Two of California’s largest counties are welcoming Black women to their lists of superior court judges. Tricia Taylor and Terrie Roberts were appointed with nine other justices in the Golden State, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Oct. 25. Terrie Roberts (left) was appointed to a judgeship in the San Diego County Superior Court, and Tricia…
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A Nipsey Hussle Tower Is Being Built in His Honor at Site of His Former Store
When a construction crew erected a tall fence around the Los Angeles plaza where Nipsey Hussle‘s store The Marathon Clothing sits, the online questions began. But people would soon get answers, first from the owner of the plaza, then from the mother of Hussle’s son Lauren London.
Here Are Nipsey Hussle’s Final Words After He Was Fatally Shot
The 34-year-old rapper was shot and killed on March 31. More details are coming out about Nipsey Hussle who was fatally shot on March 31 outside of his Marathon Clothing store. Sadly, his final words were, “You got me,” to the alleged killer, 29-year-old Eric Holder, according to court docs.
The CROWN Act: California Bill Aims to Protect Black Folks from Hair Discrimination
California could become the first state to protect Black employees and students from hair-based discrimination, thanks to recently proposed legislation. The CROWN Act, which seeks to banish policies that punish Black folks for their hairstyles, got the green light in the state Senate in April and could be voted on in the state Assembly…
A ‘Central Park Five’ Survivor’s Tear-Filled Plea: ‘Trump Put a Bounty On Our Heads’
LOS ANGELES, California—The five men who were arrested as teenagers, falsely convicted, sentenced to years in prison, and eventually exonerated for the rape and assault of a white jogger in Central Park in 1989, have never been keen on the name “Central Park Five.” They avoid the phrase when possible. It was not a moniker…
History You Should Know: California Once Tried to Ban Black People
When most people think of California today we think of Los Angeles, Hollywood and the entertainment business. However, when Peter Burnett spoke in Sacramento in 1849, he faced a group of men determined to take California from an upstart territory to a state. Burnett had been elected the state’s first governor just one day before…
