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FIFA Wants Global Standard for Punishing Racist Abuse and Urges Players to...
By GRAHAM DUNBAR, AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — FIFA wants all 211 national federations to make racist abuse a disciplinary offense, and designate a crossed hands gesture by victims to alert referees...
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Topeka Was at The Center of Brown v. Board. Decades Later, Segregation of...
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The lesson on diversity started slowly in a first-grade classroom in Topeka, where schools were at the center of the case that struck...
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70 Years After Brown v. Board, America is Both More Diverse and More Segregated
By SHARON LURYE, Associated Press On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court laid out a new precedent: Separate but equal has no place in American schools. The message of Brown v. Board of Education was...
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California Moves Closer to Formal Apology for Slavery After Unanimous...
By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media California is moving towards officially apologizing for the horrors African Americans endured during chattel slavery after the State Assembly voted...
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He feared Coming Out. Now This Pastor Wants to Help Black Churches Become as...
By DARREN SANDS, Associated Press It was daunting when the Rev. Brandon Thomas Crowley, at age 22, replaced a beloved pastor who had ministered to one of suburban Boston’s most famed Black churches...
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Hundreds Pack Funeral for Roger Fortson, the Black Airman Killed in His Home...
By JEFF MARTIN and CURT ANDERSON, Associated Press STONECREST, Ga. (AP) — Hundreds of Air Force members in dress blues joined Roger Fortson’s family, friends and others at a suburban Atlanta...
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With Medi-Cal Update, More Californians Can Tap Into Behavioral Health Care
By Edward Henderson, California Black Media As the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) continues to transform Medi-Cal, the state is expanding coverage to include behavioral health needs, like...
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Crockett Slams Greene as ‘Racist’ Following Contentious House Committee Meeting
By Haley Talbot, Morgan Rimmer, Manu Raju and Melanie Zanona, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett criticized Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, calling her “racist,” following a tense...
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Comic-Con Museum Features Afrofuturistic Artist in New Wondercon Exhibition
By Aryka Randall, Contributing Writer Afrofuturism and comic art collaborations are at the forefront of one of the newest exhibits in Balboa Park. On May 9th, the Comic-Con Museum debuted two of its...
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Fourth District Seniors Resource Center Celebrates Older Americans Month
By V&V Contributing Writer Over 150 festively attired Seasoned Seniors gathered at The George L. Stevens Senior Center Friday, May 17th for the 18th Annual Older Americans Month Luncheon....
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The NLOB Organization’s First Annual Johnnie Lee Gibson Scholarship Ceremony
By Darrel Wheeler, Contributing Writer Saturday the 18th was the date, Admiral Baker Park was the location, and kindness was the reason. The Never Leave One Behind (NLOB) board members wanted to help...
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From Coast to Coast: Report Spotlights Growing Support for Second Look...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent A comprehensive analysis by The Sentencing Project has demonstrated noteworthy progress in the “Second Look Movement” nationwide, with an...
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Investigation Reveals More than 1,000 Unnecessary Deaths from Police Use of...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent More than 1,000 people have died in the past decade after encounters with law enforcement, despite officers using non-lethal tactics,...
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HUD Announces $40 Million Boost for Housing Counseling Nationwide
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Ten California and seven Washington, D.C., agencies are set to receive a substantial boost in funding totaling nearly $11 million, aimed...
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Biden-Harris Administration Propels Historically Black Colleges and...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent The Biden-Harris Administration has announced a historic milestone in federal funding and investments for historically Black colleges and...
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Is Hard Water Bad For You? 2 Water Quality Engineers Explain the Potential...
By Sarah Blank, Iowa State University and Timothy Ellis, Iowa State University When you turn on your faucet to get a glass of water or wash your face, you’re probably not thinking about what’s in your...
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Understanding Alzheimer’s: Higher Disease Prevalence in San Diego County and...
By Emily Kim Jenkins, Contributing Writer Important conversations about mental health are becoming more common, an important step to protect internal wellbeing. But how much have you thought about...
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Biden Administration Unveils New Initiatives to Combat School Segregation on...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent On the 70th anniversary of the historic Brown v. Board of Education decision, President Joe Biden emphasized his administration’s...
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House Oversight Committee Meeting Erupts in Personal Attacks and Partisan...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent A nighttime session of the House Oversight Committee intended to discuss a resolution recommending Attorney General Merrick Garland be...
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Ed Dwight, America’s First Black Astronaut Trainee, Reaches Space at 90
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Ed Dwight, the pioneering African American who came close to becoming America’s first Black astronaut six decades ago, achieved his...
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