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Latino Caucus Chair: Real Justice Calls For Supporting African American Policy Issues
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Latino Caucus Chair: Real Justice Calls For Supporting African American Policy Issues

Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media June 11, 2020

Shortly after members of the California legislature took a knee for eight minutes and 46 seconds at the California Capitol to protest racism and the death of George Floyd, Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) took the opportunity to call out some of her Latino colleagues. 

“I have to be honest, I’m disappointed with our Latino caucus,” Gonzalez said at the event that Assemblymember Syndey Kamlager (D-Los Angeles), a member the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC), organized. 

The California Assembly voted to pass ACA 5
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The California Assembly voted to pass ACA 5

CBM StaffJune 11, 2020

Today the California State Assembly voted to pass ACA 5. The bill authored by Assemblymember Dr. Shirley Weber (D-San Diego), chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus, sponsored the bill. This could allow Californians to vote on Affirmative action in the November 2020 general election.

Black Activists Confront Affirmative Action Opponents on Zoom Call
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Black Activists Confront Affirmative Action Opponents on Zoom Call

Antonio Ray Harvey California Black MediaJune 11, 2020

Last week, African American activists confronted affirmative action opponents on a Zoom town hall a conservative Republican candidate organized. At least one Republican elected official attended the event that the Silicon Valley Chinese Association Foundation (SVCAF) supported.    

Prioritize the Health of Black Americans
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Prioritize the Health of Black Americans

Sentinel News ServiceJune 11, 2020

Public health concerns have taken a backseat in conversations about reopening our economy and returning to what we fondly remember as “normal life”. Memorial Day historically signals the unofficial start of summer and because COVID-19 cases were on the decline, many hoped it would also mark the beginning of a return to normalcy. Even before the Governor and Mayor began lifting restrictions, some residents dismissed the stay at home orders. On Memorial Day weekend, people flocked to beaches and parks in droves, hosted gatherings with more than ten people in attendance, and did so without wearing protective face masks.

JPMorgan Chase teams with Brotherhood Crusade to develop new workforce skills in response to pandemic
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JPMorgan Chase teams with Brotherhood Crusade to develop new workforce skills in response to pandemic

Sentinel News ServiceJune 11, 2020

JPMorgan Chase has made a $160,000 commitment to the Brotherhood Crusade’s COVID-19 community relief efforts in response to the increasing economic disparities in South Los Angeles caused by the pandemic. The firm’s investment will focus on new workforce skills development and training. The funds will help the Brotherhood Crusade to deliver coaching, training and career transition to support disconnected youth, and underemployed and unemployed families impacted by the COVID-19 crisis across South Los Angeles.  

Achieving Justice for George Floyd: Radically Reimagining and Rebuilding America
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Achieving Justice for George Floyd: Radically Reimagining and Rebuilding America

Dr. Maulana KarengaJune 11, 2020

Part 1. The transformative fires and formations of revolt and rebellion have reached around the world in rightful resistance to police violence against Black men, women and children and against the system of savage racism which fosters, facilitates and sanctions it at virtually every level of social life. In North America, the Caribbean, Africa, South America, Asia, Western Asia (Middle East), the Islands of the Seas, Australia and Europe, the rallying and battle cries of “Black Lives Matter,” “I Can’t Breathe,” and “No Justice No Peace” are raised and heard in powerful, unavoidable and transformative ways. 

Councilmember Price Hosts Virtual Discussion with South L.A. Youth titled “Protest and Unrest”
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Councilmember Price Hosts Virtual Discussion with South L.A. Youth titled “Protest and Unrest”

Olivia Jade Khoury  Contributing Writer  June 11, 2020

“If we are to create a more inclusive, equitable and just society, we must listen to our young people. This moment is eerily familiar to when I learned that Martin Luther King, Jr. had been assassinated on April 4, 1968. As the first Black student body president at Morningside High School in Inglewood, I refused to let the movement die with him so I organized a rally in the auditorium where we mourned with the world and made a promise to carry out his mission. Here we are again, decades later, at a monumental moment in our history and on the precipice of another impending breakthrough being led by our collective force of people from all walks of life and every color of the rainbow.”  

Build A Movement
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Build A Movement

Senator Isadore Hall, IIIJune 11, 2020

Racism is America’s original sin. Racism that built this nation using the free labor of enslaved Africans. Racism embedded in our original Constitution, claiming that my Black ancestors held only 3/5 of value compared to a white person. Racism that led to racial segregation and discriminatory laws in education, housing and employment. Racism that created a system of law enforcement designed to disproportionately incarcerate Black Americans. For over 400 years, America has used racism to build a wall around Black Americans. This wall has kept Black Americans excluded from opportunities to learn, to work and to vote.   

Community Reflections on Justice for George Floyd and the 2020 I Can’t Breath Rebellion
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Community Reflections on Justice for George Floyd and the 2020 I Can’t Breath Rebellion

Maleena Lawrence Contributing WriterJune 4, 2020

The City of Los Angeles hasn’t dealt with this much commotion since the 1992 Los Angeles Riots when LAPD officers brutally beat Rodney King. Unfortunately, with white nationalist on the rise, more savage police misconduct is being reported in record breaking numbers throughout the United States. On the flip side, as the harshness of hate gains exposure the power of love is in an uproar to protect The People and the sanctity of justice.

We checked-in with Los Angeleno protestors to hear their thoughts and share in their first hand accounts when demanding justice for George Floyd. Since it’s difficult for people to rapidly respond in the center of compacted trauma, I asked community members to answer any of the following questions: “As an observer or protest participant, Why was it important for you to participate in the #justiceforgeorgefloyed protest? How has the 2020 I Can’t Breathe Rebellion impacted your life? What are you called to do? Or, Why do Black Lives Matter to you?”

Bill Cosby Supports Protestors, Rips Tactical Gear Wearing Cops 
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Bill Cosby Supports Protestors, Rips Tactical Gear Wearing Cops 

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior CorrespondentJune 4, 2020

Imprisoned comedian Bill Cosby has spoken out the police murder of George Floyd, a handcuffed African American man who died a short time after police officers were filmed pressing their knees into his neck and body for nearly nine minutes.  

In a statement released by his publicist Andrew Wyatt, Cosby cited the continued police killings of African Americans and the racially-motivated slayings of Black people, including his son, Ennis.  

Reigniting Ferguson’s Fires of Resistance: Reaffirming Our Right and Will to Breathe
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Reigniting Ferguson’s Fires of Resistance: Reaffirming Our Right and Will to Breathe

Dr. Maulana KarengaJune 4, 2020

The racist public murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis has now added to a list of recent and historical victims of police violence and racist terrorism, including Devon Brown, Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin, Mike Brown, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arberry, Tamir Rice, Atatiana Jefferson, Philando Castile and numerous others. And as our people rise up in massive resistance seeking justice for these Black men, women and children, martyred on the altar of White supremacy, they serve as bright lights and fierce fires lifted up to show the way forward in struggle. Indeed, they call on us to intensify and continue the struggle against the radical evil of these murderous police and vigilante practices and against the savage system which sanctions and supports them and other related forms of oppression. And we owe it to ourselves and to our martyrs to continue the intensified struggle, keep the faith and hold the line until victory.