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Newsom under pressure to replace Harris with woman of color

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Amazon takes down ‘Joe and the Hoe’ shirts belittling Kamala Harris

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From ‘WAP’ to Kamala: Black women and the politics of sex

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BET Awards accidentally include San Francisco mayor Willie Brown Jr. during in memoriam segment

During BET’s annual in memoriam segment, the network misidentified one of the deceased as former San Francisco mayor, Willie Brown, Jr.
/ June 29, 2020

Hall of Fame cornerback Willie Brown dies at age 78

Willie Brown is said to have impacted nearly every player who suited up for the Oakland Raiders over the past half-century.
/ October 23, 2019
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Mayors still have significant meaning in urban communities of color

theGRIO REPORT – Many of the nation’s historically great African-American mayors have been able to rise to this category during great adversity, oftentimes breaking strong color barriers and shifting their city’s focus in a different direction that went far beyond symbolism…
/ July 3, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Celebrities cover 'Too Legit to Quit' for San Francisco candidate

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee is getting some big-name sports, music and political celebrities on board for his election bid in a new music video that remakes an MC Hammer song…
/ October 27, 2011