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Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar celebrate rebuild of alma mater
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer COMPTON — The Compton Unified School District broke ground May 7 on a project…
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Tulsa Race Massacre helps prove: ‘America never had a soul,’ author says
By Aaron Morrison Contributing Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It wasn’t until his junior year in college that civil rights…
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Redistricting fight surges in South, diluting Black voting power
By David A. Lieb and Jeffrey Collins Contributing Writers JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri (AP) – Missouri’s top court heard an important…
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Advocates demand heat protection for incarcerated people
By Antonio Ray Harvey Contributing Writer SACRAMENTO — In July 2024, Adrienne Boulware, a 47-year-old mother and grandmother, died from…
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Changes to U.S. political map accelerate, hurting Dems — and Black representation
By Geoff Mulvihill Contributing Writer WASHINGTON, D.C. – The remaking of the U.S. political map continued to accelerate this week…
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Google to pay $50 million in racial discrimination lawsuit
By Barbara Ortutay Contributing Writer MOUNTAIN VIEW — Google has agreed to pay $50 million to settle a case involving…
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End of protections leave DACA beneficiaries vulnerable to deportation
By Araceli Martinez Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Viridiana has been in agony these past few months, wondering if at…
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California to donate free diapers to families at 65-plus hospitals
By Sophie Austin Contributing Writer SACRAMENTO — Families welcoming newborns in metro Los Angeles and throughout the state will soon…
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Civil rights agency sues New York Times for discrimination against white editor
By Alexandra Olson Contributing Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A federal civil rights agency filed a discrimination lawsuit May 5…
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Lawmaker proposes fix to curtail loss of food, health aid
By Mark Kreidler Contributing Writer SACRAMENTO — One of the more nefarious aspects of the GOP’s so-called Big Beautiful Bill…
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