African Americans
Miscarriage of justice? Advocates condemn Karmelo Anthony’s 35-year sentence
June 24, 2026Local NAACP: “Justice is not measured solely by a verdict. It is measured by the public’s confidence that the process was fair, impartial, and worthy of trust.”
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New front in the Target struggle? Labor joins the Black-led boycott
June 15, 2026If unions jump into the campaign, it could prove to be a tipping point for beating back corporate cooperation with the Trump administration’s racist agenda.
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Friendship West Baptist Church hosts voting rights summit in Dallas
May 21, 2026Local faith leaders convene to strategize and organize on resisting the current assault on democracy.
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Cassie ‘Mama C’ Lopez honored as Oakland’s Mother of the Year
May 14, 2026“Throughout the years, Mama C was sometimes a foot soldier and other times a leader, immersed in some of the biggest national and citywide struggles of the day,” her husband, Juan Lopez, said.
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‘Colored People’s Time: A History Play’ theater review
May 8, 2026Spanning 100 years, the storytelling does not focus on the high and mighty but rather on ordinary people, the rank and file who actually turn the wheel of history.
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