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Scrubbing California Landmarks of Racist Symbols
By Antonio Ray Harvey and Manny Otiko California Black Media This past weekend, the Mississippi Legislature approved the removal of the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag. It’s a sign of the times, historians ... -
Past Due Time for Healthcare System to Protect Black Americans
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. Today, Americans are facing unprecedented times. We are in the midst of a global pandemic, our country has fallen into ... -
Bars Ordered Closed in Riverside County Due to Coronavirus Upswing
Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser has ordered all bars in Riverside County closed to help slow the spread of coronavirus, which has seen a recent ... -
Laptops Gifted to 100 Incoming LBCC Students
The Long Beach Center for Economic Inclusion (LBCEI) presented Long Beach City College (LBCC) a donation of 100 Chromebook laptop computers for LBCC students on Mon., ... -
Black Workers Face Retaliation for Raising Coronavirus Concerns
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent As more corporations jump into the fray, offering statements of support for African Americans in the aftermath of ... -
Coronavirus Racial Divide is Real, So are Innovations That Can Help
By Allyson Y. Schwartz and Martha A. Dawson News about the novel coronavirus, which has now claimed over 100,000 American lives, is all around us. A subtext told ... -
Census Outreach Numbers Are Still Low
By Dianne Anderson Jermaine Morris has been trying to get an important message across to the Black community in his census outreach through the Greater Long ... -
Patricia Daniels Retires From S.B. Schools
By Dianne Anderson Retirement this month is a little bit bittersweet for Patricia Daniels Perry as she steps away from her lifelong love of teaching. “I’m ... -
Grisly Hanging Deaths Hark Back to Terror of Lynchings Past
Ebone Monet and Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media Author and investigative journalist Ida B. Wells-Barnett, a staunch crusader against lynching at the turn of the ... -
JUSTICE IN POLICING ACT OF 2020
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus and the Judiciary Committee discussed the Justice In Policing Act of 2020 in a wide ranging discussion with the National ...
