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Carl Tuggle worked for Cincinnati Public Schools for 36 years. He also served in the Navy where he was impacted by the 1944 Port Chicago explosion.

More than 300 sailors, about 200 of whom were Black, were killed in 1944 while loading bombs onto a ship without proper training

The sailors, now all dead, were imprisoned for refusing to load bombs after an accident...

By Post Staff Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13) has tested positive for COVID-19 this week. The Congresswoman has been fully vaccinated and boosted, and said in a tweet on Tuesday, “Fortunately, I have only mild cold-like symptoms, but I know it could have been much worse had I not been vaccinated and boosted.” She lauded the […]| By Post Staff Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13) has tested positive for COVID-19 this week. The Congresswoman has been fully vaccinated and boosted, and said in ...

This Day In History 12-23

By Antonio‌ ‌Ray‌ ‌Harvey‌ | California‌ ‌Black‌ ‌Media‌ A growing chorus of Black leaders and activists in California is calling on the federal government to pardon 50 Black sailors they allege the U.S. Navy wrongfully punished nearly 80 years ago. Advocates are pushing for payments to the families of sailors who died in the 1944 […]| By Antonio‌ ‌Ray‌ ‌Harvey‌ | California‌ ‌Black‌ ‌Media‌ A growing chorus of Black leaders and activists in California i...