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Nearly Every Missing Child in California Gets One Label: Runaway
California logs more than 60,000 missing-child reports a year, and roughly nineteen of every twenty are classified as runaways — a label that advocates say
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Nearly Every Missing Child in California Gets One Label: Runaway
California logs more than 60,000 missing-child reports a year, and roughly nineteen of every twenty are classified as runaways — a label that advocates say falls hardest on Black children. The state built the nation’s first Ebony Alert to counter it, but does not publish the racial data that would show whether it works.
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Nearly Every Missing Child in California Gets One Label: Runaway
California logs more than 60,000 missing-child reports a year, and roughly nineteen of every twenty are classified as runaways — a label that advocates say falls hardest on Black children. The state built the nation’s first Ebony Alert to counter it, but does not publish the racial data that would show whether it works.
South Carolina Puts Black Voters in the Driver Seat for 2028
The Democratic Party’s decision to elevate South Carolina as the first 2028 presidential primary provides Black voters with an historic opportunity.
Dodgers Get Hot, Ride Six-Game Winning Streak
The Los Angeles Dodgers caught fire this week, winning six consecutive games — tied for their longest winning streak of the season — before Atlanta ended the run with a 4-3 victory at Truist Park.
7th Annual Leimert Park Jazz Festival Returns to the Village
The month of August will be written in the jazz history books with a couple of notations. The entry will include the postponement of two jazz festivals. One of the festivals has been produced for over three decades. The other festival was making a debut with a magnificent showcase of jazz, Latin Jazz, and Caribbean music throughout Los Angeles.
Why Kern County and Black Americans love Dolly
I wonder if “quiet” is the right reference here. Maybe it’s more a particular kind of “grief?” In Kern County, Dolly Parton is being mourned as much for her philanthropy and impact on children as she is for her worldwide impact on music and bridging cultures.
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Nearly Every Missing Child in California Gets One Label: Runaway
California logs more than 60,000 missing-child reports a year, and roughly nineteen of every twenty are classified as runaways — a label that advocates say
Six States Redrew Black Districts Before November. Yours May Have Changed.
After the Supreme Court narrowed the Voting Rights Act this spring, Republican-led legislatures in six states redrew congressional maps that dismantle or dilute Black districts
America’s Highest Sales Tax Is About to Go Higher
A voter-approved half-cent increase for county health care takes effect October 1 across Los Angeles County — and it lands hardest in Lancaster and Palmdale,
Inglewood Unified Enters New School Year With Local Control In Sight, But Questions Linger
As the Inglewood Unified School District (IUSD) opened its doors for the 2026–27 school year on Monday, August 17, district leadership stood on the threshold
Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber Urges Californians to Vote Early as Voter ID Battle Intensifies
California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber is asking voters to help protect the integrity of the November 2026 election by taking one important step:
The Vision Theatre Performing Arts Center Reopened in South L.A.
The skies over South L.A. shone brightly on a recent evening. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Councilmember Heather Hutt (District 10), and Daniel Tarica, Los
Gov. Newsom Nominates 3 Black Women Judges to Serve on State Courts of Appeal
Gov. Gavin Newsom nominated three Black women — Justice Rashida Adams and Judges Denise Hippach and Juliet Macaulay — to serve on the California Courts
Back2School Community Health Resource Fair-Learning & Empowerment for Children and Families
Parents are probably wondering how the summer season went by so fast. It seems like only yesterday that students were singing “School is Out for