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Second Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Democratic Donor Ed Buck
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Second Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Democratic Donor Ed Buck

Sentinel News WireJanuary 16, 2020

Attorneys for the family and estate of Timothy Dean, a 55-year-old fashion consultant, who died of a crystal meth overdose in California Democratic major donor Ed Buck’s West Hollywood home on January 7, 2019, have filed a wrongful death lawsuit in L.A. Superior Court. Filed with the court on January 7, 2020, just one year after Dean’s death, this is the second wrongful death lawsuit filed against Ed Buck involving crystal meth overdose deaths at his home.  The lawsuit is seeking damages against Ed Buck for wrongful death, sexual battery, drug dealer liability, negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress and hate violence.

LaTisha Nixon: ‘I Want Ed Buck to Know I’m Never Going Away’
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LaTisha Nixon: ‘I Want Ed Buck to Know I’m Never Going Away’

Jennifer Bihm, Contributing WriterOctober 3, 2019

LaTisha Nixon is still mourning the death of her son Gemmel Moore, who will be forever 26, the age he died in the home of longtime Democratic donor Ed Buck. But, she said she is really happy that he can’t hurt anybody else. Buck was arrested on September 17 and charged with three counts of battery causing serious injury, administering methamphetamine and maintaining a drug house, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.  He is accused of injecting a 37-year-old man, who overdosed but survived, with methamphetamine on September 11.

Ed Buck Charged After Third Overdose, Due in Court Wednesday
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Ed Buck Charged After Third Overdose, Due in Court Wednesday

City News ServiceSeptember 18, 2019

Ed Buck, the prominent Democratic Party donor whose West Hollywood apartment was the scene of two fatal drug overdoses, was jailed this morning in lieu of $4 million bail after being arrested and charged by the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office with running a drug den in his residence after a third man last week suffered a near-fatal overdose at Buck’s apartment.

Black Women Focus of Discussion At Meeting of California Democratic Party Leaders
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Black Women Focus of Discussion At Meeting of California Democratic Party Leaders

Sentinel News ServiceAugust 29, 2019

The California Democratic Party, the largest Democratic Party organization outside of Washington, D.C., held a candid discussion with Black women about Black women and the Democratic Party at its summer executive board meeting in San Jose Saturday. Hosted by the Party’s Progressive Caucus, over 200 people, including newly elected Party chair Rusty Hicks listened intently as a panel of Black women from around California discussed their continued disappointment in how the Party treats its most loyal voting block.

Activists Urging Lacey to ‘Do Her Job’ in Second Ed Buck Death
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Activists Urging Lacey to ‘Do Her Job’ in Second Ed Buck Death

Jennifer Bihm, Contributing WriterJuly 25, 2019

Local activists are urging District Attorney Jackie Lacey to “do her job” and find that the evidence presented to Los Angeles Sheriff’s is probable cause to immediately charge and prosecute Ed Buck in spite of his “Whiteness, wealth, and her political ambitions,” in the death of Timothy Dean, the second man to die at Buck’s residence.

Pan African Film and Arts Festival Team With Independent Lens to Discuss Solution to Save The Community
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Pan African Film and Arts Festival Team With Independent Lens to Discuss Solution to Save The Community

Saybin RobersonMay 9, 2019

Pan African Film and Arts Festival joined teams with Independent Lens to host an intense conversation searching for solutions to fight violence in marginalized communities. Inspired by a documentary film based in Baltimore, M.D., Charm City tells a story of various community members who are working to end senseless acts of crime in their own backyard. The film by Marilyn Mess speaks to the truth and pain felt across the country, which led the groups to create a space to discuss violence here in Los Angeles.

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

Jasmyne Cannick Receives FAME WMS Trailblazer Award
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Jasmyne Cannick Receives FAME WMS Trailblazer Award

Sentinel News ServiceApril 3, 2019

Jasmyne Cannick, well-known communications strategist, community advocate and journalist, received the Trailblazer Award from First AME Church Women’s Missionary Society on March 31. The annual award is presented to women who have made significant contributions to their community and nation. Cannick received the honor for her exceptional work in politics and for her advocacy in advancing the voices, concerns and positions of Blacks in regards to social justice issues including criminal justice reform, LGBTQ issues, housing, Democratic Party representation and homelessness. Through her journalism and public speaking, Cannick is widely known and heralded for her coverage of the disappearance and