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Farrakhan sues Jewish groups for labeling him ‘antisemitic’

From California Black Media NEW YORK — The Nation of Islam and its leader, Minister Louis Farrakhan, has filed a…

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Governor signs bill promoting diversity in cannabis industry

From California Black Media SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 51which promotes greater diversity in California’s cannabis…

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Black sociologist Collins wins  $1 million Berggruen Prize

Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Sociologist and author Patricia Hill Collins, whose work has focused on issues of race,…

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Los Angeles seeks participants for survey on reparations

By Ray Richardson Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — The city’s Civil Rights Department is seeking more participants for a survey…

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Richard Roundtree, ‘Shaft’ star, dead at 81

Wave Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — Richard Roundtree, who played the lead role in the movie series “Shaft,”…

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THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Beverly Hills cops and racial profiling

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist I still can’t shake the memory of that Saturday evening a few years ago…

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Butler says she won’t run for full term in U.S. Senate

Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Laphonza Butler, who was appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to fill out the U.S.…

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LAPD celebrates 100th anniversary of crime laboratory

Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Police Department celebrated 100 years of work performed by the LAPD’s…

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LAPD officers ‘out of policy’ in teacher’s death

Wave Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Police Commission ruled Oct. 24 that two police officers…

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Striking hotel workers stage downtown demonstration

Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Striking hotel workers and their supporters, numbering in the thousands, marched through downtown Los…

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