U.S. Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) announced last week she is cosponsoring a bipartisan bill to honor Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman elected to the United States Congress.
Assemblymember Lori Wilson (D-Suisun City) addressed a group of advocates and activists, including formerly incarcerated men and women at the State Capitol last week.
The New Frontier Democratic Club, known for its commitment to civic engagement and leadership, recently celebrated its 64th Installation Dinner on April 14. This noteworthy event brought together community leaders, activists, and politicians to recognize and inspire ongoing efforts in democratic engagement.
Assemblymembers Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles) and Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) last week added their names to a growing list of California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) members who have introduced legislation aimed at addressing the state’s retail theft problem.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass delivered the 2024 State of the City address on April 15 and stressed that while there is still much work to be done, the state of our city is stronger because of work done to disrupt the status quo and work to lock arms with all levels of government.
Independent presidential candidate Cornel West revealed colleague academic Melina Abdullah as his vice presidential choice on Wednesday, April 10.
Davante Jennings cast his first ballot for Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential race. Republican Donald Trump’s election that year, he says, turned him from an idealistic college student to a jaded cynic overnight.
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The STOP Act – the acronym stands for the Secure Transactions and Organized Theft Prevention — was introduced by Assemblymembers Wendy Carillo (D-Boyle Heights), Carlos Villapudua (D-Stockton) and Mike Gipson (D-Carson).
The Los Angeles Civil Rights Department of the City of LA hosted a Proposer Fair on March 23 at Fire Station 54 on Crenshaw Blvd to offer residents and stakeholders in the West Adams-Baldwin Village-Leimert Park communities an opportunity to vote on which non-profit service proposals the City should fund for their zone.
After years of complaints from residents in unincorporated communities about the lack of parking enforcement, Supervisor Holly Mitchell successfully presented and passed a motion of support from the Board of Supervisors to transfer parking enforcement from the civilian officers to the Department of Public Works Transportation Services Division.
Vaughan Gething won the Welsh Labour Party leadership contest on Saturday, and is set to become the first Black leader of Wales’ semi-autonomous government.
In a move towards easing the financial burden on working families, Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled a comprehensive set of measures to lower childcare costs and provide crucial support for early educators. The White House noted in a Fact Sheet that the initiative aligns closely with President Biden’s historic Executive Order on Care. The White House said the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized a rule that bolsters the Childcare & Development Block Grant (CCDBG) program, a cornerstone for childcare assistance benefiting over a million families monthly.
California State Superintendent of Public Instruction (SSPI) hosted an oral history presentation for Black History Month at DeAnza High School in the Contra Costa County city of Richmond.
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