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‘On Strike for Our Students’: LAUSD Teachers Send Message to Beutner With Historic March

January 17, 2019

By Kimberlee Buck

Contributing Writer

More than 50,000 Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) teachers, parents, and United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) members... Read more...

Award-Winning Actress Regina King Opens Up About Sleeper Hit ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’

January 17, 2019

By Dr. Sybil C. Mitchell

The New Tri-State Defender

Regina King makes it easy to say “yes” to an assignment editor’s request for a reporter to join in on a national... Read more...

‘Nobody’s at the Switch’ as CBS Announces Election Coverage Team with No African Americans

January 17, 2019

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent

@StacyBrownMedia

CBS News said its diversifying – adding a mix of women and minorities to its top staff and its upcoming... Read more...

CBC to Trump: ‘Stop Using Federal Workers as Political Pawns’

January 17, 2019

By Jennifer Bihm

Contributing Writer

During a press call last week, members of the Congressional Black Caucus said that among other consequences, African Americans will... Read more...

The Content of Our Character

January 17, 2019

By Alan Braxton

Contributing Writer

There isn’t much that hasn’t already been said (and written) about civil rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr. The great orator... Read more...

News

Harris on Unpaid Government Workers: “They don’t need a wall. They need a paycheck.”

January 17, 2019 LAWT News Service U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris spoke on the Senate floor this week to call on her colleagues to immediately...

Rep. Maxine Waters Calls for an End to the Trump Shutdown

January 17, 2019 LAWT News Service Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, entered the following...

U.S. Senator Tim Scott Critical of GOP on Racism and Rep. Steve King

January 17, 2019 By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor Stating what has become even more of an issue for the GOP during the presidency...

The Government Shutdown: Another Storm for Black Farmers, Cooperatives, and Southern Rural Communities

January 17, 2019 LAWT News Service Storm-weary Southern Farmers now face fresh economic fears amid a political storm which seems to have no end...

The Wakanda One Village Project: African Union Ambassador Promotes Diaspora Homecomings; This is the first installment of a news series and the global initiative of NNPA President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. to expand the international reach and im

January 10, 2019 By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent As she entered her office in Northwest Washington, D.C., African Union (AU)...

Community

Nola Carter Passes at 100

January 17, 2019 LAWT News Service Nola Carter, was born in Shreveport, LA on April 15, 1918, where she finished high school and later migrated...

Dr. Genevieve Shepherd, L.A. Educator and Activist, Passes

January 17, 2019 By Cora Jackson-Fossett Contributing Writer Education took hold of Dr. Genevieve A. Shepherd at a very young age. When she...

Isaac McTyeire Transitions

January 17, 2019 LAWT News Service Isaac F. McTyeire was born to Isaac and LaVonne McTyeire on November 18, 1938, in Akron, Ohio. He was the...

Ca. Supreme Court Won’t Hear Case of Man Convicted of South L.A. Murder

January 03, 2019 City News Service The California Supreme Court refused today to review the case of a transient who is serving a 26-year-to-life...

Sports News

The Rams Take on the Saints in NFC Championship

January 17, 2019 By Amanda Scurlock Sports Writer The Los Angeles Rams are one game away from Super Bowl glory after they defeated the Dallas...

Chargers Season Ends; Patriots Dominant in 41-28 Victory

January 17, 2019 By Jarred Davis Contributing Writer Philip Rivers wanted it badly, a win against Bill Belichick and Tom Brady to extend their...

Lakers’ Young Core Face Adversity in Veterans’ Absence

January 10, 2019 By Lauren A. Jones Contributing Writer The Lakers’ young core consisting of Kyle Kuzma, Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, and...

UCLA Snaps Losing Skid, Defeats Stanford 92-70 After Alford Firing

January 10, 2019 By Jarred Davis Contributing Writer For the first time in the program’s 100-year history, UCLA was tasked with continuing...

Five African American NFL Head Coaches Fired

January 03, 2019 By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Correspondent Five of the NFL’s seven African American head coaches were fired on...

Arts & Culture

Big Boi, Travis Scott to Join Maroon 5 in Super Bowl Show

January 17, 2019 Associated Press The NFL on Sunday ended months of uncertainty by officially announcing Maroon 5, Big Boi and Travis Scott as...

Screen Actors Guild Slams Film Academy for Oscar Tactics

January 17, 2019 Associated Press The Screen Actors Guild is calling on the film academy to stop preventing stars from appearing on award shows...

HOROSCOPES January 17- 24 , 2019

January 17, 2019 Aries MAR 21 - APR 19 You're up for anything this week when it comes to love and sex. Venus will be at a perfect angle to Mars,...

Surviving R Kelly Delivers Strong Public Reaction and Repercussions; KJLH bans R Kelly Music, Georgia begins investigating into the self-proclaimed Pied Piper.

January 10, 2019 By Niele Anderson Contributing Writer Lifetime Network Surviving R Kelly, a three-night, six-hour series featuring...

Kenny Lattimore Foundation Brings Music and Arts to Los Angeles and Washington D.C. Schools

January 10, 2019 LAWT News Service Join the Kenny Lattimore Foundation and featured talents Annale’, known for her Billboard charting radio...

News

Harris on Unpaid Government Workers: “They don’t need a wall. They need a paycheck.”

Rep. Maxine Waters Calls for an End to the Trump Shutdown

U.S. Senator Tim Scott Critical of GOP on Racism and Rep. Steve King

The Government Shutdown: Another Storm for Black Farmers, Cooperatives, and Southern Rural Communities

The Wakanda One Village Project: African Union Ambassador Promotes Diaspora Homecomings; This is the first installment of a news series and the global initiative of NNPA President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. to expand the international reach and im

Community

Nola Carter Passes at 100

Dr. Genevieve Shepherd, L.A. Educator and Activist, Passes

Isaac McTyeire Transitions

Ca. Supreme Court Won’t Hear Case of Man Convicted of South L.A. Murder

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The Rams Take on the Saints in NFC Championship

Chargers Season Ends; Patriots Dominant in 41-28 Victory

Lakers’ Young Core Face Adversity in Veterans’ Absence

UCLA Snaps Losing Skid, Defeats Stanford 92-70 After Alford Firing

Five African American NFL Head Coaches Fired

Arts & Culture

Big Boi, Travis Scott to Join Maroon 5 in Super Bowl Show

Screen Actors Guild Slams Film Academy for Oscar Tactics

HOROSCOPES January 17- 24 , 2019

Surviving R Kelly Delivers Strong Public Reaction and Repercussions; KJLH bans R Kelly Music, Georgia begins investigating into the self-proclaimed Pied Piper.

Kenny Lattimore Foundation Brings Music and Arts to Los Angeles and Washington D.C. Schools

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