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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Bia News Is Hour. I'm Andrea Coleman Coming up.

Speaker 2 (00:05):
Tensions remain high over ice raids in Los Angeles. Local
leaders are saying no to requests for a permit for
a popular black college spring.

Speaker 1 (00:12):
Break event and a book by the first.

Speaker 2 (00:14):
Black woman US Supreme Court Justice Rakes in Big Bucks.

Speaker 1 (00:17):
But first, here's b Aya News.

Speaker 3 (00:19):
Now, an appeals court will decide how long the California
National Guard stays in Los Angeles.

Speaker 1 (00:24):
It was very predictable what was going to happen here,
and it was completely unnecessary. This was a solution in
search of a problem, and the problem was not happening.

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On Thursday, Governor Newsom in black Los Angeles Mayor Karen
Bass argued Trump's deployment during immigration protests was illegal and
fueled the unrest, violating the Tenth Amendment. Sterling Williams, a
New Orleans Parish jail employee, is facing ten counts of
principle too simple escape and one count of malfeasance in
office after allegedly helping ten black inmates escape. An affidavit
claims he turned off the water to their cell. His

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attorney says he was threatened with a stabbing by inmate
Antoine Massey, who's still at large, and a third Republican
may enter the race for Senator John Corny and seat Rep.
Wesley Hunt, a pro Trump black veteran from Houston, is
considering a run, with Cornyon trailing indicted Attorney General Ken
Paxton and polls. Some GOP leaders c Hunt as a
strong contender who could appeal to the growing number of
black Republicans. I'm Amber Payton with BI in News Now

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back to you, Andrea.

Speaker 1 (01:20):
Thanks Amber.

Speaker 2 (01:21):
At California, Democrats are introducing a bill that would require
law enforcement officers, including federal agents, to display ID and
not cover their faces with masks.

Speaker 1 (01:30):
The move follows the federal.

Speaker 2 (01:31):
Crackdown on Los Angeles anti ICE protests. The measure seeks
to increase transparency and prevent what lawmakers call secret police
tactics submit protests against DICE. The bill may face challenges
since federal agents typically operate under federal, not state law.
The LADA and US Attorney are announcing more arrests and
charges against individuals for alleged violence during recent protests. Fifty

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people have been charged between the DAS and US Attorney's
offices LA County than Hochmann says. The suspects are accused
of assaulting police, firing fireworks at them, and setting patrol
cars on fire. These are people for whom the protests
was a cover they weren't interested in protesting. The IRIS
is also investigating a number of organizations and NGOs suspected

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of funding agitators to cause violence and vandalism. City leaders
of Tybee Island and Georgia are denying the requests for
a permit per Orange Crush. The Black College spring break
event has troubled local leaders in the past. Island Mayor
Brian West as a denial may not be permanent there.

Speaker 4 (02:33):
We're denying any any applications for orange corrections that are
coming the right efficles. We just we don't have the
band with bringdown to think.

Speaker 1 (02:39):
About it, Atlanta News first report.

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City leaders said it's too early to consider requests for
next year. They said several things will factor into their
final decision, including how active a hurricanes he's in the
experience this year, the impact on local businesses, which usually
closed during the event in this year's summer season. There's
also a renourishment program that will begin later this year.
In recent years, there have been complaints of alleged rowdy

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behavior of traffic, congestion and overcrowding.

Speaker 3 (03:05):
Well.

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America's first black woman US Supreme Court justice is apparently
a captivating author. The financial disclosure statement for Justice Katunji
Brown Jackson show she made two million dollars off her
book Lovely One last fall. On NBC's Hodah and Jenna program,
Justice Jackson talked about the day she was sworn in
and why that experience made its way into the book.

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So phenomenal but also overwhelming. You know, I felt obviously
proud of the accomplishment, but also so grateful for all
of the people and the circumstances that led to this
wonderful accomplishment in my life. And that was really why
I wrote the book, because I wanted to pay tribute
to the people who had gotten me to this point.

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No one reaches the highest of heights on their own.
I say that in the book, and I really felt
that on that day.

Speaker 2 (03:53):
Then President Joe Biden nominated Justice Jackson in February of
twenty twenty two, fulfilling a promise he made to Congressman
James Clyburne out of South Carolina and running for president
in twenty twenty to nominate the first black woman to
the High Court. Lovely One is sold by most major booksellers.
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Coleman for the Black Information Network.