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OP-ED: I Use to Love Her: An Open Letter to Mayor Karen Bass and the Black Political Class

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By Melina Abdullah Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass broke my heart. Like my divorce, I knew it was coming but clung to the notion that no...

Fear and Opportunity: Immigration Scams Surged as Trump’s Sweeps Lured Desperate People to Eager Defrauders

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The Trump Administration Aims to Penalize Disabled Adults Who Live With Their Families

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He Died in a Florida Jail. The Company in Charge Should Have Sent Him to the Hospital, Experts Say.

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Meet the Mayor of a Tiny Texas Town Who Wants to Limit How Cities Can Govern

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Some Connecticut Towing Companies Are Ignoring New Law Aimed at Helping Low-Income Residents

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Why a woman is killed every 10 minutes; the rising wave of global femicide

Gender-related killings, known as femicide, are the most brutal and extreme manifestation of violence against women and girls.The latest report from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and UN...

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A Florida Home Insurer Was Allowed to Bypass the Courts During Claim Disputes. It Won More Than 90% of the Time.

State & Local Politics

Sibling Rivalry in Florida Politics: Bracy vs. Bracy Davis for Senate District 15

ORLANDO, FL — A rare political showdown has been unfolding...

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OpEd: Federal Vaccine Changes Risk Florida Families’ Freedom

Commentary John Hallman - March 22, 2026 0

Washington is weighing changes to long-standing childhood vaccines -- and Florida parents are paying close attention. In conversations across the state, one thing comes...

OP-ED: Deported Migrants Asked to Come Back to Work the Fields. Really?

Main Kevin Seraaj - March 21, 2026 0

As if the world of immigration policies couldn't get any more absurd, the New York Times reported that President Trump is asking deported migrants...

OP-ED: One Hundred Years of Black Workers Telling the Truth

Commentary BlackPress USA - February 27, 2026 0

In 1917, A. Philip Randolph and Chandler Owen launched The Messenger, a pro-labor, anti-war magazine that connected racism to exploitation and demanded justice for...

COMMENTARY: Black Veterans Are Deported After Serving America

Color of Law Kevin Seraaj - November 11, 2025 0

When we think of those people who are deported from the U.S., we often have images of undocumented Latinx folks from Mexico and Central...

Environment

EarthTalk: Are disposable plastic straws really so terrible for the environment?

Earth Talk - March 9, 2026

Dear EarthTalk: Are disposable plastic straws really so terrible for the environment and what are some good alternatives that won’t get mushy...

Dr. Benjamin Chavis Celebrated as ‘Father of the Environmental Justice movement’

November 20, 2025

COMMENTARY: We Need Strong Intellectual Property Rights for a Sustainable Future

June 27, 2025

Orange County to Host Public Workshop on Special Protection Area for the St. Johns River Basin

June 21, 2025

Sudan: Three quarters of women feel unsafe as war rages on

UN News Service - April 21, 2026

Across war-torn Sudan, women and girls “are telling a consistent story of continued experience of danger, and risks for gender-based violence” whether...

Sudan: Three quarters of women feel unsafe as war rages on

April 21, 2026

The Epstein files: Rights experts demand accountability, call for probe into trafficking allegations

April 21, 2026

From misdiagnosis to medical bias: Why women are living longer but not better

April 21, 2026

Women leaders unite to advance gender equality, defend multilateralism amid growing global pushback

April 21, 2026

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Affirming Black Children Through Books: Stories That Help Them See Their Light

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Fear and Opportunity: Immigration Scams Surged as Trump’s Sweeps Lured Desperate People to Eager Defrauders

Sports

Southern University First HBCU to Win a National Title

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The Trump Administration Aims to Penalize Disabled Adults Who Live With Their Families

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FREE TICKET OFFER – Advance Screening of ‘The Black Phone 2’

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FREE TICKETS– Advance Screening of JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH

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Crime

Details Surrounding the Death of Javion MaGee

Frank Butler - June 6, 2025

Human Trafficking

The applicable international human rights laws against human trafficking in Africa

Lee Dixon - July 24, 2024

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The Trump Administration Aims to Penalize Disabled Adults Who Live With Their Families

Even a glance at Shy’tyra Burton’s life reveals her...

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He Died in a Florida Jail. The Company in Charge Should Have Sent Him to the Hospital, Experts Say.

Reporting Highlights Struggling to Breathe: Before he died in the...

World

Afghanistan risks losing 25,000 women teachers and health workers

The agency said the crisis is already depriving children...

National

State of Preschool Yearbook Provides an Annual Snapshot of State-Funded Preschool

By National Institute for Early Education Research Georgia’s state-funded pre-k program for 4-year-olds was recognized as the largest state-funded...

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Which features on the 2026 Volkswagen Golf GTI Autobahn are actually worth having?

Ask Roosevelt right now on AutoNetwork and get an...

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Immigration

OP-ED: Kemet Immigration PSA Debuts at National Press Club, Earns Congressional Honor and NNPA Support

Immigration

What the Trump Administration’s Videos From a Chicago Immigration Raid Don’t Show

Immigration

This County Was the “Model” for Local Police Carrying Out Immigration Raids. It Ended in Civil Rights Violations.

Immigration

Arizona Police Agencies Were Once at the Forefront of Local Immigration Enforcement. Now Most Are Avoiding It.

Immigration

We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

Standup Guy Stuart Woods Putnam c/o Penguin Group USA 375 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014 www.penguin.com 9780399164156, $26.95, www.amazon.com Stone Barrington has a new client who complicates Barrington’s...

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Bubs the Bumble Bee and The Spider’s Web

Bubs the Bumble Bee and The Spider’s Web By Joyce Graham Fogwill Outskirts Press Inc 10940 South Parker Road, #515, Parker, CO 80134 www.outskirtspress.com 9781432795863, $12.95, www.amazon.com The author, who...

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Grunge Bob Camo Pants Zombie Hunter

Grunge Bob Camo Pants Zombie Hunter Created & Written by Robert Cordray Illustrated by David Naughton-Shires Little Library of the Living Dead www.libraryofthelivingdead.com, www.grungebobcamopants.com 9780578060651, $10.00 www.amazon.com “Grunge Bob...

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That Pet Finder Kid Catnapped

That Pet Finder Kid Catnapped Scott Clements Outskirts Press Inc 10940 South Parker Road, #515, Parker, CO 80134 www.happybroendog.com scottclem@aol.com 9781460068513, $7.95, www.amazon.com From sports to music, 13 year...

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