July 22, 2026 — Top 5 Stories of the Week
Two hundred twenty-one thousand dollars. That is what you now need to earn, in California, to buy a median-priced house. And the median Black household in this state makes about seventy thousand.Marcus and Nia break down the week's five biggest stories for our readers.0:00 Cold open0:41 Voting Rights: Sharpton and King III announce March on Washington 20262:25 Housing: Bonta's AB 801 targets lending bias and the homeownership gap5:16 Health: 'It Hurts to Heal': Bakersfield men break the silence7:31 Community: Everybody loved the 2026 FIFA World Cup9:02 Education: At 104, Mary Louise Reeves is…
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