taser on Her Son and Questioned Him About Car He Was Driving
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