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California governor to name Laphonza Butler, former Kamala Harris adviser, to Feinstein Senate seat
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom will name Laphonza Butler, a Democratic strategist and adviser to Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, to fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a spokesman in his office said Sunday. In choosing Bu
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NNPA NEWSWIRE — Loewe becomes the latest Black woman to hold a senior position in the administration. “I didn’t necessarily come from a life of privilege,” Loewe told Ryan. “I grew up in Liberty City, Florida, where the median income is around
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Kamala Harris Set to Become First Woman Vice President in American History - Voice and Viewpoint
Manny Otiko | California Black Media This Wednesday, when Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor swears in former California Sen. Kamala Harris as vice president, she will make history for several reasons. Harris – who was born in Oakland and spent part of her childhood in Berkeley - will become the
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Louisville (Finally) Terminates Cops Involved in the Death of Breonna Taylor - Voice and Viewpoint
Breonna Taylor, a Black woman, was in bed sleeping next to her boyfriend when the officers attempted to serve a no-knock search warrant. Officers falsely associated Taylor with a former boyfriend’s alleged drug activities because they claimed that the man used Taylor’s address, making the house
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Harlem Shows Support For Black Woman Mauled, Beaten By Trio Of Men Outside Liquor Store
Harlemites came out in full force over the weekend to march and advocate for a 31-year-old mom who was bitten, beaten, spit on and robbed on Jan. 18 after she refused a man's offer to pay for her wine.
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Frontline Worker To Sue NY Cops After ‘Excessive Force’ And ‘Unlawful Arrest’ Captured On Video
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California Black Media Political Playback: News You Might Have Missed
By Joe W. Bowers Jr. and Edward Henderson | California Black Media Black Women’s Group Holds Gov. Newsom’s Feet to the Fire on Senate Appointment (CBM) - On Sunday, the California Black Women’s Collective (CBWC), a coalition of women from different professional backgrounds, issued
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President-Elect Biden Selects Fmr. Ambassador Susan Rice for Top White House Post
NNPA NEWSWIRE — With years of experience working at senior levels in the executive branch, Ambassador Susan Rice knows government inside and out and will carry through the President-elect’s vision of a newly empowered Domestic Policy Council and turbocharge the effort to build back better, the
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Dollar General 'Karen': Video Shows Racist White Woman Threatening Black Worker With Violence
A TikTok video shows a racist Karen at a Dollar General store threatening and making racist comments at a Black employee. Yes, at a Dollar General store. The post Dollar General 'Karen': Video Shows Racist White Woman Threatening Black Worker With Violence appeared first on NewsOne.
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Who Will Be Dianne Feinstein's 'Interim' Senate Replacement? Newsom Vowed To Appoint Black Woman
Dianne Feinstein's death spotlights California Gov. Gavin Newsome’s pledge to appoint a Black woman if there was ever a Senate vacancy. The post Who Will Be Dianne Feinstein's 'Interim' Senate Replacement? Newsom Vowed To Appoint Black Woman appeared first on NewsOne.
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Family Of Henrietta Lacks Reach Private Settlement Deal With Thermo Fisher
The family of Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman whose cells were unlawfully used to make groundbreaking discoveries in medicine and science, have reached a private settlement deal with the biotech company, Thermo Fisher
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Congress Grants Waiver For Lloyd Austin To Become First Black Secretary Of Defense
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Former Howard University Dean Leslie T. Fenwick Is A Finalist For Biden’s Secretary Of Education
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If Angel Reese wasn’t a Black woman, America wouldn’t be so angry
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AVA DUVERNAY BECOMES FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO HAVE FILM COMPETE AT VENICE FILM FESTIVAL - Garland Journal
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NAACP Legal Defense Fund Responds To Trump’s ‘Last Ditch-Attempt’ To Disenfranchise Black Georgia Voters
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‘You’re Black, So You Have Rights?’: Karen Goes On Racist Rant After Black Neighbor Complains About Dog
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