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                                     Stevona Elem-Rogers (L) and Adrinda Kelly (R) co-lead Black Education for New Orleans (BE NOLA), a nonprofit devoted to empowering Black educators in their hometown. With a curriculum emphasizing leadership, management, and cultural understanding, B...
                                
                            
                        
                                                                    
                            
                            
                                
                                                                       
                                    
                                    
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                                      Faith Ayer, a nurse practitioner from Jacksonville, Florida, expressed her discontent as former President Donald Trump criticized Tylenol, a medication she has depended on during her pregnancy to alleviate chronic migraines and COVID-19-related fev...
                                
                            
                        
                                                                    
                            
                            
                                
                                                                       
                                    
                                    
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                                     RANCHO CORDOVA — On September 23, the City Council approved the transformative Cordova City Center project, featuring a 7,500-seat arena designed to revolutionize sports and entertainment within the Sacramento-Cordova area. This ambitious developmen...
                                
                            
                        
                                                                    
                            
                            
                                
                                                                       
                                    
                                    
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                                     For 32 years, I dedicated myself to teaching, initially believing that teachers’ unions represented both students and educators like myself. Somewhere along this journey, I recognized a shift—from enhancing educational environments to becoming entan...
                                
                            
                        
                                                                    
                            
                            
                        
                                                                    
                            
                            
                                
                                                                       
                                    
                                    
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                                    California Governor Gavin Newsom, joined by Democratic leaders and prominent national figures, mobilized support and financing for an essential ballot initiative aimed at redrawing congressional districts. Titled Proposition 50, this measure was a fo...
                                
                            
                        
                                                                    
                            
                            
                                
                                                                       
                                    
                                    
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                                    Recently, a significant incident involving Karren Attiah, an opinion columnist at the Washington Post, came to light when she was dismissed following a post on her personal Bluesky account that referenced conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. This d...
                                
                            
                        
                                                                    
                            
                            
                                
                                                                       
                                    
                                    
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                                    The six-minute strip search ended catastrophically for Jarius Brown, leaving him with a broken nose, fractured eye socket, and a severely swollen face. Newly released footage reveals why: two Louisiana sheriff’s deputies violently assaulted the naked...
                                
                            
                        
                                                                    
                            
                            
                                
                                                                       
                                    
                                    
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                                    During one of his final rallies preceding the 2024 election, Donald Trump alerted that Black Americans were experiencing significant job losses, warning that the situation could deteriorate if he wasn’t re-elected. “You should demand that they provid...
                                
                            
                        
                                                                                                                        
                            
                            
                                
                                                                       
                                    
                                    
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                                    On September 13, Sacramento’s inaugural BlkLit Book Festival spotlighted themes of love, loss, and community, bringing together authors and local residents to celebrate the enduring legacy of Black storytelling. Hosted by St. HOPE at Underground Book...
                                
                            
                        
                                                                    
                            
                            
                                
                                                                       
                                    
                                    
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                                    In the summer of 2020, during Donald Trump’s first presidency and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, he proposed a controversial method to reduce case numbers. "Imagine if we didn't conduct testing; instead of testing over 40 million individuals, ha...
                                
                            
                        
                                                                    
                            
                            
                                
                                                                       
                                    
                                    
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                                    Reaching the age of 30 has traditionally been seen as a significant milestone, where individuals are expected to check off major life achievements such as marriage, children, homeownership, and financial stability. However, many Black adults today fa...
                                
                            
                        
                                                                    
                            
                            
                                
                                                                       
                                    
                                    
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                                    “When entrusted with the responsibility of saving lives, it profoundly transforms you. This creates a purpose and fosters a commitment to rehabilitation,” reflects Andrea Stewart, an advocate with firsthand experience of incarceration. Her sentiment...
                                
                            
                        
                                                                    
                            
                            
                                
                                                                       
                                    
                                    
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                                    Jennifer does not claim her brother is without flaws. He faced a domestic violence conviction last year and completed a one-year intervention program, graduating on July 23 in a Fresno courtroom, where a judge commended his efforts. Shortly after thi...
                                
                            
                        
                                                                    
                            
                            
                                
                                                                       
                                    
                                    
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                                    On September 18, the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) released concerning figures illustrating an ongoing need for the CA vs Hate initiative, a comprehensive multilingual hotline and digital resource. In 2024, there were 1,180 reported hate i...