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Dr. Melina Abdullah
Melina Abdullah is Professor and Chair of Pan-African Studies at California State University, Los Angeles. She earned her Ph.D. and M.A. from the University of Southern California in Political Science and her B.A. from Howard University in African American Studies. Her research focuses on power allocation and societal transformation. Abdullah has authored several articles and […]
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Professor Zahalea Anderson
Zahalea Anderson/ Zahalea Showe lost her business in Long Beach, California yesterday. 25 years in this building running her School of Self Defense, and now it’s been lost to the only fire in Long Beach. It is easy to say “Black Lives Matter,” but if we do not rally behind our black brothers and sisters […]
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Facing Protests Over Use of Force, Police Respond With More Force
Demonstrations continued across the United States on Sunday as the nation braced for another grueling night of unrest over police shootings and the death of George Floyd, amid growing concern that aggressive law enforcement tactics intended to impose order were instead inflaming tensions. Videos showed police officers in recent nights using batons, tear gas, pepper […]
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Protesters in London, Berlin, Toronto Take To Streets In Support Of George Floyd Demonstrations
Demonstrators around the world, including in London, Berlin and Toronto, took to the streets in support of the U.S. protests continuing across the country. The U.S. riots have captured the attention of people around the world, with photos of burning cars and riot police seen prominently on many newspaper front pages, even as the coronavirus […]
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Protests Continue Nationwide Over George Floyd Killing In Minneapolis
Nationwide protest over the killing of George Floyd, the black man who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck,c continues Friday evening as Americans demanded that those involved face justice. On Friday, Protestors took to the streets of Minneapolis…READ MORE
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City Council President Herb Wesson
City Council President Herb J. Wesson, Jr. was unanimously elected President of the Los Angeles City Council on November 23, 2011 and officially took office January 2, 2012. He was elected to represent the 10th Council District of the City Los Angeles in a Special Election in November 2005. The voters of the 10th Council District […]
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Valerie Jarrett
Valerie B. Jarrett is a Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama, overseeing the White House Offices of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs, and chairing the White House Council on Women and Girls. Ms. Jarrett has worked throughout her tenure at the White House to mobilize elected officials, business and community leaders, and diverse groups of […]
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Marc Morial
Marc H. Morial is President and CEO of the National Urban League, the nation’s largest historic civil rights and urban advocacy organization. As Mayor of New Orleans from 1994 to 2002, Morial led New Orleans’ renaissance and left office with a 70% approval rating. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in […]
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Attorney Constance Rice
onnie Rice is renowned for her unconventional approaches to tackling problems of inequity and exclusion. For example, she has teamed up with conservatives on education issues and the Los Angeles Police Department to support the Watts gang truce. Rice has received more than 50 major awards for her leadership of diverse coalitions, and her non-traditional […]
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Jamal R. Watkins
Jamal R. Watkins serves as the Vice President of Civic Engagement at the NAACP, leading the Association’s efforts to maximize the African-American community’s participation and representation in our democracy. Through his guidance, the NAACP is hosting a series of virtual town halls to explore the economic, health and policy implications of the coronavirus on communities […]
