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Memphis Mayor Paul Young Launches Black Mayors’ Coalition on Crime

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Workforce Chair Plans to Extend More Opportunity to California’s Youth

California Government

The Year Ahead: Assembly Speaker Rivas Discusses Priorities, Problems

Society

UCLA Project Explores Solutions, Responses for Addressing Hate | VIDEO

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Stanley Nelson Releases ‘Black Colleges in the Age of Trump’

*The preeminent storyteller of the African-American experience, Stanley Nelson Firelight Films and The New York Times Op-Docs, the award-winning forum for short-form opinionated documentaries produced by...

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Steve Bannon Calls Limited Number of Black Staffers in White House ‘Inexcusable’

*With Omarosa Manigault Newman now out of the White House, her departure raises questions about diversity, or lack of it, within Donald Trump’s administration. "I'm...

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Mary Norwood Finally Concedes to Keisha Lance Bottoms in Atlanta Mayoral Race (Watch)

*Reality has finally set in for Mary Norwood in the Atlanta mayoral race. The Independent candidate announced her concession to Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms late...

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Black Georgia Mayor (Rufus Davis) Protesting His Own City Over Racial Segregation

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka officially rendered racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional in 1954, but more than 60 years later, other...

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Master P, Romeo, Baron Davis Spread Holiday Cheer in Compton As Part of Mayor’s 5th Annual Toy Giveaway

COMPTON - Over 3,000 children received early Christmas presents courtesy of Mayor Aja Brown’s 5th Annual Compton Christmas Toy Giveaway held Sunday. Dozens of...

Books

Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore to Host Dr. Kerri Hobbs’ ‘More Than a Fraction’ Book Tour in 2018

*Save the date Thursday, April 26, 2018 because higher education specialist Dr. Kerri Moseley-Hobbs’ “More Than a Fraction” Book Tour continues in 2018 with...

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Thank You Sis: Black Women Credited for Saving Alabama from Roy Moore

*The hashtag #BlackWomen is trending this morning because people are giving credit where credit is due in the defeat of accused child predator Roy Moore...

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Question: Can Atlanta’s New Mayor Revive America’s ‘Black Mecca?’

*Narrowly, black Atlantans delivered this (mayoral) election for Keisha Lance Bottoms. The vote was divided by race. Maps show that Bottoms’s victory came from predominantly...

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ATL Mayor Kasim Reed Weighs in on Mayoral Candidate Mary Norwood’s Racially Coded Language (WATCH)

*Atlanta's got 99 problems, and it looks like mayoral candidate, Mary Norwood, might just be one of them! Last week, Rolling Out got hold of...

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Newark’s Murdered Developmentally Challenged Street Dancer (‘Uggie’) Honored with Statue

*We wouldn't exactly call it a happy ending to a tragic story, but on the positive tip, it's a fitting and lasting tribute to...

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Los Angeles Wants to Pay the Homeless to Pick Up Trash

*Vibe reports that a committee for the Los Angeles City Council heard plans for a program that would allow the homeless to be hired to...

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Master P Provides Thanksgiving Dinner Cooked by Rapper YG’s Mother for Hundreds in Compton (PHOTOS)

Compton, CA – For the 19th year, rapper and business mogul Master P gave back to those in need in Compton for the Thanksgiving...

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Flint Mayor Karen Weaver, Ushered In to Fix Water Crisis, Now Facing Recall

*Flint, Michigan’s Mayor Karen Weaver, elected two years ago promising to clean the city’s lead-tainted water and to restore trust in government, after previous...

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Bob Poole Joins Saad & Shaw to Increase Services to HBCUS and Non Profits

*Saad&Shaw is pleased to announce the addition of Robert "Bob" Poole to its team of fundraising experts. Poole brings nearly 40 years of experience...

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Stamp to Debut After Delay

*The National Museum of African American History and Culture will finally appear on a stamp beginning next month following a postponement by the US...

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