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U.S.: African-American Activist Laphonza Butler Becomes First Black Woman Senator From California, To Fill Dianne Feinstein’s Senate Seat

Global UpfrontOct 2, 2023October 2, 20230

African-American activist Laphonza Butler, President of the political organization EMILY’s List, has been chosen by California Governor Gavin Newsom to replace Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein,

Wrongfully Imprisoned For Nearly 10 years, U.S. Black Man Gets Record-setting $7.5 Million From City

Global UpfrontMay 7, 2022May 7, 20220

Keith Cooper, who spent more than seven years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of an armed robbery, has reached a $7.5 million settlement with

Diversity in U.S. Military: ‘I Really Don’t Want to Be the Last African-American Secretary of Defense’

Global UpfrontFeb 11, 2022February 11, 20220

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin never pictured any of this, he said Thursday during a White House panel celebrating Black History Month, alongside five other Black