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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is Sworn-in, Focuses on Homelessness

December 15, 2022 Carma Henry 0

“I will start my first day as mayor at our city’s Emergency Operations Center, where my first act as mayor will be to declare a state of emergency on homelessness. My emergency declaration will recognize the severity of our crisis and break new ground to maximize our ability to urgently move people inside and do so for good. It will create the structure necessary for us to have a true, unified, and citywide strategy to set us on the path to solve homelessness,” Bass announced. […]

Pioneering Black feminist Dorothy Pitman Hughes dies at 84

December 15, 2022 Carma Henry 0

Dorothy Pitman Hughes, a pioneering Black feminist, child welfare advocate and lifelong community activist who toured the country speaking with Gloria Steinem in the 1970s and appears with her in one of the most iconic photos of the second-wave feminist movement, has died. She was 84. […]

The Life of Mr. Benjamin Williams: AKA Mr. Fantastic

December 15, 2022 Carma Henry 0

Old Dillard Museum inducts educator Benjamin Williams into the Tree of Life […]

In the Words of the Forever King of Pop: They Don’t Really Care About Us

December 14, 2022 Carma Henry 0

I also understand and see that this board most of them are exhibiting characteristics with that statement, that is recorded in the law from Brown versus the Board of Education Topeka, Kansas, “that with all deliberate speed” our educational system will be made equal. It is obvious that this board is extremely incompetent, malfeasant, and do not, I repeat do not want change. […]

U.S. Hosting Delegation from 49 African Nations in Three-Day Summit

December 14, 2022 Carma Henry 0

Senior administration officials said the Summit will demonstrate the United States’ enduring commitment to Africa and will underscore the importance of U.S.-Africa relations and increased cooperation on shared global priorities. […]

Lawsuit Alleges U.S. Government Discriminated Against Black Veterans for Decades

December 8, 2022 Carma Henry 0

According to internal VA data obtained by the Washington Post, Black applicants seeking disability benefits were denied 30 percent of the time from 2002 to 2020. White applicants were denied 24 percent of the time. […]

Voter Turnout Records are Broken Once Again Warnock vs. Walker Run-off

December 8, 2022 Carma Henry 0

Though Georgia has historically been a red state over the last twenty years, the 2020 election between President Biden and former President Donald Trump demonstrated that an engaged strategy for voter turnout focused on Black votes resulted in a successful outcome for Democrats. […]

The 7 Wonders of the 12/13 Board Meeting

December 7, 2022 Carma Henry 0

In a strange twist, the new Board Chair, Lori Alhadeff made an announcement late Tuesday, at the December 6, 2022, Board workshop. She notified the public, her Board colleagues, and Superintendent Cartwright that she would bring two BB agenda items forward at the regular School Board meeting on December 13. […]

Vice President Kamala Harris Plans to Swear-In New Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass

December 7, 2022 Carma Henry 0

Kamala Harris, the United States’ first Black and first woman vice president, will do the honors for Karen Bass, the first woman to serve as mayor in the city of angels. […]

White Teacher Fired After Telling Students His Race Was ‘Superior’

December 7, 2022 Carma Henry 0

In the video, the unidentified white middle school teacher was captured saying, “Deep down in my heart, I’m ethnocentric, which means I think my race is the superior one.” It’s unclear what led to the controversial conversation inside a classroom at Bohls Middle School. […]