NNPA NEWSWIRE – According to data from the Department of Human Services, chronic homelessness fell but the number of homeless individuals between the ages of 18 and 24 went up from 243 last year to 325 this year — a 34 percent increase. Individuals living in tents can be seen almost everywhere in Washington, D.C., particularly in the downtown area.
Chronic Homelessness in Washington DC Increases Twenty Percent
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FAMU Hosts USDA Event To Inform Black Farmers About American Rescue Plan Debt Relief Program
THE WESTSIDE GAZETTE – Across America, there are 16,000 eligible borrowers who owe $3.9 billion, Rainge said. This week, eligible borrowers should begin receiving letters from their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) officials saying how much they owe. Once farmers agree with the information, they should sign the form and return it.
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Music Producer’s `Racial Profiling’ Suit Against L.A. Tentatively Settled
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL – Without explanation, the officers — responding to reports of a domestic violence incident in which the suspect was the white boyfriend of a neighbor — attempted to handcuff Austin, who is Black, and became upset with him when he didn’t comply, according to the lawsuit filed last year.
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Son of former NFLer Rae Carruth graduates high school despite tragedy
ROLLING OUT – Carruth reportedly hired three men to kill Cherica Adams and her unborn son on Nov. 16, 1999. Adam was able to make a 911 call after the shooting and detail the incident to authorities before falling into a coma and succumbing to her injuries on Dec. 14, 1999. Carruth, a first-round pick of the Panthers in 1997, was convicted and served 19 years in prison. He was released in 2018 and currently lives in Pennsylvania.
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Sheriff Offers Jobs, Not Jail in Bessemer
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES – The mobile command unit visits locations throughout the county to help “prevent crime by presenting opportunities,” Pettway said.
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Georgia GOP promises to align with Trump and defeat Stacey Abrams at party convention
THE ATLANTA VOICE – “Republicans, you’ve run out of white conservatives,” Jones said. “You’ve run out of them. There (are) none left.”
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FILM REVIEW: City of Ali
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.
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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.
