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Black History Month Spotlight: Hahn Honors Freedom Rider and Lakewood Trailblazer

"Standing aside was not an option. Courage didn't come from fearlessness it came from conviction," said Farrell of his time…

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Cuba Under Siege. Emergency Speak Out Against US Oil Blockade of Cuba, Feb. 28

LA Hands-off Cuba is part of the international aid convoy to Cuba. The launch of support activities in Los Angeles…

9 months ago

Can Trump’s Plan for Warehouse Immigrant Detention Camps Be Stopped?

Trump’s mass deportation plan is estimated by the libertarian Cato Institute to have a fiscal cost of up to $1…

9 months ago

City of Carson to Lower Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Civil Rights Icon Reverend Jesse Jackson

This gesture is a recognized custom used by local governments to reflect the collective sentiment of their residents and to…

9 months ago

Frame-Checking “Insurgency” in Minnesota

When property damage or traffic delays are reported more prominently, or exclusively, over deportations, family separations, the expansion of surveillance,…

9 months ago

ICE is in Retreat

The current standoff in the US Congress over funding of the Department of Homeland Security is due to these egregious…

9 months ago

More Than February

It’s no secret that Black History Month has become a masterclass in corporate reputation laundering. The same institutions that maintain…

9 months ago

Trump’s Gettysburg and His Gulag

If we want to preserve our democracy and the chance to secure justice for all those whose rights have been…

9 months ago

Next Generation of Pedro Punks Set 7th Street Ablaze at First Thursday

Pedro is a town steeped in punk history and legend and if Never Say Bye are anything to go by,…

9 months ago

The City That Showed Up

That’s what democracy looks like when it’s not a speech or a bumper sticker but a reflex — an instinct…

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