The State of Korean-Black Relations in L.A. Twenty Years Later (Audio)
(l to r) Former L.A. Councilmember Mike Woo and Slauson Supermall Merchant Association President James Jong Min Kang discussed the state of Asian-Black relations on L.A.'s KJLH-FM Former L.A....
View ArticleAudio: Man who Beat Trucker Reginald Denny (in LA Riots) Breaks Silence
Scene depicting Williams dancing over hurt Reginald Denny in 1992 *LOS ANGELES, CALIF. – Damien “Football” Williams, 38, the infamous member of the L.A. Four and the most recognized participant of...
View ArticleCompton School Board Member Issues Apology for Trayvon Slur
*Skyy Fisher, the knucklehead who referred to Trayvon Martin as “that faggot black dude in Florida,” is having second and third thoughts about the comment. Fisher, 28, a member of the Compton Unified...
View ArticleLos Angeles Joins in Africa Day 2012 Celebrations
*Los Angeles, CA— Los Angeles will join other US cities and countries in Africa in commemorating the 39th Africa Day with a free one-day cultural festival on Saturday, May 25 from 11AM to 7PM in Carson...
View ArticleThe Aha Moment that Forever Changed My Life
Jasmyne A. Cannick - Journalist & Political Communications Strategist *For a while now, I am sure there have people have been wondering, what the hell is wrong with Jasmyne? Or where is Jasmyne?...
View ArticleChick-Fil-A: Nobody Likes a Bully and Gays can be Bullies Too
*Gays upset about Chick-Fil-A’s supporting the anti-gay marriage movement have just as much as right to be upset as Chick-Fil-A does to share their money and support where they want to—and this is...
View ArticleVideo: L.A. Mayoral Candidates on Christopher Dorner’s Allegations Against LAPD
*Racism and the Los Angeles Police Department became the issue of conversation earlier Sat. Feb. 9 at a Los Angeles mayoral candidate’s forum held at Crenshaw High School. Hosted by a coalition of...
View ArticleEx-LA Cop Brian Bentley on Dorner Manifesto: ‘Not Only do I Believe it, but I...
Ex-LAPD Officer Brian Bentley today in Los Angeles, Calif. *Brian Bentley, 49, doesn’t agree with what Christopher Dorner — the ex-cop at center of a massive manhunt for the killings of three...
View ArticleRetired LAPD Sgt. Cheryl Dorsey: The Stress on Officers isn’t the Public,...
Cheryl Dorsey joined the LAPD at the age of 22, after 20 years with the department she’s crossing the blue line and speaking out about the department’s racism. *Cheryl Dorsey, 54, retired from the Los...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to the Los Angeles Police Department and the People they Police
LAPD Chief Charlie Beck *Christopher Dorner is dead. Whether you agree or disagree with Dorner’s actions preceding his death or even how he died, one fact can’t be changed—he brought forth serious...
View ArticleJasmyne Cannick: Abercombie and Fitch’s ‘fat policy’ is a good thing
Protests erupt outside Abercrombie & Fitch Chicago store *What retailer Abercrombie and Fitch is doing with its “fat policy” is what I wish the person behind the counter at McDonald’s would do to...
View ArticleWhat White America Needs to Know About Lil Wayne, Rev. Sharpton, and Race
Civil rights leader Reverend Al Sharpton has come under fire from Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly for his distribution deal with Cash Money Content, the publishing arm of Cash Money Records, Lil Wayne’s home...
View ArticleDeath Penalty Reform’s Strange Bedfellows Bad News for Blacks in California
*Former Governors George Duekmejian, Pete Wilson, Gray Davis, and their supporters are banking on Blacks ignorance and apathy towards the electoral process to help pass the Death Penalty Reform and...
View ArticleL.A. Sheriff is Wrong for Spying on Compton Residents
I am not oblivious to the fact that I can be watched and tracked by the powers that be. I realize that when I check-in on Facebook, drive my car, or use my cellphone, I am practically inviting them to...
View ArticleJasmyne Cannick: The L.A. NAACP President (Leon Jenkins) Must Step Down
*Kick rocks! That’s the sentiment of Blacks in Los Angeles after learning that Leon Jenkins, the president of Los Angeles chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, more...
View ArticleJasmyne Cannick: Now that the L.A. NAACP’s President (Leon Jenkins) is Gone …
*It’s a done dada. As EUR previously reported, the president of the Los Angeles National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Leon Jenkins announced his resignation Thursday...
View ArticleJasmyne Cannick: The Only Nigerians Americans Care About Are the Homophobic Ones
Los Angeles to hold Bring Back Our Girls Rally on Monday, May 5, 6 p.m., at the intersection of Crenshaw and King Blvds. When Nigeria does or says anything considered remotely homophobic the world...
View Article@Jasmyne Cannick says: Black Press MIA on Sterling Exclusives
I’m going to take a slightly different approach to Monday night’s CNN Anderson Cooper Donald Sterling exclusive interview and ask a question that’s been bothering me ever since Sterling and V....
View Article@Jasmyne Cannick: What Real Black Philanthropy Looks Like
*After the now infamous remarks about Blacks philanthropy towards Black causes compared to that of Jews made by Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling to CNN’s Anderson Cooper, crickets is the...
View Article@Jasmyne Cannick: Why Justin Bieber is the New Black
Presently, the word nigga is used more liberally among younger members of all races and ethnicities in the United States. In addition to African Americans, other ethnic groups have adopted the term as...
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