As America’s Anti-DEI Push Grows, California’s Black Orgs Find Critical Support From Black Freedom Fund
The BFF, originally founded as a five-year initiative, is now a permanent organization and benefactor to over 150 organizations this…
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Free Summer Lunch Sites Through July 31st!
The City of San Diego, San Diego Unified School District, parks,…
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On Tuesday, July 7, the San Diego City Council greenlit the…
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NAACP Announces $20m Voter Registration Drive at National Convention in Chicago
The announcement kicked off the NAACP’s national convention at McCormick Place where thousands of visitors and delegates participated in workshops…
Report Highlights Sharp Rise in Denaturalization Lawsuits
According to a June 17 report by TRAC, an immigration data research organization, the federal government filed at least 15 civil…
Saving Black Mothers Starts Outside the Hospital
That stubborn contradiction framed a Word In Black panel discussion last week, where physicians, researchers, and community health leaders explored…
Automatic Draft Registration Raises Questions Among Young Americans
As the federal government moves toward automatically registering men ages 18 to 25 for the Selective Service System, a long-standing…
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A Salute to Our African Nations
This article continues our salute to the independence anniversary of African nations. This acknowledges our respect and appreciation of our…
A Salute to Our African Nations
This article continues our salute to the independence anniversary of African nations.
A Salute to Our African Nations
This article continues our salute to the independence anniversary of African nations, acknowledging our respect and appreciation of our brothers and sisters among us as…
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Asm. Mia Bonta’s AB 801 Targets Lending Bias and California’s Persistent Racial Homeownership Gap
The bill, known as the California Community Reinvestment Act, if passed and enacted, would mandate financial institutions – including state-chartered…
Commentary: Inglewood’s School District Return to Local Control Offers Lessons for California
In July, the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) announced that Inglewood Unified had met all 153 standards established…
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Children’s Books About Black People’s Everyday, Joyful Lives are Sometimes Banned – But They Help All Kids Explore What it Means to be Human
By Wintre Foxworth Johnson, Brooke Harris Garad, Jennifer D. Turner, and Tiffany D. Meadows Since 2021, there have been nearly 23,000 bans on individual books in libraries and public schools.…
Time For A Clock Change? Congress Considers Daylight Saving Time … Again
Now, after a 2022 attempt to reintroduce this policy floundered, the U.S. House of Representatives on July 14, 2026, passed the Sunshine Protection Act, which would…
