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Racist Graffiti, Death Threats Target Black Students At Agoura High School

Racist graffiti targeting African American students was discovered on walls at Agoura High School over the past few days.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/05/15

Black Family Claims Disneyland Character Refused To Touch Their Kids

An African American family sued Disneyland after the actor who portrayed the White Rabbit character from “Alice in Wonderland” allegedly refused to hug or touch their children because of their skin color.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/02/06

(L-R) Efren Marquez and Jeffrey Aguilar have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a series of hate crimes against a Compton family, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. (credit: LASD)

2 Latino Men Arrested For Alleged Hate Crimes Against African-American Family

Two Latino men suspected of being in a gang have been arrested for allegedly directing a series of hate crimes against an African-American family in Compton.

2013/01/25

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Songwriter, Recording Artist Bettina Bush Launches Honor Your Heroes Campaign

Award-winning songwriter, recording artist and host Bettina Bush stopped by KCAL9 Friday to tell viewers about the Honor Your Heroes campaign and why it was created!

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/12/21

Actress Stacey Dash (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

Opinion: Black-on-Black Racism During The Presidential Campaign

While it is reported that 94% or more of African-Americans support President Barack Obama over Mitt Romney in the upcoming national presidential election, the rarely-spoken question is: Are many African-Americans only voting for Obama because he’s black?

2012/10/15

a 70s era campaign poster featuring Mervyn Dymally. (credit: CBS)

Former Congressman, Lt. Governor Mervyn Dymally Dies At 86

Mervyn M. Dymally, former Lieutenant Governor of California, passed away Sunday in Los Angeles. He was 86.

2012/10/07

A bystander got her lips busted during a wild brawl outside Silverado High School. (credit: CBS)

Riots Break Out Between Black, Latino Students At Victorville School

Students at a high school in Victorville said violent fights have been breaking out between African-Americans and Latinos for the past two days.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/09/28

Mitt Romney (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Opinion: The Unreported Racism Of The 2012 Election: 0% Of African-Americans Support Romney

The media keeps suggesting that the racism regarding candidates has to do with whites not wanting to vote for a black man, even though Barack Obama won a presidential election with a great amount of white support in 2008. What the media isn’t talking about is the NBC-Wall Street survey results which say that there are basically no black supporters for the Caucasian candidate, Mitt Romney, in 2012.

2012/09/11

Barack Obama (Photo credit: JIM WATSON/AFP/GettyImages)

Opinion: Obama Fails To Address Black America’s Disappointments With His Presidency

Many who supported Obama in 2008 did so because they believed that he would help black Americans. The criticism four years later is that having a black president in the White House hasn’t helped African Americans at all.

2012/08/09

NAACP Wants Malibu Teacher Put On Leave For Allegedly Slapping Student

A ninth-grade student at Malibu High says teacher Jennifer Gonzalez slapped her in the face six times because she forgot to bring a notebook to class.

2012/06/08

Church Members Wear Hoodies As Call For Justice In Trayvon Martin’s Death

Members of a Southern California church are joining the many voices across the nation calling for justice in the death of Trayvon Martin. The unarmed African American teen was fatally shot by a neighborhood watch volunteer in Florida.

2012/03/25

Domingos Oliveira, 50, of Spring Valley (courtesy La Mesa Police Department)

Dad Gets Prison For ‘Dead Or Alive’ Bounty On Daughter’s Boyfriend

Domingos Oliveira even went so far as to have his daughter sign a death contract granting him the right to kill her and any man she dated who was black.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2011/08/02

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NAACP President Focuses On Voting Laws At Annual Convention

NAACP President Benjamin Todd Jealous says the black community must mobilize to fight restrictive voting laws that have surged since the election of Barack Obama to the White House.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2011/07/25