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Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad & Kevin A. Ross – California’s Black Agenda 2012
Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad (right), is an author, columnist and scholar known for his fiery analysis of social, political and economic issues that impact American society. As one of the most-read featured columnists in the African American press over the past 20 years, Samad’s weekly editorial commentaries contributes to newspapers & websites nationwide. Website:www.AnthonySamad.com […]
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ASSEMBLYMAN MIKE DAVIS
MIKE DAVIS, Assemblyman, 48th District in Los Angeles County. Elected in 2006. Prior to assuming office, Davis made an impact in the community after a notable career as a public servant at three levels of government. He served as a Senior Deputy Supervisor for Yvonne B. Burke. He also served as District Director for Congresswoman […]
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Haiti sees small rise in cholera cases after Sandy
By TRENTON DANIEL PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The Haitian capital saw a small increase in the number of people infected by cholera after last week’s destructive rains from Hurricane Sandy, an international medical group said Friday. Doctors Without Borders said the group’s five cholera treatment centers had at least 457 patients Monday. There were 500 patients […]
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Robey Theatre Company – Presents: “Anna Lucasta” a Stage Play
Robey Theatre Company in association with The Latino Theatre Company Presents: “Anna Lucasta” a Stage Play Written by Philip Yordan Directed by Ben Guillory “Expelled from her home by her over-protective and jealous father young Anna Lucasta is forced to confront life’s inevitable fight for survival. When her family with their own piggish desires offers […]
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Margaret Gardiner
Margaret Gardiner, South African Journalist who lives in the U.S., Former International Model, Miss South Africa, was Miss Universe 1978. She holds a BA in Psychology from the College of Charleston. She’s the author of two books on health and beauty and attended St. George’s Cathedral where Bishop Tutu preached. She is a member of […]
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Siviwe
Siviwe, Activist and Founder of “Happy Feet”, an after school dance project for children from disadvantaged communities. Siviwe lived at Langa Hostel, also known as Ikhwezi Hostel or Skwatini, where Happy Feet is located, for five years with his friend Chippa. This was his first home in Langa and marked a new chapter in Siviwe’s […]
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Bobbie Jean Anderson
Bobbie Jean Anderson, Vice Chair of the Los Angeles County Democratic Party. She served as Chair of the 48th AD DSCC for three terms. Long time activist and grassroots politition, she has served on the California Democratic Party’s State Central Committee (DSCC) since 1990. She was also elected to the Executive Boad of the State […]
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Karen Earl
Karen Earl, Executive Director of Jenesse Center Inc. “Years ago, my friend Marguerite Archie-Hudson told me about Jenesse Center. She said she wanted me to work with a group of women in Los Angeles who opened a shelter. I had never heard of a domestic violence shelter. I never heard the words domestic violence. I […]
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Is Sandy a taste of things to come?
We should not be surprised. That’s the view of many climate scientists as they survey the destruction wrought by the superstorm that ravaged the Northeast this week. The melting of Arctic ice, rising sea levels, the warming atmosphere and changes to weather patterns are a potent combination likely to produce storms and tidal surges of […]
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AP poll: Majority harbor prejudice against blacks
Racial attitudes have not improved in the four years since the United States elected its first black president, an Associated Press poll finds, as a slight majority of Americans now express prejudice toward blacks whether they recognize those feelings or not. Those views could cost President Barack Obama votes as he tries for re-election, the […]
