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Man sentenced to 84 years for killing Hadiya Pendleton, teenager who performed at Obama inauguration
(CNN) Cleopatra Cowley says her daughter, Hadiya Pendleton, had hopes of studying abroad one day.The family had been preparing for a trip overseas and was planning to get Hadiya’s passport that coming weekend, Cowley said. Hadiya Pendleton “Instead we had to plan her funeral,” Cowley said Monday at the sentencing of her 15-year-old daughter’s killer. Cowley’s […]
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Congressional Black Caucus Calls For White Supremacist Steve King To Face Consequences
The Congressional Black Caucus called on fellow lawmakers to do more than admonish white supremacist Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) for his continued racist remarks. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), the chair of the CBC, released a statement Saturday calling for House Republicans to remove King from further committee assignments after he defended white supremacy to The New […]
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Aurea Montes-Rodriguez
Aurea Montes-Rodriguez is the Executive Vice President at Community Coalition and has worked at the organization for more than 20 años. Born in Mexico and raised in South LA she developed a passion for creating change at the local level. Aurea has been a key leader responsible for building the organization’s youth programs to fight […]
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Marie Deary
Marie Deary is a common-sense advisor that offers people control over their lives and their futures by showing them how to get control of their finances. She believes knowing how to manage our money is one of the most important life skills for people at every age and has made it her mission to help […]
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Chargers DT Brandon Mebane mourning death of 7-week-old daughter
COSTA MESA, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers defensive tackle Brandon Mebane said that his 7-week-old daughter, Makenna, died Thursday. “I’m still thankful, and I thank God every day,” Mebane said. “I still pray. We’re taking it one day at a time.” Leer más: ESPN
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Test of steel prototype for border wall showed it could be sawed through
President Donald Trump has repeatedly advocated for a steel slat design for his border wall, which he described as “absolutely critical to border security” in his Oval Office address to the nation Tuesday. But Department of Homeland Security testing of a steel slat prototype proved it could be cut through with a saw, according to a report by […]
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Jasmyne Cannick
As a strategist, Jasmyne Cannick has worked at all levels of government developing custom-tailored communications strategies and messages for elected officials, political campaigns, and non-profit organizations. She successfully served several terms as a Press Secretary in the California State Assembly before going to Washington to work in the House of Representatives. Locally she’s worked for […]
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Ohio man gets nearly 4-year sentence for beating black man during Charlottesville rally
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — An Ohio man was sentenced Monday to just under four years in prison for his role in the beating of a black man the day of a white nationalist rally in Virginia. Daniel Borden was sentenced to 20 años, but most of that sentence was suspended. His active sentence amounts to three […]
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Dr.. David Horne
Dr.. David Horne is a recently retired tenured full professor of Critical Thinking and African History and is the former chair of the Pan African Studies Department at Cal State University Northridge. Dr.. Horne during his time at CSUN has instructed graduate public policy and introductory political analysis and was the graduate advisor for the […]
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Cyntoia Brown Granted Clemency By Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam
In one of his last acts as Tennessee governor, Bill Haslam on Monday granted executive clemency to Cyntoia Brown, commuting her life sentence for murder and making her eligible for release on Aug. 7. Marrón, a victim of child sex trafficking, was sentenced to life for the killing of 43-year-old Johnny Allen in 2004. Ella era […]
