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Officer who shot and killed Antwon Rose charged with criminal homicide
Michael Rosfeld, the East Pittsburgh police officer who shot and killed unarmed teenager Antwon Rose Jr. last week, has been charged with criminal homicide, court records show. Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. said he plans to release more information at a news conference Wednesday morning…READ MORE
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Police Killings Are Damaging The Mental Health In Black Communities, Study Finds
A recent report published in a leading British medical journal has confirmed concerns long-held by racial justice activists: police killings of African-Americans has damaging effects on the mental well-being of Black communities. The study, published in The Lancet this week, found that when U.S. officers shoot and kill unarmed Black people, it has a negative impact on […]
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Antwon Rose, unarmed teen shot and killed by East Pittsburgh police, remembered as ‘a true joy’
Three summers before he was fatally shot by a police officer, Antwon Rose Jr. had a simple request. He emailed Gisele Fetterman in 2015 asking if he could volunteer for her organization, which distributes donated goods to community members in need. It was remarkable, Fetterman recalled, that a 14-year old would decide on his own to […]
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Freebie Friday
BET Weekend! The BET Experience is here! And you can snag free tickets to the BET Fan Fest, which is open to the public from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, June 23rd and 11 a.m.-7 p.m. and Sunday June 24th Here are a few things that guests can do for free during the two-day BET Experience […]
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Nearly 100 children separated from parents at the border are in L.A. area, most of them detained, advocates say
Nearly 100 children separated from migrant parents at the southern border in recent weeks under President Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy have reached the Greater Los Angeles region, according to local immigrant rights organizations. Most of the children are 9 and younger and are housed in detention shelters or foster homes overseen by government-contracted shelters, the organizations said […]
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Congresswoman Karen Bass
Congressmember Karen Bass was re-elected to her fourth term representing the 37th Congressional District in November 2016. Congressmember Bass serves on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs where she is Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations. As a member of the House Judiciary Committee, Congressmember Bass is also working to craft sound […]
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Saharah Ali: 3rd Eye Thursday Affirmation
SAJI Yoga Summer Solstices 3rd-Eye Thursday Affirmation Today, I honor my oneness with the most high, opening myself to the healing gifts of mother nature. I embrace heavenly light purifying and transforming my life here and now. I open myself to move thru this season of truth with courage and wisdom. I ground myself in […]
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Doris Owanda Johnson
Dr. Doris-Owanda Johnson has been described by her clients and patients as a combination of an old-fashioned medicine woman, a new age healer, and an out and out lifesaver! In her years of dedicated study and practice, ‘Dr. Doris’, as she is affectionately called…READ MORE 310.475.8018 8929 S Sepulveda Blvd Suite 205 Los Angeles, CA 90045 […]
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Damien Goodmon
Damien Goodmon is the Founder and Executive Director of the nonprofit Crenshaw Subway Coalition (“CSC”). CSC and it’s successor organization the Citizens’ Campaign to Fix the Expo Rail Line seeks to empower stakeholder groups… READ MORE Mail: 3818 Crenshaw Blvd., Ste. 314, Los Angeles, CA 90008 Phone/Text: (323) 300-6078 Email: info@crenshawsubway.org
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U.S. quits U.N. human rights body, citing bias vs. Israel, alarming critics
The United States withdrew from a “hypocritical and self-serving” United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday over what it called chronic bias against Israel and a lack of reform, a move activists warned would make advancing human rights globally even more difficult…READ MORE
