(LOS ANGELES) – The federal government announced today that it has rescinded policy guidance issued by the Obama administration to foster diversity in elementary and secondary schools and on college campuses. Please attribute the following statement to Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund): “Feeding his…
By Sommer Brokaw and Susan McFarland July 7 (UPI) — Elon Musk on Saturday said SpaceX engineers are hours away from finishing a “tiny kid-sized submarine” that could be used to extract a soccer team trapped inside a Thailand cave. The 12 boys and their coach had gone into the cave on an excursion after…
The project is breaking down barriers to breastfeeding resources and education. By Casey Leins, Staff Write For many women in Brooklyn, New York, the ability to breastfeed doesn’t seem like a reality, according to Francesca Stephen-Alexis, a 37-year-old mother of two. “I think a lot of women, especially in my area, see breastfeeding as a…
Most people know that when you look for a house, you want a place with “good bones.” In other words, if the structure of the home is in good shape, most people feel they can fix up the rest. If a home doesn’t have good bones, the rest of it doesn’t matter. The same can…
After a nearly two-decade partnership, Governor Rick Scott and Florida Medicaid officials are denying renewal of an HIV care contract with AHF’s Positive Healthcare— a respected non-profit which has been providing critical health insurance coverage for people living with HIV in Florida since 1999 and forcing HIV patients to use for-profit companies that don’t currently…
A confirmed case of virulent Newcastle disease was found in northwest Riverside County on June 30. The disease affects birds and can cause serious illness or death in an entire chicken flock in a single day. The Riverside County location is close to other occurrences of the disease in southwest San Bernardino County. At this…
By Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire.com) – The Black church, among the most prosperous institutions in America, has long led movements for the spiritual, social and civic uplift of Black people. When the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, he had just launched the Poor People’s Movement, which quickly fizzled…
Rev. Dr. Chris Davies Program Manager, Congregational Assessment, Support and Advancement My grandmother taught me how to be a Christian, and told me about marching for abortion rights prior to Roe v. Wade. She shared stories with me about how her advocacy for women’s rights connected to her faith. She reached into her charismatic roots…
By Lou Yeboah “Because warning comes before destruction and you have been warned, says the Lord!” I want you to know that when Noah and Lot warned their respective people of God’s coming judgment and destruction, the people would not listen. Instead they treated Noah and Lot as “extremists.” Then the destruction that did come…
By Susan McFarland July 10 (UPI) — Divers on Tuesday rescued the final four boys and their coach from a deep cave in Thailand, where they’d been for more than two weeks. Thai navy SEALs, who’d led the operation, made the announcement on its Facebook page Tuesday. “Today, the boar’s pack will be reunited again,”…
By Susan McFarland July 10 (UPI) — The Senate on Tuesday began discussions about Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s appointee to replace Anthony Kennedy on the U.S. Supreme Court, even before he arrived on Capitol Hill. Trump announced Kavanaugh late Monday as his much-anticipated choice to fill the vacancy. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell opened…
Sacramento, CA – On June 21, 2018, the United States Supreme Court issued its long-anticipated decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. In this case, the Court was asked to revisit the issue of sales and use tax remittance by out-of-state retailers. In two earlier decisions, the Court had held that an out-of-state retailer’s obligation…
Washington, DC – Although poll taxes and literacy tests have been illegal for many decades, blacks are still being denied their rights to fully participate in elections today, according to the black leadership network Project 21. While the techniques used now to restrict the black vote are more subtle and sophisticated, Project 21 says, the…
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…
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Ford Motor Company sent one of its millennials to host a session at the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) annual summer convention in Norfolk, Virginia. Jessyka Faison, the automaker’s product communications coordinator specializing in SUVs, delivered a spirited message in a session titled, “The Black Press: Our Community…
The quick work of San Bernardino City Unified School District Police officers resulted in the Monday night arrest of three burglars at San Gorgonio High. At about 10:30 p.m. on June 25, the District’s state-of-the-art alarm system alerted dispatchers to multiple suspects inside the high school’s kitchen and auto shop, who dispatchers then saw on…
San Bernardino – On June 27, 2018 Governor Brown signed the 2018-2019 California State Budget that included $1,705,000 be allocated to the city of Rialto for vital service equipment and disability access improvements at their facilities. Assemblymember Eloise Reyes (D-San Bernardino) successfully advocated for the funds to be allocated for the city of Rialto, during…
27 percent of people killed by police were Black. In all killings, only 1 percent of the officers involved were charged with a crime. Kaitlyn D’Onofrio In 2017, police killed 1,129 people. Officers were only charged with a crime in 1 percent of cases. And of the 1,129 people officers killed, 27 percent were Black…
Ron Harris is a journalist, adjunct professor at Howard University and co-author of the new book The Black and The Blue, A Cop Reveals Crimes, Racism and Injustice in America’s Law Enforcement By Ron Harris Dear U.S. Media, Democrats, Republicans, Independents and to the concerned Americans who poured out into the streets to protest Donald…
By Michigan.Gov/NNPA/ESSA On April 26-28, the Detroit – For Inspiration Recognition of Science & Technology (FIRST) World Championships were held, hosting over 15,000 students and 40,000 spectators from all around the world, including of 111 Michigan teams. It is with great excitement that the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) share two Michigan teams, Stryke Force,…
By Charlene Crowell With 44 million consumers owing student debt that now reaches $1.5 trillion and still climbing, a lot of people want to better understand how and why this unsustainable debt trajectory can be better managed. For Black consumers who typically have less family wealth than other races and ethnicities, borrowing is more frequent,…
SHINES at UC Riverside pursues fundamental advances in energy production, storage, and use By Iqbal Pittalwala On JUNE 29, 2018 RIVERSIDE, Calif. – The Spins and Heat in Nanoscale Electronic Systems center, known as SHINES, at the University of California, Riverside, has received funding for two more years from the Department of Energy. SHINES received…
The Riverside County Registrar of Voters office certified the results of the June 5 Consolidated Primary Election on June 25. An amendment to the certified election results was released today to include 108 ballots that were not included in the certified results issued Monday. The amended election results did not change the outcome of any…
By Manny Otiko | California Black Media The Supreme Court struck a major blow to the power of public sector unions yesterday. In a 5-4 decision, the justices ruled that public sector unions could not collect dues from non-union members. Before the decision, workers who did not decide to join a union were still charged…