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Hundreds of Compton Residents Chosen for Guaranteed Income Program
Dianne Lugo
Compton has joined in participating in a successful program to grant some of its residents a guaranteed income, no strings attached.
800 residents of the city have been feeling some relief since January as…
Pastor Tyron Robinson Named to Succeed Bishop Paul Morton
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Last year, nationally renowned pastor and gospel singer Bishop Paul S. Morton announced he would step down as senior pastor of the Changing a Generation Full Gospel Baptist Church megachurch in Atlanta and the G…
New Fund Will Grant $10,000 to Struggling Local Business Owners
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More relief for local Los Angeles small business owners is on the way.
A new fund, the LA Regional COVID Fund, for small brick-and-mortar businesses, specifically in the personal care and retail sectors, has bee…
Probe Into Prison Deaths Ends Up Uncovering $8 Billion in Untracked State Money
Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media
What started out as an investigation into inmate deaths in some of California’s county jails led to an audit that uncovered severe overcrowding, a lack of mental health res…
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“Police Reform and Personal Responsibility”
It is indeed rare, if not unprecedented, to see a highly diverse group of organizations such as the conserva- tive Alliance Defending Freedom, the liberal American Civil Liberties Union, the libertarian Cato
Institute…
One Down, Three to Go: How Will Chauvin Verdict Factor in Trials of Three Remaining Officers Charged in Death of George Floyd
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As most in the nation applauded the verdict handed down by a Minneapolis jury finding former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of two counts of murder and one count of manslaughter, one lingering question rema…
California Elected Officials, Civic Leaders React to George Floyd Verdict
Antonio Ray Harvey, Bo Tefu & Tanu Henry | California Black Media
“The hard truth,” Gov. Newsom said in an April 20 statement, “is that if George Floyd looked like me, he’d still be alive today.” Newsom made the r…
Derek Chauvin Chooses Not to Testify in His Defense [Video]
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Derek Chauvin chose not to take the stand during his murder trial on Thursday morning (April 15). In what marked the 14th day of his trial, the former Minneapolis police officer told Judge Peter Cahill that he woul…
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Hundreds of Compton Residents Chosen for Guaranteed Income Program
Dianne Lugo
Compton has joined in participating in a successful program to grant some of its residents a guaranteed income, no strings attached.
800 residents of the city have been feeling some relief since January as…
Pastor Tyron Robinson Named to Succeed Bishop Paul Morton
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Last year, nationally renowned pastor and gospel singer Bishop Paul S. Morton announced he would step down as senior pastor of the Changing a Generation Full Gospel Baptist Church megachurch in Atlanta and the G…
New Fund Will Grant $10,000 to Struggling Local Business Owners
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More relief for local Los Angeles small business owners is on the way.
A new fund, the LA Regional COVID Fund, for small brick-and-mortar businesses, specifically in the personal care and retail sectors, has bee…
Federal Moratorium on Evictions During Pandemic Has Been Extended
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President Biden’s administration has heeded advice from housing advocates and are once again extending a federal moratorium on evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Clippers disappointed to be without Kawhi Leonard, determined to stay the course
SALT LAKE CITY — It’s not a happy time in Clipperdom.
Kawhi Leonard, the Clippers’ leading man, is out indefinitely with a knee injury that the team is characterizing as a sprain, for now. There have been reports that the Clippers are fearful thei…
San Pedro baseball defeats Birmingham to advance to City Section Open Division final
SAN PEDRO — Junior pitcher Zack Geiss started strong Wednesday and never let up, throwing a two-hit shutout in a 7-0 victory over Birmingham in the L.A. City Section Open Division semifinals.
