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10 Years After Freddie Gray’s Death, Calls for Police Reform and Racial...
By Lea Skene, Associated PressBALTIMORE (AP) — It was almost instinctual for Ray Kelly to jump into action when he heard about a group of high school students clashing with police. He wanted to help...
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Trump Moves to Expose MLK Files — Critics Warn of Smear Campaign
By Lauren BurkeOn January 23, three days into his second term, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14176, called the Declassification of Records Concerning the Assassinations of President...
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‘Sinners,’ Shot on IMAX Film, is a Historic First for Female Cinematographers
By Lindsey Bahr, AP Film WriterCinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw didn’t realize she was going to make history on “Sinners.” The Ryan Coogler film, now playing in theaters nationwide, marks the...
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Oakland Mayoral Race: Barbara Lee Accepts Victory With “Responsibility,...
By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black MediaAs a candidate for mayor, former U.S. Representative Barbara Lee released a “10-point plan” last week to reassure residents that she will tackle...
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Young Excellence Club Honors Mothers with Love and Tea
By Charles Warren, Contributing WriterOn Saturday, April 12, 2025, the Young and Prosperous Foundation hosted a radiant celebration of motherhood with the inaugural Young Excellence Club Mother’s Day...
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Descendants of Slave Owners and Enslaved People in the Caribbean Call for...
By Edith M. Lederer, Associated PressUNITED NATIONS (AP) — The great-great-grandson of 19th-century British Prime Minister William Gladstone said he was horrified to learn seven years ago that his...
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Zimbabwe’s Stone Carvers Seek a Revival as an Oxford Exhibition Confronts a...
By Farai Mutsaka, Associated PressCHITUNGWIZA, Zimbabwe (AP) — A pair of white hands blinding a Black face. A smiling colonizer with a Bible, crushing the skull of a screaming native with his boot....
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Journalists In Haiti Defy Bullets And Censorship To Cover Unprecedented Violence
By Pierre-Richard Luxama, Dánica Coto And Evens Sanon, Associated PressJean-Jacques Asperges once relished returning home after a long day working at a radio station in one of the world’s most...
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From Work to Picket Line
By Spurgeon Thomas, Contributing Writer On April 19, 2025, the 8th annual Progressive Labor Summit, held at the San Diego Convention Center and hosted by the Progressive Labor Alliance, brought...
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McCann, Aguirre Set for District 1 Supervisor July Runoff
By Macy Meinhardt, V&V Staff Writer, CA Local News FellowThe early April special election for San Diego County’s District 1 Board of Supervisors seat did not produce an outright winner, setting the...
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City Sets June 9 Public Hearing Date on Lower Proposed Trash Fees
On April 14, 2025, the San Diego City Council approved setting a date for a public hearing regarding a proposed trash and recycling collection fee. According to local news reports, the council...
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San Diego Unified To Help With Affordable Housing Crisis
San Diego Unified School District wants to help address the region’s affordable housing crisis and support their families and educators. The Board of Education members introduced three policies that...
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WorldBeat Cultural Center Hosts 33rd Annual Earth Day Celebration
By Charles Warren, The FreelancerThe WorldBeat Cultural Center marked its 33rd Annual Earth Day celebration on Saturday, April 20, 2025, at Balboa Park with a day full of cultural richness, conscious...
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Local Author Shares Message of Faith, Healing, and Transformation
On Wednesday, April 16th, Tanya Harris—author, devoted mother, and longtime volunteer in the Lemon Grove, Grossmont, Linda Vista, and La Mesa School Districts—hosted a soul-stirring book signing event...
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City of San Diego to Begin Much-Needed Improvements on College Avenue
Starting on Monday, April 21, at 10 p.m., a portion of College Avenue in the Navajo and College Area communities will be temporarily closed as the City of San Diego begins asphalt overlay work. Work...
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Confederates Whistle Dixie Tunes and Black MAGA Applauds
By Stacy M. Brown, BlackPressUSA.com Senior National CorrespondentIn Donald Trump’s second term, the faces of compliance are no longer just white. They include Black MAGA supporters who’ve chosen...
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The President’s Budget, The People and the Congress
By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher, San Diego Voice & Viewpoint NewspaperNow that President Trump has used his control of the House and the Senate to get his budget cuts, which will take life...
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California Rideshare Drivers and Supporters Step Up Push to Unionize
By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black MediaOn July 5, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into federal law the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Also known as the “Wagner Act,”...
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Today in Black History: April 24th1919 – David Harold Blackwell Is BornDavid Harold Blackwell, born on April 24, 1919, was a groundbreaking mathematician and the first African American elected to the...
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Trump’s Signs New HBCU Executive Order
By April Ryan, BlackPressUSA White House CorrespondentA new executive order focuses on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), bringing the initiative back to the White House. During the...
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