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WNBA Announces Broadcast and Streaming Schedule for League’s 25th Regular Season - Houston Forward Times
The WNBA’s 25thseason, which will include a 32-game schedule for each team, will feature 100… The post WNBA Announces Broadcast and Streaming Schedule for League’s 25th Regular Season appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
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Chargers head coach helps build school in African nation -
LOS ANGELES — As the head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers, Anthony Lynn is used to winning football games on the field. But Lynn is also racking up points outside the lines of a football field. Education has always been important to Lynn, a 27-year football veteran who at the age of 49
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Nipsey Hussle’s Family And Crip Gang Have Yet To Agree On “Marathon” Trademark
The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Los Angeles Lakers by the final score of 119-98 at Staples Center in Los Angeles
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Rep. Karen Bass makes Biden’s list as potential VP candidate -
LOS ANGELES — Add Rep. Karen Bass to the list of potential vice president candidates being considered by Joe Bidens search team. Bass, who has represented parts of Los Angeles in the U.S. House of Representatives for a decade and has led the Congressional Black Caucus since last year, is one of the
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Executive Director of Civil and Human Rights Join the Mayor of the City Los Angeles to Discuss the Social Reform Within L.A. - Los Angeles Sentinel
Los Angeles City Mayor Garcetti brought awareness to the Civil and Human Rights Department, introducing their first Executive Director, Capri Maddox. This department will magnify the social issues that live among the city and reflect on the solutions. The Los Angeles City Mayor also announced to
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LAUSD campuses will remain closed when school resumes next month -
LOS ANGELES — Amid spiking coronavirus cases, Los Angeles Unified School District campuses will remain closed when classes resume next month, Superintendent Austin Beutner said July 13, defying President Donald Trump's demand that students return to in-person instruction. “While the new school year
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Minnesota represented at recent WNBA game
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COVID-19 testing sites unfriendly to walk-up traffic -
LOS ANGELES — As a pandemic loomed, local health officials and government leaders scrambled to set up an accessible testing system, devising a series of drive-through coronavirus testing sites around Los Angeles County. In early May, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti made his city the first in America to
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Renee Montgomery Breaks Barriers as Owner of WNBA Franchise - Los Angeles Sentinel
Renee Montgomery recently became the first former WNBA player to become an executive and owner of a WNBA franchise. Montgomery now owns the Atlanta Dream along with Northland real estate firm chairman Larry Gottesdiener and Northland president and COO Suzanne
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Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka Headline New Nike Ad Featuring Black Women - The New York Beacon
The athletic apparel and sneaker giant Nike is celebrating Black women during Women’s History Month with its We Play Real campaign featuring a one-minute ad celebrating Black female athletes. Nike launched the campaign Sunday night to highlight Black female athletes in time for International
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CBS, NAACP Reach Multi-Year Agreement to Develop Content
LOS ANGELES (AP) — CBS Television and the NAACP has reached an agreement to develop content to further tell stories of the African American experience. The television studio and civil rights organization announced the multi-year agreement in a joint statement Wednesday. The partnership will focus
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Dream blows 18 point lead in 87-85 loss to Minnesota Lynx | The Atlanta Voice
The Atlanta Dream (5-8) fell 87-85 to the Minnesota Lynx (6-7) on Wednesday night at Gateway Center Arena in College Park. The Dream blew an 18-point lead to the Lynx as both teams are desperately trying to get back to .500 before the Olympic break on July 15th. Atlanta and Minnesota were able to
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Pop Smoke Investigation: LAPD Arrests Five Suspects
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ViacomCBS drops Nick Cannon, cites 'anti-Semitic' comments - Black News Channel
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nick Cannon's 'hateful speech' and anti-Semitic theories led ViacomCBS to cut ties with the TV host and producer, the media giant said. 'ViacomCBS condemns bigotry of any kind and we categorically denounce all forms of anti-Semitism,' the
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Birthday of Natalie Cole
Singer Natalie Cole, daughter of legedary singer Nat Cole, born in Los Angeles, California. Singing professionally at age 11, by 1976 Cole had won Grammys for New Artist of the Year and Best R&B Female Vocalist.
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Ja Rule Revealed The Real Reason He Did The Papa Cristos Commercial
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4 charged in Los Angeles death of rising rapper Pop Smoke - Black News Channel
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21 Savage Launches Free Online Financial Program for Youth - Black News Channel
AP/BNC Contributor LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rapper 21 Savage will be launching a free online financial literacy education program for youth sheltered at home during the coronavirus pandemic. The Grammy winner announced his new Bank Account At Home nationwide initiative on Wednesday. His efforts will
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Atlanta Dream Partners with Anthem for 'Menatl Health Awareness Night' Tonight | Atlanta Daily World
DREAM PARTNERS WITH ANTHEM FOR “MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS NIGHT”  TODAY, JUNE 29 Virtual Mental Health Panel Featuring Dream Players Headlines Evening’s Events According to the National Institute of Mental Health, nearly one in five U.S. adults lives with a mental illness. The Atlanta
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County nearing ‘critical juncture’ in treating pandemic -
LOS ANGELES — Warning that Los Angeles County is at a “critical juncture” in the coronavirus pandemic, with hospitalizations and community spread rising, health officials announced more than 60 deaths from COVID-19 July 8 and warned that fatalities could continue rising in the coming weeks. The
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CBS, NAACP reach multi-year agreement to develop content : TheGrio
LOS ANGELES (AP) — CBS Television and the NAACP have reached an agreement to develop content that tells stories of... View Article The post CBS, NAACP reach multi-year agreement to develop content appeared first on TheGrio.
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Connecticut Sun clinch spot in WNBA's inaugural Commissioner's Cup news -The Black Chronicle
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Amandla Stenberg on Staying Woke, Kicking It With Willow Smith
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4 charged in death of rapper Pop Smoke -
LOS ANGELES — Two young men and two teenage boys were charged July 13 with killing rap artist Pop Smoke during a robbery at a Hollywood Hills home nearly five months ago. Corey Walker, 19, and Keandre Rodgers, 18, were arraigned July 14 on capital murder charges stemming from the Feb. 19 killing of
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“Stop Killing Us:” Activists Bring Their Pain to State Capitol
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THE GROOVE PROJECT Releases “Beyond the Atmosphere” a New Music Video of the Global Group in Their Studios
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Police: 5 arrested in Los Angeles death of rapper Pop Smoke - Black News Channel
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three men and two juveniles have been arrested in connection with the February home-invasion death of rising rapper Pop Smoke in Los Angeles, police said Thursday. The 20-year-old New York rapper whose legal name is Bashar Barakah Jackson was
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Body found in search of lake for 'Glee' star Naya Rivera - Black News Channel
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