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U.S. Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA-37), a member of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) whose district spans parts of Los Angeles County, joined fellow CBC member U.S. Rep. Troy Carter (D-LA-2) for a May 21 briefing with Black media outlets in California.

The lawmakers highlighted what they describe as a mounting threat to Black political represen-tation nation...


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I was afforded the honor of traveling to Cuba. Repre-senting Mayor Johnny Ford and the World Conference of Mayors, Dr. Lezli Baskerville of HBCU’S, and The Dick Gregory Society, on a fact-finding mission with

about 25 others. Dr. Ron Daniels, leader of the Institute of the Black World, invited us to go to Cuba to do fact-finding about the situation there since the...


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On Monday, May 25, Trump backed off his recently announced creation of a $1.8 billion fund by the Justice Department that would send money to allies of President Donald Trump deemed to be “victims of lawfare and weaponization.” This comes after backlash from his own Republican party, which threatened to team up with Democrats to block the funding.

Skye Perryman, pr...


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On May 30, music producer Soraya LaPread confirmed her father’s death on social media.

“It is with a very heavy heart that I must announce that my father, Ronald LaPread, has passed,” Soraya wrote on a post shared to her Instagram Story. Soraya also uploaded a photo of herself embracing LaPread.

No cause of death was immediately provided. The New Zealand ...


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The Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency (LACAHSA), community partners, and Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell will meet in South Los Angeles on Thursday, June 11, 10:00am-11:00am, to discuss investments that support renter protection, housing stability, and homelessness prevention initiatives throughout Los Angeles County.

The occasi...


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