An effort to stop overnight jail releases in California is rejected by Gov. Newsom | Los Angeles Times

SACRAMENTO — Ten years ago, Mitrice Richardson was released from the Los Angeles County sheriff’s Malibu/Lost Hills Station just after midnight, left to find her way home through a remote area, alone and on foot, with no money or phone. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] When her body was located 11 months later, questions were raised about why […]

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Entrepreneur Prioritizes Supporting Black Women in Madison | AFRO

Lisa Speckhard Pasque, The Capital Times, AFRO Sabrina Madison, founder, at the Progress Center for Black Women in Fitchburg, Wis. — photos by Michelle Stocker/The Capital Times via AP, Featured Image [dropcap]MADISON[/dropcap], Wis. (AP) — It’s a Wednesday afternoon at Ford’s Gym, a “Rocky”-style gym filled with “regular old-school dudes,” Sabrina Madison says. That’s why […]

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Pa. Man Who Gives Free Haircuts to the Homeless Receives Free Barbershop From Stranger | The Root

Breanna Edwards, The Root Brennon Jones takes to the streets of Philadelphia giving haircuts to the homeless. Courtesy of Brennon Jones. Featured Image [dropcap]Winter[/dropcap] is approaching and, with it, all the difficult weather conditions that often apply. Because of that, one kindhearted Philadelphia man thought that he would have to temporarily give up his mission […]

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