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Observer Group Newspapers of Southern California – Top Stories of the Week (July 8, 2026)

Observer Group Newspapers brings you Southern California's top stories this week. Tune in for insightful reporting and community updates!
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Diabetes disparity: Understanding Type 2 risks for Black Americans
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Passing for White, Fighting for Black America: The Courage of Walter White
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Mayor Lee Announces $1 Million Kaiser Permanente Grant for Pilot Program to Address Homelessness, Clean Up Public Spaces throughout Oakland
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OP-ED: How Head Start Also Helps Parents
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Black voters remain a critical voting bloc in Texas, but political strategists say candidates must do more than show up during election season to earn their trust and participation. Credit: ChatGPT
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COMMENTARY: Battling Black Voter Distrust

HOUSTON DEFENDER — Black voters have long been a reliable base for the Democratic Party, but political strategists and voters...
The struggle for modern Black artists in hip-hop and R&B to sell out concert tours is influenced by high ticket prices, changing fan demographics, and increasing production costs. Credit: Gemini The struggle for modern Black artists in hip-hop and R&B to sell out concert tours is influenced by high ticket prices, changing fan demographics, and increasing production costs. Credit: Gemini
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Consumers and States Awarded $694 Million After Predatory Auto Lender Settles Lawsuit
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A damaged building on Kensington Avenue remains exposed nearly one year after tornado damage, with part of the structure still open and debris visible inside. Photo by Lawrence Bryant | St. Louis American A damaged building on Kensington Avenue remains exposed nearly one year after tornado damage, with part of the structure still open and debris visible inside. Photo by Lawrence Bryant | St. Louis American
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Danielle K. Perry, vice president of Policy, Advocacy & Community Engagement for the Greater Chicago Food Depository, speaks at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition about new findings showing more than one-third of Chicago households are experiencing food insecurity and the impact of reductions of reductions in federal food assistance. Danielle K. Perry, vice president of Policy, Advocacy & Community Engagement for the Greater Chicago Food Depository, speaks at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition about new findings showing more than one-third of Chicago households are experiencing food insecurity and the impact of reductions of reductions in federal food assistance.
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The set of Round House Theatre’s production of August Wilson’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” recreates a 1920s Chicago recording studio, where the play’s conflicts over music, money and control unfold. (Photo: La Tetra Metts-Owens/HUNewsService.com)
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Pictures are Pine Forest School of the Arts teachers Laura Hammock, left, and Tanya Bolden wearing their Jacksonville Free Press "Keep Your Head Up' shirts in support of the Journalism Fund. Pictures are Pine Forest School of the Arts teachers Laura Hammock, left, and Tanya Bolden wearing their Jacksonville Free Press "Keep Your Head Up' shirts in support of the Journalism Fund.
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Affinia Healthcare President and CEO Dr. Kendra Holmes is helping patients prepare for new Medicaid work requirements by connecting them with job, training and volunteer opportunities. Photo by Wiley Price I St. Louis American Affinia Healthcare President and CEO Dr. Kendra Holmes is helping patients prepare for new Medicaid work requirements by connecting them with job, training and volunteer opportunities. Photo by Wiley Price I St. Louis American
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Quixote Atkins of VillageGIVE moderates a panel discussion at the Coliseum 60 celebration at Youth UpRising featuring Keith Brown, a member of IATSE Local 107; author, historian and former Black Panther Party member Tareka Lewis; and African American Sports and Entertainment Group President Ray Bobbitt.
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Mothership Sirius B: Atlanta’s Immersive Afrofuturist Art Exhibit Decodes The Past and Future for Black Americans

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