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Council Members Seek Report on Controller Suspending Ridley-Thomas’ Pay

City News Service  August 11, 2022

Members of the Los Angeles City Council continue to question whether City Controller Ron Galperin had the legal authority to cut Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas’ pay and benefits after Ridley-Thomas was suspended from the council last year, with the latest motion filed on August 9 by Councilman Curren Price.

House Passes $2 Trillion Stimulus Package Deal

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior CorrespondentApril 2, 2020

Earlier, several civil rights organizations noted watching with vigilance as Senate negotiations and, later, voting in both chambers took place. “We know that when the economy goes into decline, people of color always bear the brunt,” said Teresa Candori, communications director for the National Urban League. “We will be fighting to make sure the most vulnerable communities are not an afterthought.”

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Black Doctors Earn Less than Whites

Stacy M. Brown NNPA NewswireApril 27, 2017

African-American doctors typically work in primary care rather than specialties, the survey noted.