Urban Government
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LA Mayoral Race: Biden and Bass Tout Local Jobs Created from Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill | WATCH
*On Thursday, October 13 President Joe Biden and Congresswoman and mayoral candidate Karen Bass visited the site of the future Metro Purple Line stop...
Barack Obama
Pres. Obama Endorses Rep. Bass to be LA’s Next Mayor | WATCH
*Gov. Gavin Newsom has not yet endorsed a candidate for mayor of Los Angeles, but former President Barack Obama did 10 days before the...
Urban Government
American Cholo Demands San Francisco Mayor Breed Resign Over ‘Hondurans Deal Drugs’ Comment | WATCH
*Nury Martinez, a Latina Los Angeles Council member, recently found herself in hot water after audio surfaced of her racist remarks towards the Black...
Urban Government
L.A. City Council Shutdown Because Council Members Caught on a Tape Exposing Racist Comments Won’t Resign | VIDEO
*Last week, a recording anonymously posted on the social media site Reddit rocked the Los Angeles City Council. On the recording, Los Angeles County...
Commentary
Current Reform Proposals for the LA City Council Change Nothing
*The reform proposals for the Los Angeles City Council have flown fast and furious in the days after the unholy three city council persons...
Commentary
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Many Hands Created Disgraced Martinez
*Former Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez resigned from her post as Council president. Almost certainly she will resign her spot on the...
Politics
LA Civil Rights Leader Calls on DeLeon, Cedillo and Martinez to Convene So. LA Black-Latino Summit MeetingÂ
*Today, Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable President Earl Ofari Hutchinson is calling on Nury Martinez, Gil Cedillo and Kevin DeLeon to convene and host...
Education
Commentary: After 10 Years it’s Time to Return Control of Inglewood Schools to the Community 
*Last week, I wrote a commentary marking 10 years since the Inglewood Unified School District (IUSD) Board of Education lost control of Inglewood schools.Â
I...
California Government
Recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month – Latino Immigrants Reflect on their Experiences
*As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close, California Black Media writer McKenzie Jackson takes a look at the lives and accomplishments of some...
Racism
Civil Rights/Religious Leaders Want LA City Council Pres. Nury Martinez Out After Calling Council Colleague’s Son A ‘Monkey’ | LISTEN
*A racially diverse coalition of Los Angeles civil rights and religious leaders is calling for Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez to step...
Black Excellence
First Black Woman Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award from League of Calif. Cities 
*For the first time in history, a Black woman, Sedalia Sanders, was honored by the League of California Cities Past Presidents Council with its...
Crime
Minneapolis a/k/a ‘Murderapolis’ (Where Defund the Police Started) Grappling with Violent Crime | WATCH
*(CNN) -- Marnette Gordon was doing laundry at home in Minneapolis one summer morning last year when a call came from her 36-year-old son....
News
City of Atlanta Buys Old Brick Company Site Where Black Convicts Worked for Free and Died | WATCH
*ATLANTA (WGCL) -- Right now, it looks like an old, abandoned brickyard, but the old Chattahoochee Brick Company site holds a history mired in...
Politics
LaToya Cantrell: New Orleans Mayor Says Her First Class Travel is for Her Safety As A Black Woman | WATCH
*(CNN) -- New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell says she will not pay back the city for her first-class travel despite policies put in place...
Urban Living
Boil Water Notice Lifted for Jackson, Mississippi After More Than 40 Days | VIDEO
*(CNN) -- The boil water advisory in Jackson, Mississippi, has been lifted for all those who rely on the water system, Gov. Tate Reeves...
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