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After Don Lemon’s Arrest, Black Officials Raise Concerns About Independent Black Media
16+ min ago (668+ words) By Joe W. Bowers Jr., California Black Media" On Jan. 30, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass attended independent journalist Don Lemon's federal court appearance at the Edward R. Roybal Federal Courthouse following his arrest in Los Angeles by federal authorities for conduct tied…...
History Will Remember Who Spoke and Who Hid
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (833+ words) America watched it happen in real time. Journalists were arrested for doing their jobs. Not in some distant dictatorship. Not under cover of night in a failed state. In the United States of America. Don Lemon. Georgia Fort. Trahem Jeen…...
Don Lemon Made the Headlines, but Georgia Fort’s Arrest Shows No Journalist Is Safe
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (246+ words) Famed journalist Don Lemon may draw the headlines, but'Emmy-winning independent reporter Georgia Fort and Trahem Jenn Crews and Jamael Lydell Lundy were also taken into custody as federal agents moved against four Black journalists whose only apparent offense was documenting…...
Of Course the Grammys Were Going to be Political. But That’s Not All That Happened
5+ hour, 2+ min ago (425+ words) (CNN) "Bad BunnyandKendrick Lamar, two artists unafraid to hold a mirror up to America through their music and performances, dominated theGrammy Awardson Sunday night. Bad Bunny got emotional after winning the night's top prize, making his way to the stage…...
National Press Club Statement on Arrest of Journalist Don Lemon
5+ hour, 11+ min ago (314+ words) National Press Club President Mark Schoeff, Jr. today issued the following statement: "The National Press Club is deeply alarmed by the arrest of journalist Don Lemon by federal agents Thursday night in Los Angeles while he was covering the Grammy…...
Demond Wilson, Who Played Lamont on ‘Sanford and Son,’ Dies at 79
6+ hour, 6+ min ago (374+ words) Demond Wilson, who found fame in the 1970s playing Lamont on "Sanford and Son" and went on to become a minister, has died. He was 79. "A devoted father, actor, author, and minister, Demond lived a life rooted in faith, service, and…...
Political Playback: California Capitol News You Might Have Missed
6+ hour, 21+ min ago (1687+ words) By Bo Tefu and Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media" California Launches Study on Mileage Tax to Potentially Replace Gas Tax as Republicans Push Back California lawmakers are moving forward with a study to explore a mileage-based tax as a…...
COMMENTARY; Smoke, Sista’s Place, the Amanuensis, My Dying City
6+ hour, 27+ min ago (310+ words) By Ronald E. Scott, NY Amsterdam News Cyrus Chestnut'is one of the brilliant pianists of his generation. He has a definitive tone that ponders the realm of an earlier era, with brushes of ancestral pearly players like Fats Waller and Eubie…...
Grammys Open Black History Month as Michael Jackson’s Story Heads to the Big Screen
6+ hour, 40+ min ago (158+ words) Lionsgate has released'a new trailer for "Michael,its long-anticipated biopic charting Jackson's rise from his earliest days with the Jackson 5 to his emergence as a global phenomenon. The film seeks to balance the spectacle of his success with the complexity…...
Africa Has the Worst Road Safety Record in the World. Here’s What to Know
3+ day, 10+ min ago (436+ words) The continent'has the highest road fatality rate in the world despite having only about 3% of the world's vehicles. Here's what to know: Road crashes and fatality rates are disproportionately high in Africa, with 26 road deaths per 100,000 people on the continent…...