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This Week in Black History, December 12, 1870

Five years after slavery is abolished, South Carolina laborer Joseph Rainey became the first Black person to serve in the…

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This Week in Black History November 6, 1962

Augustus Freeman Hawkins of Los Angeles is elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming the first Black Congress member…

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Bradford to run for lieutenant governor in 2026

By Antonio Ray Harvey Contributing Writer SACRAMENTO — State Sen. Steven Bradford says the “time is right” and he is…

Features

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This Week in Black History

January 3, 1973 Yvonne Brathwaite Burke is sworn-in to the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming California’s first African-American congresswoman. She…

Earl Ofari Hutchinson

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THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Driving may be hazardous to Black health

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist “To ensure that underserved municipalities, neighborhoods and people, including low-income people and communities of…

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This Week in Black History

January 3, 1973 Yvonne Brathwaite Burke is sworn in to the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming California’s first African-American congresswoman.…

East Los Angeles