‘I Shot That N***** 119 Times’: Mississippi Police Chief Fired After Racist Recording Leaks
By Zack Linly From News Talk 1490 Apparently, Jim Crow never died —he just moved to the majority Black city of Lexington, Mississippi, and took up permanent residence in its police department to declare that “oppression ain’t dead, these n*****rs just scared.” Recently, a civil rights and international human rights organization called JULIAN shared a recording with the Mississippi…
Read MoreMississippi Has Become An Oasis Of Freedom and Justice
Mississippi Has Become An Oasis Of Freedom and Justice By Rev. Dr. Clenard H. Childress, Jr. Dr. Martin Luther King communicated often to his audiences and readers this quote: “We must all come to see that the end we seek is a society of peace with itself, a society that can live with its conscience.…
Read MoreIncidents of Hate Crimes Against Blacks Highest in California
By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media A report released by the California Department of Justice (DOJ) last month revealed that hate crimes targeting Black people in the state “remain the most prevalent” violations regarding a recent increase in violence motivated by race. On June 28, State Attorney General Rob Bonta hosted a press…
Read MoreGov. Signs $308 Billion Budget: Californians to Get “Inflation Relief” Checks of Up to $1050
By Edward Henderson | California Black Media Around 23 million California residents will receive “inflation relief” checks of up to $1,050 soon. The aid is included in the new budget deal reached by state lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday, June 26th. “California’s budget addresses the state’s most pressing needs, and prioritizes getting dollars…
Read MoreNicholas Dance Studio Presents 4th Annual Spring Recital
The Southern Truth by Dr. Gloria Zuurveen
It is good to reflect. On this Juneteenth, I took the time to reflect on what it means to me. Juneteenth for as far back as I can remember is in 1968 in Tucson, Arizona. This is where my life pitstop took me at a very young age. Not in Mississippi near the explosion…
Read MoreRacism Is Allowing Wildfires To Explode
Allen Hydro Energy Corporation (AHEC), https://www.ahecEnerg.com, a Clean Energy and Climate Change Mitigation Technology (Rain Maker) Startup founded by Charles E. Campbell, MSW & HBCU Graduate (JSU 90). AHEC’s Rain Maker Wildfire Drone Proposal is being ignored by the Biden- Harris Administration, The White House & Media, while Western Wildfires burn out of control.…
Read More“Skilled Trades 4u” Turns LA’s Homeless & Incarcerated Into Today’s Skilled Graduates
LOS ANGELES—Thanks to Ed Roche, Founder, Skilled Trades 4U, 23 “Skilled Trades 4U” graduated on Thursday evening at the Skilled Trades 4U headquarters located at 2614 S. Western Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90018. These 23 men, who are fighting to get past the obstacles of their past incarcerations and/or homelessness, graduated from the non-profit trade…
Read MoreCongratulations To Lighthouse Christian Academy 2022 Graduates!
By Gloria Zuurveen Editor-in-Chief SANTA MONICA—Lighthouse Christian Academy (LCA) is small but mighty when it comes to academic education and instilling Christian Character. They are paramount and powerful which leads its students to EXCEL. During the graduating ceremony recently each student spoke about how their Christian faith played a vital role in helping them to…
Read MoreCA Black Women Leaders on Nov Election Ballot
By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media Black women running for political office on every level across the state of California showed up strong during the state’s June 7 primary election. They won the minds and the hearts of diverse groups of Californians and drew the numbers they needed to secure spots on the…
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