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Gymnast Jordan Chiles says goodbye to UCLA while welcoming future possibilities
By Sarah Jones-Smith Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — As U.S. Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles prepared for her final home…
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Gymnast Jordan Chiles says goodbye to UCLA while welcoming future possibilities
By Sarah Jones-Smith Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — As U.S. Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles prepared for her final home…
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Center fights for equity for L.A. Black workers
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Black Worker Center is more than…
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This Week in Black History, March 20, 1948
Los Angeles actor James Baskett becomes the first Black man to receive an Academy Award when he wins an honorary…
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Grieving mother helps bring justice to those who have lost children
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer SAN PEDRO — LaWanda Hawkins’ life changed forever on Dec. 6, 1995, when her 19-year-old…
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American runner wins dramatic finish at L.A. Marathon
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Priscah Cherono, a 45-year-old mother of three from Kenya, crossed the finish line first…
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This Week in Black History, March 17, 1999
Post to This Week in Black History with photo BLACK 031226 Maurice Ashley becomes the first Black person to become…
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This Week in Black History, March 6, 1964
Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad officially gives heavyweight boxing champion Cassius Clay the name Muhammad Ali. Ali later disavowed…
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This Week in Black History, Feb. 29, 1940
Los Angeles actress-activist Hattie McDaniel becomes the first African American to win an Academy Award when she captures Best Supporting…
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This Week in Black History, Feb. 21, 1965
Malcolm X, an African-American Muslin minister and human rights activist who led the Nation of Islam, was shot to death…
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