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Compton Mayor, Council To Call for State and Federal Investigations into Compton Sheriff’s Station and Deputies
Compton Mayor Aja Brown, City Attorney Damon Brown, and members of the Compton City Council will hold a press conference Tuesday to announce a call for California State Attorney Xavier Becerra and the U.S. Justice Department to investigate if the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies assigned to the Compton station have engaged in a…
Read MoreDespite FDA Warnings, Mississippi Lawmaker Pushes Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 Treatment
By Bobby Harrison from Mississippi Today An elected official is urging his constituents to sign a petition asking the governor to allow for the use of a controversial drug as a treatment for the coronavirus. State Rep. Dana Criswell’s petition drive to get Gov. Tate Reeves to sign an order allowing the use of the…
Read MoreNew Bill Demands More Color On Corporate Boards
By Quinci LeGardye | California Black Media In response to calls for more diversity among corporate leaders in America, Assemblymembers Chris Holden (D-Pasadena), Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) and Eloise Gomez Reyes (D-San Bernardino) have co-sponsored AB 979. The legislation requires publicly held corporations headquartered in California to have at least one member on their board of directors from an under-represented community by the end of 2021. The…
Read MoreRoger Stone, Accused of Calling KFI’s Radio Host Mo’Kelly a “Negro”, Speaks To The Black Press
By Gloria Zuurveen Editor-in-Chief My oh my, it’s getting hot in here. The mainstream and social media have been burning up lately with Roger Stone, a confidant and former advisor to President Donald J. Trump, and his alleged calling KFI’s radio host Morris Mo’Kelly a “Negro” as a guest on his show recently. Stone…
Read MoreTikTok Includes Brotherhood Crusade in $850,000 Grant to African American Community Organizations Working to Undo the Damage Caused by Systemic Racism Through Actionable Public Policy
LOS ANGELES, Calif., July. 23, 2020 – TikTok named the Brotherhood Crusade to receive an endowment from an $850,000 grant designated to African American organizations working to undo the damage caused by systemic racism through actionable public policy. Organizations to receive the grant include the Brooklyn Community Foundation, Chicago-based My Block My Hood My City, and The Brotherhood…
Read MoreL.A. Community, Faith and Civic Leaders hold Zoom Town Hall
“Make It Count: Join the Conversation—Will SB 793’s Ban on Menthol Cigarette Hurt or Help the Black Community” Virtual Webinar ~ Thursday, July 23, 2020 6:30pm – 8:30 pm Los Angeles, CA – In its efforts to curtail the rising nicotine addiction among youth, the state senate approved Senate Bill 793. It now…
Read MoreSupporters Kick Off “Yes on Proposition 16” Campaign as Opposition Gets Into Gear
Quinci LeGardye | California Black Media Ahead of the November election, the Opportunity for All Coalition has begun its “Yes on Proposition 16” campaign. To kick off the drive, the group held a virtual press conference on Zoom July 14 featuring lawmakers, advocates and activists. Supporters of the constitutional amendment…
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE:Radio Host Attacks Roger Stone With Racial Smear
By Jacob Engels In an interview plagued with technical issues and inputs from the control room or other sources, Los Angeles radio host Mo Kelly is now falsely accusing Trump confidante and New York Times bestseller Roger Stone of calling him a “negro.” Kelly has a history of propping up far-left politicians like Pete Buttiegieg and…
Read MoreOpinion: The Shameful “Black Lives” Hypocrisy of Uber, Lyft and Other Gig Companies
Cherri Murphy | Special to California Black Media Partners To executives at Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Instacart, Postmates, and other gig companies: We are the workers who power the core of your businesses and we write in response to your recent comments on the Black Lives Matter movement. Your statements have included various platitudes about your commitment to racial justice and…
Read MoreCOVID Prison Release: State To Start With Non-Violent Inmates Over Age 30
Joe Paul, Managing Director of the Los Angeles Regional Reentry Partnership and Director of Political and Civic Affairs, City of Refuge Church-L.A. By Quinci LeGardye California Black Media Prison officials announced July 10 that an estimated 8,000 incarcerated individuals will be eligible for early release by the end of August, in order to stem the…
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