By Philiana Ng One month after Grey’s Anatomy said goodbye to Sarah Drew, star Jesse Williams is looking back on her emotional final day. In the Grey’s season 14 finale that aired on May 17, Drew’s April revealed she was leaving Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital as an attending trauma surgeon for a new career helping…
By CLAUDIA LAUER, Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia judge denied rapper Meek Mill’s petition for a new trial in his decade-old drug and gun convictions Monday despite support for the request by the district attorney’s office. Mill’s attorneys had asked for a new trial based on credibility issues with former Philadelphia police officer…
Written by Connie Larkman The national leadership of the United Church of Christ is condemning the U.S. Supreme Court decision that upholds President Trump’s September travel ban, which restricts citizens from predominantly Muslim countries from traveling to this country. The deeply divided court, ruling 5-4 on Trump v Hawai’i, reversed a series of lower court…
Tracey Howe Wispelwey Minister for Congregational and Community Engagement Thousands of migrant families have been separated and children put into cages and funneled into detention centers, tents in the sweltering desert or foster care thousands of miles away from parents. We now know the death toll in Puerto Rico is estimated at nearly 5,000 people….
By: Lou Yeboah You harlot…. you are just as treacherous as Israel sister Judah who went and played the whore. [Jeremiah 3:8-10]. I tell you, you are an embarrassment to God and the church. You have trangressed against the Lord your God and have scattered your charms to alien deties under every green tree… says…
Beth Warren | Louisville Courier Journal Narcotics Detective Kyle Willett made the 10-minute drive to a McDonald’s drive-thru for sweet tea and cheeseburgers before returning to work — and doing something no one expected. Alone in his white Chevrolet Tahoe — outside the UPS global shipping hub where he worked with an elite task force…
Message to avoid alcohol use is key for the upcoming Fourth of July Holiday SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) announced today the participation of more than 40 California marine law enforcement agencies in the national boating under the influence (BUI) awareness and enforcement campaign dubbed “Operation Dry Water.” From Friday,…
Trump’s immigration policies go beyond political lines By Alana Winns June 25, 2018 Coming off the heels of political chaos at the border, Americans are still feeling emotionally affected by Trump’s family separation immigration policy. According to the Washington Post, Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked to leave a Virginia restaurant, called the Red Hen,…
DNC Chair Tom Perez released the following statement after the Supreme Court issued its opinion in NIFLA v. Becerra, ruling that anti-choice “crisis pregnancy centers” do not have to post information about the availability of free or low-cost abortion services: “This is a brazen assault on women’s rights and health. Once again, Republicans and their…
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) London Breed has made history, becoming the first African American woman elected mayor in San Francisco after her opponent conceded in what had been a razor-close race. Breed, who had been appointed mayor last December following the death of Mayor Ed Lee, was forced out of the post…
Dan Alexander , Forbes Staff Amid President Trump’s headaches confirming cabinet secretaries, from neophyte Rex Tillerson to conflict-prone Scott Pruitt to unprepared Betsy DeVos, all of whom squeezed through, Wilbur Ross was a tonic. With his blue power suit and decades of deal making, he had the look and the résumé of a commerce secretary….
SAN BERNARDINO, California?—In March 2018, San Bernardino Valley College was awarded 17 silver and bronze “Strong Workforce Stars” by the California Community College Chancellor’s Office to recognize it for increasing graduate earnings by up to 551%, as well as for helping students to attain a regional living wage and find employment in their field of…
By Dr. Elizabeth V. Primas (Program Manager for NNPA ESSA Public Awareness Campaign) The National Family Engagement Summit of 2018 was held in Richmond, Va. Throughout the summit, multiple opportunities were provided for attendees to interact with some of the nation’s leading experts in parent and family engagement. Participants came from near and far. Over…
By Manny Otiko | California Black Media The California Senate has approved an almost $200 billion budget which set asides money for several issues that progressive groups deem important such as education, homelessness and transportation. The budget also approves $300 million for schools to boost the academic performance of underachieving students. Thiswas an issue that…
Funds Neighborhood Public Schools Making Good on Long-Standing Commitment to California’s Students BURLINGAME – Eric Heins, president of the 325,000-member California Teachers Association (CTA), issued this statement today about the adoption of the 2018-19 state budget: “The legislature’s vote on the state budget today puts an exclamation point on California’s mandate to fund neighborhood public…
A proven success, the program will broaden its reach to serve even more Inland Empire high schoolers and their teachers beginning in fall 2018 By Tess Eyrich On June 14, 2018 RIVERSIDE, Calif. (www.ucr.edu) — A $150,000 grant will enable the University of California, Riverside’s Graduate School of Education to strengthen and grow one of…
By The Washington Post/NNPA/ESSA Since 2002, the AP World History course has covered thousands of years of human activity around the planet, starting 10,000 years back. But now the College Board, which owns the Advanced Placement program, wants to cut out most of that history and start the course at the year 1450 — and…
The father of two had no time for Ryan’s Father’s Day wishes while parents are torn from their children at the border. Kaitlyn D’Onofrio Singer John Legend had a simple but powerful message for House Speaker Paul Ryan after his attempt to send a happy Father’s Day message despite Republicans tearing fathers and mothers away…
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awards all-new 2018 Ford Expedition a five- star rating in its New Car Assessment Program – the highest possible score – making this full-size SUV a leader in safety • Expedition is the only vehicle in its segment to earn an Overall Vehicle Score of five stars • Passenger…
Sacramento – The California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC), led by its Chairman, Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena), declared victory in securing funds related to the Caucus’ budget priorities. The CLBC was able to negotiate constructively with legislative colleagues in both the Senate and Assembly, as well as Governor Jerry Brown, to pass California’s remarkable $199.3 billion…
Ivanka Trump travels to California to headline fundraisers for House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Devin Nunes, in response DNC Deputy Communications Director Sabrina Singh released the following statement: “Children are being detained and separated from their families while senior administration official Ivanka Trump attends glamourous fundraisers for congressional Republicans today. On the other…
New Online Maps Show Results for Lead Testing at Public Schools SACRAMENTO — The State Water Resources Control Board has released a new map-based web tool that shows which public schools in California have had their drinking water tested for lead. “Our newly developed website allows the public to search the status of lead testing…
By Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) Black mothers are dying and it’s time to do something about it. Every year, more than 700 American mothers lose their lives to pregnancy or birth-related complications. Some medical professionals estimate that at least half, if not more, of these deaths are entirely preventable. While the deaths of 700-plus American…
More than 300,000 new cases of Lyme disease, the most common tick-borne illness in the United States, are diagnosed each year. In a new interview with CMRubinWorld, Dr. Brian Fallon, Director of the Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Research Center at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center reveals that despite the challenges to find a cure…
Conscientious parents constantly remind their children to brush and floss, and routinely schedule dental checkups to make sure their teeth and gums are healthy – and staying that way. But youngsters aren’t the only ones who who can use such reminders. Older Americans need to put a priority on their oral health as well, and…