Sports
James Franklin of Penn State and Marcus Freeman of Notre Dame will face off in the Orange Bowl. The winner will be the first Black coach to guide a team to a College Football Playoff final.
California
Attorney Dermot Givens alleges a search of his home earlier this year was part of a broader campaign of intimidation and harassment against LAPD critics.
Jurors found that two Los Angeles police officers were not liable for their response to a reported hostage situation that turned out to be a false alarm.
The filing comes several weeks after a Los Angeles County jury ruled against Melina Abdullah, a Black Lives Matter-L.A. co-founder and college professor, in her lawsuit against the LAPD.
An LAPD police sergeant testified that he ordered officers to approach Melina Abdullah’s home with guns drawn despite being ‘70%’ certain the hostage situation was fake.
World & Nation
Texas governor pardons a man convicted of murdering an armed demonstrator during 2020 Black Lives Matter protests; conservatives urged the governor to intervene.
Opinion
One pardon application was rejected despite evidence. One was all but approved before it was even submitted. Both send a clear message.
The Democratic nominee’s visit to New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Stonecrest was part of a campaign encouraging Black churchgoers to vote.
Letters to the Editor
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An attorney for Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles leader Melina Abdullah is demanding answers from the LAPD after officers searched his Hollywood home this week.