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Dr. Toni Mokjaetji-Humber
Dr. Toni-Mokjaetji Humber, is a native Angeleno who can trace her family heritage in Los Angeles to the early 1920s. She received her Bachelors of Arts degree in Sociology from California State University, Los Angeles, a Masters in Education from Loyola Marymount University, and her Doctorate in Sociolinguistics from Howard University. She is a professor […]
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Tears and gasps after ex-officer gets a rare murder verdict for teen’s death
When a judge read the guilty verdict in the police shooting of unarmed black teen Jordan Edwards in Texas, the victim’s family gasped and sobbed. “Thank you Jesus,” someone muttered as relatives embraced in the packed courtroom Tuesday. After hours of deliberations, a jury had found Roy Oliver guilty of murder in last year’s shooting […]
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Attorney Zoran Basich
For over 30 years, Zoran Basich has guided the elderly and families through complex Government Regulations. He continues to help Middle Class Families protect and preserve their hard-earned assets while obtaining Government Benefits to pay for Skilled Nursing Home Care. As CEO and founder of the Glendale-based company, Nursing Home Solutions. Zoran is currently considered one […]
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Dr. Bill Releford
Dr. Bill Releford, a graduate of the Temple School of Podiatric Medicine in Philadelphia, began his practice in 1990 and established the Diabetic Foot Institute, a facility dedicated exclusively to the reduction of diabetes-related amputations in high-risk populations. Dr. Releford is recognized both domestically as well as internationally as a leader in the field of […]
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Attorney Nana Gyamfi
Nana Gyamfi has been a human and civil rights attorney with a specialty in criminal defense since 1994. Nana graduated from Cornell University and earned her law degree from UCLA’s School of Law. In 1992, while still in law school, Nana worked with Chokwe Lumumba at the Black Law Institute and co-organized and directed the community […]
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Millions are caught up in America’s criminal-justice system ‘because they’re poor’
“The problem we have now is we think prison is the only way to hold people accountable when they break the law.” When Karol Mason was assistant attorney general under then-President Barack Obama, she ran the Office of Justice Program that worked with state and local law enforcement agencies as well as crime victims. Also under her […]
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‘Wearing Our Movements’: Afropunk Fashion Is Defiance
Over the past 12 years Afropunk — which started in Brooklyn, New York with just one stage and a skateboard park — has become a cultural haven celebrating Black culture and alternative Black music. As the festival has evolved and spread its arms around the world from London to Johannesburg, many things have changed — the artists, […]
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Isabel “Isa” Cespedes
Isabel “Isa” Cespedes is an artist/ creative from Oakland California. She is also the creative director for Sista Circle: black women in Tech. A nationwide group that aims to create solidarity, community and safe space for black women in the tech sector. Website: Isa Cespedes Sista Circle […]
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Dr. Salim Faraji
Dr. Salim Faraji is Associate Professor of Africana Studies at California State University, Dominguez Hills. He earned his Ph.D. at Claremont Graduate University in Religious Studies and History. Dr. Faraji’s research and scholarship represent the cutting edge of Africana Transdisciplinarity, transgressing the traditional boundaries of Religious Studies, African History, Nubian Studies, Ancient History, African Diaspora […]
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Howard University Student To Compete In The 2020 Olympics With Her Siblings
A Howard University student is headed to the Olympics. Latroya Pina and her siblings, Troy and Jayla, will compete as members of the Cape Verde National Swim Team in the 2020 Summer Olympics, reports HUBison.com. They will also swim in the Confederation Africaine de Natation Championship Meet in early September. “It’s not far-fetched, three members of […]
