How Black leaders in New York are grappling with Eric Adams and representation
NEW YORK — It wasn’t a shock to many Black New Yorkers that Mayor Eric Adams has surrounded himself with African American civil rights leaders, clergy…
Lebanese community steps up to help people displaced by the war | Hezbollah
NewsFeedLebanese volunteers came together to help people displaced by the Israeli war on Southern parts of Lebanon. They prepare food at the Nation Station community…
Friday Night Live: Banning standout Steven Perez talks about season
In this week’s episode of “Friday Night live,” Banning football standout Steven Perez talks about beginning Marine League play next week.Perez grew up in Wilmington…
L.A. has to rezone. Why are officials protecting single-family areas?
The city of Los Angeles is on the verge of redrafting blueprints for its neighborhoods to accommodate more than 250,000 new homes. But under a…
Newsom signs bills to close Inglewood Oil Field and increase fines on idle wells
Escalating his fight against the fossil fuel industry, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bills Wednesday that will shut down the sprawling Inglewood Oil Field by 2030…
How Rep. Barbara Lee tried to save the Oakland Athletics
After 57 years, the Athletics’ time in Oakland is down to three days. The final home series starts Tuesday.The A’s are moving: to Sacramento for…
Yobe Community Faces Devastating Floods Impacting Livelihoods
Jumbam Musa, a 40-year-old farmer in the Jumbam community, Yobe State, northeastern Nigeria, cultivated his farmland with care, and the income from his agricultural business…
Opinion: What does environmental justice look like? 20 years of struggle
Just up the road from Oakland and Berkeley, the city of Richmond is a minority and low-income community of 115,500 people — mainly Latino, Black…
Newsom decries SoCal city that’s banning homeless shelters
Gov. Gavin Newsom is threatening legal action against the city of Norwalk unless it reverses a ban on homeless shelters and other housing.“It is unfathomable…
Attacks on Trump are just a start. Imagine what’ll follow the election
Last week, we gathered with other scholars at Ground Zero for a summit on terrorism and political violence. The mood was somber, not only because…
Despite California groundwater law, challenges remain
In 2014, Gov. Jerry Brown signed historic legislation establishing a framework for California to begin managing groundwater in an effort to curb widespread overpumping, which…
Vance won’t back away from false claims about migrants in Ohio
WASHINGTON — Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance did not back away on Sunday from the false claims he and Donald Trump have been making that…
‘We are guilty’: Politician blames gov’t and community for Ugandan Olympian | Women
NewsFeedThousands have attended the funeral for Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei who was killed by her ex-partner in Kenya. She was buried with full…
Siblings Drown In Illegal Excavation Pool In Nigeria’s Borno, Community Demands Gov’t Action
The village of Jibrinti in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, is in mourning after the tragic deaths of two siblings, Amma-Zarah and Muhammad Ibrahim, both under…
Indigenous Angelenos have found a home in this new community center
On a sweltering July afternoon in Echo Park, Miranda Due approached a table topped with a trio of flavored syrups and a spread of toppings:…
Tyreek Hill’s ‘handcuffed’ TD celebration after police incident
A few hours after Miami Dolphins star receiver Tyreek Hill was handcuffed by police outside Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on Sunday, the five-time All-Pro…
Promoting the development of a China-Africa community with a shared future through Egypt
The FOCAC Summit in September 2024 is an opportunity for this international meeting to enhance dialogue and cooperation between China and the countries of the…
Raygun apologizes to breakdancing community for Paris Olympic backlash
The B-girl known as Raygun has apologized to Australia’s breakdancing community for the negative reactions that followed her viral performance while representing the country at…
South Asians and Indian Americans are avid Kamala Harris loyalists
CHICAGO — To Sumathi Madhure, feeling different just came with the territory in her new country. From the time she arrived in Nashua, N.H., at age…
Sisters divided: How partition ruptured a family in a vanishing community | India-Pakistan Partition
She walked out of her bedroom a few minutes after I arrived, the pallu of her sari draped, as always, across her right shoulder, Gujarati…