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Community Leaders and Organizations Unite to Express Gratitude for Senator Steven Bradford’s Continued Commitment to Positive Change
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Community Leaders and Organizations Unite to Express Gratitude for Senator Steven Bradford’s Continued Commitment to Positive Change

Barbara StantonSeptember 18, 2024

In response to recent negative press surrounding the California Legislative Black Caucus’s Reparations proposal, community leaders and non-profit organizations across District 35 have come together to voice their unwavering support and gratitude for Senator Steven Bradford’s dedication to improving the lives of underserved communities. This press release serves to address the misrepresentation of facts and to highlight the profound impact Senator Bradford has made throughout his tenure.   

What About Poor People?
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What About Poor People?

Tony R. Wafford, Contributing Opinion WriterSeptember 13, 2024

I see four classes of people.  I see poor people, people doing a little better than others (on the outside), people doing well and those that are grossly wealthy.  

Capital One-Discover Merger Could Transform Communities of Color
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Capital One-Discover Merger Could Transform Communities of Color

Marty Shelton, Contributing Opinion WriterSeptember 13, 2024

Capital One’s ambitious community benefits plan (CBP) valued at over $265 billion, set to be rolled out over the next five years, is nothing short of a miracle for small businesses and those who have long been shut out of the financial sector.

Get Real! Focus on Reality!
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Get Real! Focus on Reality!

Jeanette ParkerSeptember 11, 2024

You know… people laugh and talk and play music and have fun. And there is time for joy and happiness. Optimistically, some think that is the reality of life. If someone is laughing a lot, one might think they must know what they are talking about.  

Honoring Us’ 236 Seasons of Struggle: Notes on Revolution from a 1960s Lecture 
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Honoring Us’ 236 Seasons of Struggle: Notes on Revolution from a 1960s Lecture 

Dr. Maulana KarengaSeptember 11, 2024

In the midst of a system of oppression that would deny us recognition, rights and respect, we stand up to recognize and praise ourselves and declare our right to self-determination, self-respect and self-defense in pursuit of Black Power over our destiny and daily lives. And we dare to practice each of these in revolutionary defiance of our oppressor and our oppression.  

Do You Know a Shooting Star? 
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Do You Know a Shooting Star? 

Wendy GladneySeptember 11, 2024

There is a children’s song about friendship that shares the importance of making new friends but keeping the old for some are silver and others are gold. What is interesting about these lyrics is that we must value those who come into our lives and remember they are valuable, but some hold a special place in our hearts and lives forever.  

Why Californians Must Reject Proposition 36 This November
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Why Californians Must Reject Proposition 36 This November

Eric Harris Special to California Black Media PartnersSeptember 4, 2024

In November, voters have a crucial opportunity to reject Proposition 36, a misguided effort backed by major law enforcement associations and some players in the corporate retail lobby that will make our communities less safe.

A Mo Better Union
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A Mo Better Union

Tony WaffordSeptember 4, 2024

You know what’s deep to me?  The way we (most people) just repeat stuff without even thinking about what’s being said.  Take for instance the “More Perfect Union” people.  

The Unfinished Promise of America Top of Form
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The Unfinished Promise of America Top of Form

Wendy GladneySeptember 4, 2024

There are a lot of unfinished or unfulfilled promises we experience during our lifetime, but one promise we all hope to achieve is that America will live up to the hopes and dreams of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence for all mankind.  Although this country belonged to the Native Americans before anyone ever crossed the ocean to so call discover it, immigrants have been coming here for generations hoping for a better life for themselves and their families.  

Kamala, Palestine and Nana Fannie Lou Hamer: Questioning, Confronting and Achieving This Country
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Kamala, Palestine and Nana Fannie Lou Hamer: Questioning, Confronting and Achieving This Country

Dr. Maulana KarengaSeptember 4, 2024

Righteously refusing to be silenced and defiantly demanding a seat at the table, Nana Fannie Lou Hamer speaking and lobbying for justice at the Democratic National Convention in 1964, reaffirmed that to achieve a just and good society, we must “question America,” confront its contradictions and radically change and achieve this country in the interest of freedom, justice and equality and other shared goods for the peoples of this country and ultimately the world.