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Reparations proposals for Black Californians advance to state Assembly

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Senate advanced a set of ambitious reparations proposals Tuesday, including legislation that would create an agency to help Black families research their family lineage and confirm their eligibility for any future restitution passed by the state. Lawmakers also passed bills to create a fund for reparations programs and compensate Black families for property that the government unjustly seized from them using eminent domain. The proposals now head to the state Assembly. State Sen. Steven […]

todayMay 22, 2024

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‘Clown!’: Fani Willis continues to clap back at Republicans, vows she won’t be ‘broken’

Fani Willis, the Fulton County district attorney prosecuting Donald Trump, is continuing clapping back at Republicans aligned with the former president as she presses on with her criminal election interference case against the indicted presidential candidate.  “I’m not someone that’s going to be broken,” said the 52-year-old progressive prosecutor during a Monday evening interview on MSNBC. She told host Rachel Maddow that she is not backing down amid federal and statewide investigations lodged by Republicans and numerous death threats. Rather […]

todayMay 21, 2024

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Black-Owned AI Automated Dispensary Startup Pledges 1% for Digital Cannabis Equity & Impact Program

Chow420 was launched three years ago with the vision to revolutionize the workings of the hemp and cannabis industry. Throughout its existence, the company has been focused on disrupting the hemp-cannabis market with a novel solution that meets the specific challenges faced by the market. Ultimately, this objective materialized in the form of a suite that combines a smart network of automated dispensaries and a Web 3.0 online platform to connect customers to compliant and effective cannabis products.As a company, […]

todayMay 21, 2024

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NYC mayor defends police response after videos show officers punching pro-Palestinian protesters

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams defended the police department’s response to a pro-Palestinian street demonstration in Brooklyn over the weekend, calling video of officers repeatedly punching men lying prone on the ground an “isolated incident.” “Look at that entire incident,” Adams said on the “Mornings on 1” program on the local cable news channel NY1. He complained that protesters who marched through Brooklyn’s Bay Ridge section on Saturday had blocked traffic, spit at officers and, […]

todayMay 21, 2024

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Voters to decide whether Fani Willis and judge in Georgia Trump election case keep their jobs

ATLANTA (AP) — Voters will decide whether two key players in the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump will keep their jobs. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee are both on the ballot for Tuesday’s election. Willis is the prosecutor who last year obtained a sprawling racketeering indictment against Trump and 18 others, and McAfee is the judge who was randomly assigned to preside over the case. Willis has a single […]

todayMay 21, 2024

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Did Biden’s Morehouse graduation speech break tension with Black voters?

Through emotive appeals and, at times, humor, President Joe Biden’s commencement address at Morehouse College on Sunday sought to inspire and celebrate the Class of 2024 while appealing to a crucial constituency needed for his reelection: Black voters. The president’s audience extended far beyond the 414 young Black male graduates, some of whom silently protested Biden over his administration’s policy on the Israel war in Gaza by sitting with their backs turned and adorning their caps and gowns with Palestinian […]

todayMay 21, 2024

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Republicans need better race bait

OPINION: Why can’t the GOP find someone who is widely embraced by Black America when they want someone to represent conservative values? Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Thirty years ago, a newspaper published an attack on my character that haunts me to this day. Although it started as an innocent misunderstanding, it has blossomed into a cruel joke that my college friends continue to […]

todayMay 20, 2024

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Founder Launches New Social Media App Called ‘BlackListed’ to Empower Black Community Through Networking

Channing Bell, a visionary African American woman with over a decade of experience in product management across the technology and oil and gas sectors, has launched a new app called BlackListed. Her app is an innovative new social media platform available now on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store that was developed to foster a vibrant community of connection and empowerment. It was designed specifically for Black individuals to network, share experiences, and grow together both personally and […]

todayMay 20, 2024

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‘Bleach blonde bad-built butch body’ is the phrase of the year so far, and now we have songs

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. “Bleach blonde bad-built butch body,” aka the 6Bs, has become the phrase of the year. Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett’s alliterative retort to Marjorie Taylor Greene’s silly ad hominem jab — “I think your fake eyelashes are messing up what you’re reading” — has become all the rage. Crockett’s comeback was epic and the DJs of the world have sampled it and mixed it […]

todayMay 20, 2024