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Four Black Candidates Running for Statewide Office

Solomon O. Smith, California Black Media November 3, 2022

There are four Black candidates running for statewide office in California. Three are contenders to win as they fight it out with their opponents in the final days of the election.

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Colin Powell Made Incomparable Mark on History

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Staff WriterOctober 18, 2021

Colin Luther Powell, the first African American to serve as U.S. Secretary of State and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, succumbed on October 18, and even though he is physically gone, his achievements leave an indelible mark on the nation’s history.