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This Week in Black History
August 24, 1950 Chicago attorney and social worker Edith Sampson is named the first black person to be appointed a…
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Nonprofit group actively cares by sharing
MAKING A DIFFERENCE By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer On a sunny Saturday morning last month about 40 caregivers gathered in…
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Dodgers find themselves in pennant race with Giants
SPORTS DIGEST By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer When I was growing up, there was nothing better than a pennant race…
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This Week in Black History
August 16, 1963 Television and advertising executive George Olden becomes the first black person to design a U.S. postage stamp…
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Organization’s mission is to end child abuse
MAKING A DIFFERENCE By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer Little did Sara (Buckner) O’Meara and Yvonne (Lime) Fedderson know when they…
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Chargers to face Rams with fans in the house Aug. 14
SPORTS DIGEST By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer SoFi Stadium, Stan Kroenke’s gift to the city of Inglewood, opens its doors…
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This Week in Black History
August 5, 1965 U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law, one of the…
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Organization helps children cope with hair loss
MAKING A DIFFERENCE By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer Jeff Woytovich’s second-oldest daughter, Maddie, lost all of her hair in 2003…
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Dodgers, Lakers take steps to improve their chances
SPORTS DIGEST By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer The Dodgers and Lakers have something in common, which probably is why they…
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This Week in Black History
Aug. 5, 1892 Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman gets a pension from Congress for her work as a nurse, scout…
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