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From Protest to Power: Jesse Jackson’s Enduring Impact on American Politics
America awoke to profound loss on February 17 with the passing of Jesse Louis Jackson Sr., the legendary preacher, civil rights leader, and political trailblazer who helped transform the…
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Rev. Jesse Jackson, Iconic Civil Rights Leader and Political Trailblazer, Dies at 84
America is mourning the loss of a towering giant of history and conscience following the death of Jesse Jackson,…
Homegoing Fit for a Champion: Thousands Gather to Celebrate the Life of Pastor Lawrence Champion Blake
More than 3,000 faith leaders, family members, civic officials and churchgoers filled the West Angeles Cathedral on a gray…
Lawrence Champion Blake, Noted Preacher, Beloved Pastor, Dies at 54
Lawrence Champion Blake, noted preacher, beloved senior pastor of Palm Lane Church of God in Christ, and son of Bishop…
The Race to Decide Which L.A. Pastor Will Lead the Western Baptist State Convention Takes Shape
In what is shaping up to be one of the most closely watched leadership contests in Baptist circles, three…
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Significant Drop: New Report Shows Major Decreases in California Crime Rates
California’s violent and property crime rates declined sharply in 2024, marking the first statewide decrease in violent crime since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report from the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC). The report found that California’s overall violent crime rate fell 5.3% in 2024, dropping from 508 crimes per 100,000 residents in 2023 to…
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Sacramento Conference Tackles California’s Stubborn Housing Crisis
Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland), the keynote speaker at “A Conference on Housing” in Sacramento on Feb. 24, says solving California’s housing crisis at all levels — and providing affordable, environmentally responsible homes for low-income families and communities of color — can go hand in hand. Wicks, widely recognized as a leading legislative champion for housing production and affordability,…
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Nation Prepares to Honor Rev. Jesse Jackson with Multi-City Homegoing Services
America is preparing to bid farewell to one of its most enduring civil rights giants as a series of national memorials and funeral observances are set to honor the life and legacy of the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr., whose influence spanned more than six decades and reshaped the moral and political landscape of the nation. The Rainbow…
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Churches Confront Sex Trafficking Crisis Along South L.A.’s Figueroa Corridor, Known as the Blade
Women in panties and thin jackets step into traffic along Figueroa Street, flagging down passing cars as families walk into nearby churches and children head to school just blocks away. On this 50-block stretch of South Los Angeles known as “the Blade,” prostitution and trafficking concerns are not hidden in back alleys — they unfold in plain view, day…
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Wide-Open Governor’s Race Leaves Democrats Without Endorsed Standard-Bearer
California’s race to succeed Governor Gavin Newsom is entering a fluid and highly competitive phase, with no clear front-runner and no candidate able to secure the California Democratic Party’s endorsement at its recent convention in San Francisco. Eight of the nine Democrats seeking the governorship took the stage before thousands of delegates during a marathon weekend of speeches,…
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