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OAKLAND POST — “It is time to send a thorough message that if you seek to buy a child for sex, you will pay the highest criminal penalties in this state,” said the Rev. Shane Harris, a San Diego-based activist, former foster youth and founder of the Peoples Association of Justice Advocates, (PAJA), a national civil rights organization and policy think tank. Harris, who was speaking at a rally at the State Capitol earlier this month, was speaking in support of Senate Bill 1414, authored by Sen. Shannon Grove (D-Bakersfield), which calls for people who buy sex from minors to be punished with a felony. The punishment includes a two-year prison sentence and a $25,000 fine. The post Calif. Anti-Sex Trafficking Advocates Discuss Competing Bills, Strategies first appeared on BlackPressUSA.
THE OKLAHOMA EAGLE — The 1993 movie “What’s Love Got to Do with It” portrayed the relationship between Ike and Tina Turner as abusive before their breakup. Ike was also said to victimize Tina, as she shared in a 2018 interview with Oprah Winfrey. But Deon Releford-Lee, the actor who plays Ike in the Broadway musical, says there is more to Ike’s story than is told on screen. In preparing for the part, the Broadway actor searched for the triggers that made Ike who he was known to be. The post The TINA TURNER Musical Reveals Trials and Triumphs first appeared on BlackPressUSA.
NEW YORK AMSTERDAM NEWS — True leaders come to the table prepared for discourse; cowards find something to hide behind. In an egregious display of weakness, the university affirmed that it feared the political views of its students. By arresting more than 100 peacefully assembled young adults, Columbia demonstrated just how vulnerable it is to the leaders they’ve created. What [Columbia University president Namet] Shafik fails to understand is that silencing protest through force only validates the need for protest and inspires more civil unrest. The post OP-ED: To Fear a Protest: Columbia University’s Forceful Response to Peaceful and Legitimate Protest first appeared on BlackPressUSA.
NEW YORK AMSTERDAM NEWS — “It matters to girls and women, finally seeing themselves represented,” Biden said during the celebration, held in the East Room of the White House. “It matters to all Americans. That’s why as a nation, we need to support women’s sports.” The post President Joe Biden Cheers the Las Vegas Aces and Women’s Basketball first appeared on BlackPressUSA.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — More clean energy initiatives are needed and proposing them should remain a priority for the administration. That said, the new EPA policy rule on existing coal and natural gas plants should be done in a manner that protects the environment and climate while also enhancing the economy. The administration needs to ensure that new well-intentioned mandates will not have the unintended consequences of making electricity more expensive, especially for underserved communities. The post OP-ED: Will EPA’s New Regulations Enhance Sustainable Development? first appeared on BlackPressUSA.
Nutritionists and healthcare professionals agree that too much beef is bad for your health.
There’s a bigger beef than Kendrick vs. Drake that Blackfolk should be focused on.
The emergence of the hotel footage adds a dimension to the mounting accusations facing Combs.
The storms prompted the cancellation of classes at all Houston ISD campuses.
Reverend William A. Lawson, pastor of the Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church, passed away at 95.
On May 1, Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a ban on the sale of lab-grown meat in Florida. (Alabama passed a similar bill on Tuesday; Arizona and Tennessee may soon follow suit.) The new law is meant to protect Florida's billion-dollar-per-year cattle industry, as DeSantis acknowledges, but he also chose to frame what was, in essence, a business decision in terms of an epic clash between ideologies. As he
"How to obtain sufficient sleep – this threatens to be a stubborn problem of the new century...We seem to be drifting toward an age when man must resort to artifice to obtain that share of sleep originally meted out...by nature." (The Washington Post
Crime rates in the U.S. have been dropping since the 1990s. Criminologists and other experts sometimes call this the "great crime decline". Surveys show that most Americans believe that crime is increasing. I call this the "great crime disconnect" because for nearly two decades, public perceptions have been out of step with the evidence.
Interpreting data can be like listening to a 3-year-old talk about their day. At first it all makes sense, but then there's a giraffe, and chocolate sneakers, and other details that complicate the narrative until you're left wondering what really happened.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “With inflation and the rising costs of living squeezing all Pennsylvania households, Black voters 50+ are clearly looking for leaders with a plan,” said Bill Johnston-Walsh, AARP Pennsylvania State Director. “Candidates would be wise to listen to their opinions and concerns if they want to win in November.” The post PRESS ROOM: New AARP Pennsylvania Poll: Black Voters 50+ Say Social Security, Inflation, and Medicare Will Influence 2024 Vote first appeared on BlackPressUSA.
Dee Barnes doesn’t want you to forget the dark past of a heavily-celebrated Black male producer. On May 17, CNN acquired exclusive footage from hotel surveillance cameras of Diddy chasing his ex-girlfriend Cassie down the hall while only wearing a towel. Once Diddy caught up to Cassie, who was waiting for an elevator, Diddy began The post In wake of Diddy video, Dee Barnes reminds people Dr. Dre abused her appeared first on Rolling Out.
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