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Local Headlines
New Interactive Report Shows How Alternatives to Incarceration Programs Change Lives
San Diego County Probation opened the Community Transition Center (CTC) 13…
Keep readingCounty to Pay Community Organizations for Work Not Paid by Contractor in Wake of Fraud Investigation
The County will issue payment to several local organizations who were…
Keep readingLemon Grove Family Resource Center Moving to New, More Accessible Location
The Lemon Grove Family Resource Center will soon provide the same essential services in a new, more…
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Remembering the Virginia Leader Who Helped Bring MLK to Peanut Park
Moses A. Riddick Jr., a prominent civil rights activist and politician in Suffolk, played a key role in making that…
Marie Izola Clark
Marie Izora Clark was born in Memphis on July 30, 1940, to Willie Mae Taylor and JeffWhite. She was one…
Mary Lillian McCarty
Mary Lillian McCarty was born in Paris, Texas, on August 6th, 1946, to parents Marshall D. McCarty and Lola Myrtle…
Today in Black History: 14th
1913 – Clara Stanton Jones is Born On this day in 1913, librarian and educator Clara Stanton Jones was born…
Our African Nations
A Salute to Our African Nations: Senegal
This article continues our salute to the independence anniversary of African nations.
A Salute to Our African Nations: Tunisia and Namibia
This article continues our salute to the independence anniversary of African nations.
A Salute to Our African Nations: Ghana and Mauritius
This article continues our salute to the independence anniversary of African nations.
State News
Q&A With Steven Bradford: Why He Wants Your Vote for California Insurance Commissioner
As California confronts rising insurance costs, market instability, and growing concerns about access and equity, the race for the state’s…
More and More, Black Californians Are Worried About Rising Costs of Housing, Energy, Food and Gas
Conversations about affordability are taking on greater urgency as the election season kicks in, speakers said.
Political Playback: California Capitol News You Might Have Missed
By Bo Tefu, Antonio Harvey and Edward Henderson, California Black Media Asm. Jackson Bill Requiring Anti-Hate Speech Training for Calif.…
The Conversation
Astronaut Victor Glover is the Latest in a Long Line of Black American Explorers − Including York, the Enslaved Man Who Played a Key Role in the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Glover’s achievement is worth celebrating. But it’s also worth remembering that he belongs to a long and underappreciated history
Zimbabwean Artist Option Nyahunzvi Explores Cultural Values in a Bold New Exhibition
I am an art historian and critic with a focus on art traditions of southern Africa. I caught up with Nyahunzvi to ask him more…
