NNPA NEWSWIRE — The film’s most poignant moments are Ali telling stories about the indignities he encountered as a Black man and the challenges he faced for his convictions. An incident in a racist restaurant turned into a favorite anecdote: Wait staff: “We don’t serve Negroes!” Ali: “I don’t eat them. So, serve me some food.” His position on the war in Vietnam, which cost him his title and boxing licenses and caused him to serve jail time, was summed up succinctly: “You want me to go somewhere and fight, and you won’t even stand up for me at home,” Ali raged to a room full of reporters.
FILM REVIEW: City of Ali
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Pain of Police Killings Ripples Outward to Traumatize Black People and Communities Across US
BLACK VOICE NEWS – It’s been one year since George Floyd’s murder by a Minneapolis police officer set off the largest protests in U.S. history and a national reckoning with racism.
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Raven-Symoné shares her weight-loss journey
ROLLING OUT – “Just so you guys know, I am 28-pounds down. I lost a s— ton of weight.”
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Compton files legal claim against Sheriff’s Dept.
WAVE PUBLICATIONS – “Douglas/Hicks Law is filing a claim for damages for multiple millions of dollars against the county of Los Angeles on behalf of the city of Compton,” said attorney Jamon Hicks in a written statement. “The claim alleges the county defrauded the city of Compton concerning the use of ‘annual minutes’ for which the city has contracted to pay [the Sheriff’s Department] in exchange for crime suppression cars and deputies on the street,” the statement continued.
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Shaq Donates 500 Pairs of Shoes to Elementary School Students in Georgia
THE FLORIDA STAR | THE GEORGIA STAR – In partnership with Soles4Souls and Reebok, the Shaquille O’Neal Foundation continues to make efforts to provide shoes for students in need.
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Domestic Violence Groups Praise Newsom’s Budget, But Ask for More Funding
POST NEWS GROUP – Victim services providers, including DV shelters and rape crisis centers, faced an influx of survivors seeking services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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IN MEMORIAM: Rapper Lil Loaded dead at 20
ROLLING OUT – In his final Instagram Stories post, Lil Loaded — whose real name was Dashawn Robertson — wrote: “Dear most high, Please forgive me for my shortcomings and all of the times I’ve fell short of making you proud and being appreciative of all the blessings that have been put in my life.
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Senior Bowl, NFL to Hold Combine for Top HBCU Prospects
THE JACKSONVILLE FREE PRESS – No HBCU players were drafted in 2021, and the only one picked in 2020 went in the seventh round. Alabama State offensive lineman Tytus Howard was a first-round pick by the Houston Texans in 2019 after participating in the Senior Bowl.
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Together, We Should Seek Justice for the Tulsa Massacre 100 Years Later
THE SACRAMENTO OBSERVER – (CBM) – The Black community in Tulsa, known as the Greenwood District, which has been referred to as the “Black Wall Street,” was decimated by a heavily armed White mob, with as many as 300 unconfirmed deaths of Black residents and property losses totaling about $27 million in today’s dollars. The murder, the unlawfulness, the catastrophe, the immorality, the untold suffering borne by innocent people experienced during the race massacre is emblematic of the devastation and destruction that happened in countless majority-Black towns in American history.
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Mary J. Blige inducted into Apollo Theater’s Walk of Fame
AFRO – “None of this is possible without the fans, so thank you to all the fans,” the 50-year-old entertainer said at the induction ceremony, where a plaque honoring her achievements was unveiled, according to the New York Daily News.