The victory sends the No. 4-seeded Pirates to the…
El Camino Real baseball rallies second time to top Cleveland in drama-filled City semifinal
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RESEDA – Drama is impossible to avoid on the road to the City Section’s Open Division baseball final. El Camino Real and Cleveland both experien…
Prosecutors: Suspect in freeway shooting death of boy in Orange later brandished gun in another traffic altercation
SANTA ANA — Days after the killing of a 6-year-old boy in a road-rage shooting on the 55 Freeway in Orange, the suspects got into another traffic altercation in which the alleged shooter waved a gun at another motorist, prosecutors said in c…
Dodgers’ patient approach with Steven Souza Jr. pays off
LOS ANGELES — When the Houston Astros released Steven Souza Jr. from his minor-league contract in March, the 32-year-old outfielder thought his baseball playing days might be over. He had batted .095 in spring training. He started to wonder what m…
Hornets’ LaMelo Ball selected NBA Rookie of the Year
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — LaMelo Ball thought he would become NBA Rookie of the Year long before he joined the league.
That belief became a reality Wednesday night as Ball’s versatility as a passer, scorer and rebounder earned the Charl…
To increase Metro’s ridership, we have to increase the service
Los Angeles’ Metro transit system is not the system that transit riders — a majority who earn less than $30,000 a year — want and deserve. For the 900,000 plus Angelenos who depend on our buses to get around every day, this is not news…
Paul George leads Kawhi-less Clippers to win in Utah, 3-2 series lead
Clippers guard Reggie Jackson gets past Jazz center Rudy Gobert on his way to the basket during the first half of Game 5 of their second-round playoff series on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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L.A. Faith & Community Leaders Respond to Chauvin Verdict
L.A. Faith & Community Leaders Respond to Chauvin Verdict
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Los Angeles faith and community leaders let out a collective sigh of relief and elation as twelve jurors found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of two counts of murder and one count of manslaughter in the death of George Floyd last year.
“Today’s verdi…
Pastor Tyron Robinson Named to Succeed Bishop Paul Morton
Staff
Last year, nationally renowned pastor and gospel singer Bishop Paul S. Morton announced he would step down as senior pastor of the Changing a Generation Full Gospel Baptist Church megachurch in Atlanta and the Greater St. Stephen Full Gospel Baptist Church in July on his 70th birthday. But with the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, the awar…
COGICs Select Bishop J. Drew Sheard as New Presiding Bishop
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The Church of God in Christ has elected Bishop J. Drew Sheard as its new leader. Results of the virtual election—making Sheard the presiding prelate of the 7-million member strong, worldwide denomination headquartered in Memphis—were announced March 20.
Sheard, 62, had formerly served as prelate of the Michigan North Central Jurisdiction,
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Two Pastors Merge Churches in Hopes of Healing Racial Divides
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A white pastor and a Black pastor in North Carolina have decided to merge their congregations in an attempt to lessen racial divides and create a stronger community on Sundays regardless of racial background. The two pastors, Derrick Hawkins and Jay Stewart recently released a book titled, “Welded: Forming Racial Bonds That Last” chron…
People: “Bishop Charles Blake Says He Won’t Pursue Another Term”
For the last 13 years, he has led the nation’s largest African-American denomination and has been viewed as one of the country’s most powerful Black religious lead-ers. Last week, Bishop Charles Edward Blake, Sr. Presiding Bishop and Chief Apostle of the Church of God in Christ (COGIC) announced that he would be stepping down from the role at t…
Church News: Jawane Hilton Seeks Second Term
Lauding the development of new affordable housing, improved budget reserves, and attracting a $65 mil-lion athletic and academic facility to his city, Pastor Jawane Hilton is seeking a second term on the Carson City Council board. Hilton, a native of Carson, insist he has work that must be continued and completed on his watch. Having …
Bishop Charles Blake Says He Won’t Pursue Another Term as COGIC’s Presiding Prelate and Chief Apostle
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For the last 13 years, he has led the nation’s largest African-American denomination and has been viewed as one of the country’s most powerful Black religious leaders. Last week, Bishop Charles Edward Blake, Sr. Presiding Bishop and Chief Apostle of the Church of God in Christ (COGIC) announced that he w…