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That conference, among other things, turned the Congo over to Belgium’s King Leopold II, who soon killed off half its population to extract its latex rubber, the “black gold” of that day.

Locals, whose main source of livelihood has been agriculture and fishing, told the BBC that since the discovery of oil, or what some refer to as "black gold", their home had been pumped for profit - by major oil companies, by oil thieves and by corrupt politicians.

In a wonderful bit of symmetry, Pico Canyon, the site of the state’s first oil strike — California’s “black gold”— is just a few miles from Placerita.

Other passes were theirs 1-6-0 record at BMO Stadium and the Black & Gold being undefeated in six previous home openers.

The Black & Gold did stun the Sounders with two goals, but Nathan, a free-agent pickup who missed the 2023 season with a ACL injury, was impressive on the back line.