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Noted African American Developers Advance Plans for Angels Landing, a Twin-Tower Hotel Project in the Heart of Downtown L.A.

    LOS ANGELES–PRNewswire/ — Two acclaimed African American developers – Victor MacFarlane of MacFarlane Partners and R. Donahue Peebles of The Peebles Corporation – are doubling-down on their multi-million-dollar effort to bring thousands of new jobs and economic benefits to the nation’s second-largest city as development partners of Angels Landing, their $2 billion twin-tower luxury hotel…

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Passing of Mary Wilson, Founding Member of The Supremes

Mary Wilson, founding and original member of The Supremes, passed away suddenly this evening according to a statement from her longtime friend and publicist, Jay Schwartz. She was at her home in Las Vegas, NV. She was 76. She is survived by: her daughter Turkessa and grandchildren (Mia, Marcanthony, Marina); her son, Pedro Antonio Jr and grandchildren…

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BERRY GORDY STATEMENT ON PASSING OF MARY WILSON

I was extremely shocked and saddened to hear of the passing of a major member of the Motown family, Mary Wilson of the Supremes. The Supremes were always known as the “sweethearts of Motown.”  Mary, along with Diana Ross and Florence Ballard, came to Motown in the early 1960’s.  After an unprecedented string of number one hits, television and…

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Black History Includes Black American Slave Holocaust, a Justification for Reparations NOW! Remembering Mr. Peoples: The Legendary Social Prophet of Reparations NOW

By Ted Hayes LOS ANGELES—The prophetic work of the legendary Mr. John Peoples to bring about Reparations NOW between the United States of America and American Black US citizens, the descendants of West African Americanized chattel slaves and their children will be presented in a series of articles. Awakened out of a peaceful sleep in…

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Humanists Demand Maryland City Council End Legislative Prayers

Washington, DC –Today, The American Humanist Association (AHA) sent a letter to council members in the City of Aberdeen, Maryland for opening its meetings with council member-led sectarian prayer. The letter details: “Specifically, since at least March of 2020, the Aberdeen City Council has been operating an unconstitutional legislative prayer practice in which the “prayer” is delivered by…

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Hate in the U.S. Can be Healed in Childhood

By Audrey Landeros On January 6, I received a frantic call from my grandmother asking if I was aware of what was going on in Washington DC. At the time, I didn’t know what she was talking about, but it wasn’t long before I’d turn on the news and watched with disbelief as thousands of…

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“Wake Up Olivia,” New Children’s Book Inspires and Entertains Readers

“This is a story that children and parents will love. It offers the reader an empowering perspective for developing a loving, self-identity.” – Fran Briggs, Publicist to Detrell and Jasmin Hawkins Atlanta, GA,-(PR.com)– “Wake Up Olivia” is inspiring and entertaining young readers, everywhere. Co-written by Detrell Hawkins and Jasmin Hawkins, it is available for purchase…

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The Dymally Institute Has Declared 2021 “The Year of the Anti-Racist.”

The Dymally Institute has declared 2021 “The Year of the Anti-Racist.”   Join us for the first workshop of our three part Anti-Racism series, “For White People Only (and other practitioners of unconscious racial bias: An Anti-Racism Workshop for Racial Reconciliation.” This workshop focuses how we engage all segments of the society in constructive dialogue…

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