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How the Mainstream Media Wasted No Time in Turning Nipsey Hussle’s South L.A. Mourners Into Savages
Crenshaw & AroundJasmyne CannickLocalOp-EdOpinion

How the Mainstream Media Wasted No Time in Turning Nipsey Hussle’s South L.A. Mourners Into Savages

Jasmyne A. CannickApril 12, 2019

A lot of things have changed in Los Angeles over the past two decades but one thing that’s been constant is the presence of street gangs and the violence they inflict. Shootings take place pretty much every day in Los Angeles. They’ve never stopped. People get shot–some live, some don’t. What stopped was the local news reporting on them.
So I was not surprised that there had been a shooting Thursday evening in South L.A.–not Watts–near the intersection of 103rd and Main streets that left four Black people shot and one dead. I was more surprised to actually hear about on the news.

Stop Invisible Lynchings in America
Dr. Ben ChavisNationalOp-EdOpinion

Stop Invisible Lynchings in America

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., President and CEO, National Newspaper Publishers AssociationApril 4, 2019

Disproportionately, young African male college students and others are being summarily expelled from college based solely on mere allegations of sexual misconduct violations of Title IX rules without any due process of law or findings of fact. College administrators are arbitrarily determining that these targeted students are guilty and expendable until their innocence is proven.

Spirituality, Activism and Social Transformation
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Spirituality, Activism and Social Transformation

Russell Simmons, Exclusive to the NNPA NewswireApril 4, 2019

The Black community in America has not lashed out with retribution, violence or hate. We remain the most abused, but have maintained a commitment to Dr. King’s principle of nonviolence. As a people we are still the most non-harming collective. Throughout the centuries we have been God-fearing and compassionate. But Scripture says, “faith without works is dead.” We must as a collective come together and where necessary, partner with others who have the same concerns and stand up.

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Why Georgia is the Place for Black Migration and Politics

Roger HouseMarch 22, 2019

The midterms revealed that the margin for victory in Georgia is within reach. Abrams lost to Republican Brian Kemp by about 55,000 votes out of nearly 4 million votes cast. Clearly, a surge in the size of the Black voter base could close such a gap and end a drought in state representation dating to Reconstruction. 

The Black Women Jailed for ‘Stealing’ an Education, The Inequity of the Elite College Admissions Scam
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The Black Women Jailed for ‘Stealing’ an Education, The Inequity of the Elite College Admissions Scam

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire CorrespondentMarch 21, 2019

“… she wanted a better life for her son, so she enrolled him in the Norwalk public schools despite having no real ties to the city. ‘When the city found out that it was spending its money educating her boy, it demanded that Ms. McDowell be charged with a crime,’ Pattis said. ‘Norwalk prosecutors, known statewide for an unreasoning mean-streak, obliged. She was charged with first-degree larceny,’ said Norm Pattis, a trial lawyer who is fighting for freedom “one client at a time.”

Public Schools Get Funding to Bridge the Achievement Gap
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Public Schools Get Funding to Bridge the Achievement Gap

Dr. Rex FortuneMarch 18, 2019

Serious steps that must be taken to close the achievement gap and improve educational outcomes for our lowest-performing students. In September 2018, California took a huge step forward in supporting thousands of students who are being left behind academically year after year.

Menthol Milestone – The Anniversary No One is Celebrating
FamilyHealthOp-EdOpinion

Menthol Milestone – The Anniversary No One is Celebrating

Carol McGruderMarch 14, 2019

Coming of age in the 1970s, I can still vividly remember seeing Marvin Gaye at the Kool Jazz Festival at the Oakland Coliseum and thinking how wonderful it was that Kool cigarettes were supporting our artists. I was a teenager and didn’t connect that Big Tobacco’s sponsorships, product giveaways, and money were simply part of their master plan to get and keep Black people hooked to menthol cigarettes. It was predatory targeting and customer recruitment all dressed up as support for the Black community.  Their ability to link this deadly product to the natural “coolness” of Black people was a true marketing triumph.

Will Reparations Become Democrats’ Campaign Theme?
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Will Reparations Become Democrats’ Campaign Theme?

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire CorrespondentFebruary 28, 2019

“America has an ugly history of racism,” Senator Elizabeth Warren said after addressing Democrats at an annual state dinner in New Hampshire, according to The Boston Globe. “We need to confront it head-on. And we need to talk about the right way to address it and make change.”

Ross Dickinson’s Mural: A Timeless Connection with Jefferson High and the Eastside Community
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Ross Dickinson’s Mural: A Timeless Connection with Jefferson High and the Eastside Community

by Onofre di Stefano, Special to the SentinelFebruary 21, 2019

 Recently I visited the Jefferson High Library to conduct research on the history of the school. As I gathered data, four individuals from the Los Angeles Unified School District walked in to conduct a survey of the library that will provide input to the Board of Education as plans are being finalized for the school’s 130 million-dollar renovation project.