NASHVILLE, TN — Both young women come from the same high school, Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet, in Nashville. Diana Makram knows she wants to major in biology and minor in chemistry, and walked out of the Middle Tennessee State University True Blue Tour at the Millennium Maxwell House Hotel with an $18,000 Presidential Scholarship….
By Steven Greenhut Sacramento-If you’re looking for a stellar example of teachers’ unions ongoing commitment to mediocrity or worse, then you need only look at their reaction to California GOP gubernatorial candidate John Cox’s idea of paying top-notch teachers much higher salaries – perhaps even rivalling those earned by ballplayers and rock stars. The unions,…
October 25, 1018- One of the most reliable measures of a community’s economic vitality is convenient access to full-service banking. Regardless of whether a community is urban, suburban or rural, both consumers and local businesses rely on brick and mortar bank branches for a wide array of products and services. New research that measures how…
Civil rights agency contradicts itself to attack own workers WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — As the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission prepares to hold a public hearing this week on preventing harassment in the workplace, behind the scenes it is upending internal policies that safeguard its own employees from harassment, discrimination, and retaliation, says the…
Three inmates have died at USP Hazelton in past 7 months WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The union representing correctional officers and staff at U.S. Penitentiary Hazelton in West Virginia says the reported murder of convicted gangster James “Whitey” Bulger at the prison highlights severe understaffing at federal prisons nationwide. The high-security federal prison…
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Representative Norma J. Torres (D-CA) released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s plan to issue an executive order to end birthright citizenship: “If there is one thing President Trump has made clear throughout his time in office, it is his complete disregard for the U.S. Constitution. It should…
SAN FRANCISCO – The ACLU Foundation of Northern California today filed a discrimination complaint on behalf of Black students in the Visalia Unified School District who have faced ongoing racial hostility. The complaint, filed with the Office of Civil Rights within the Department of Education, charges the district with violating Title VI of the Civil…
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) announced today the appointment of Varadarajan Subbiah, MD, MBA, FACP, CHCQM, as chief medical officer effective Oct. 1, 2018. In this position he will oversee the delivery of all medical services to meet ARMC’s health care goals. Dr. Subbiah brings more than a decade of experience in internal medicine care,…
If you have diabetes, you have a higher-than-average risk of having a heart attack or a stroke. While men and women generally have similar rates of Type 2 diabetes, women are twice as likely to have heart disease. In fact, heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the U.S., killing one…
By Samjah Iman Breast Cancer – two words that give even the strongest person an eerie feeling, and rightfully so. For these words describe a disease that affects one in eight women and is the second leading cause of cancer death among women(nationalbreastcancer.org). Each year 252,710 women in the United States will be diagnosed with…
SACRAMENTO – California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Director and State Public Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith today warned consumers about the risks associated with wearing decorative contact lenses. “Advertised as color, cosmetic, fashion and theatrical contact lenses, decorative contact lenses are especially popular around Halloween,” said Dr. Smith. “Wearing any kind of contact lens,…
Judy Belk responds to the wave of violence that has devastated America. In the past week, another shocking wave of violence has devastated America – and we must refuse to accept this as “the new normal.” In Pittsburgh, 11 Jewish people were murdered in a place of worship by a man wielding an assault rifle…
Saturday, October the 27th was an Exciting Day in North Fontana at the JessieTurner Health and Fitness Community Center a State of The Arts Facility that Embrace the Ever growing needs of the Surrounding Communities. The Day Event which was hosted in the Jessie Turner Basketball Gym. Brought forth a Firey Showdown between the Aqua…
Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) — Real Estate 100 Youth Foundation empowers communities by educating youth about real estate. The non-profit organization introduces youth to careers in real estate as a means of long-term wealth building. This groundbreaking program offers workshops, online instruction and an internship program centered around real estate literacy. Recognizing an unmet need…
By Defender News Service Megyn Kelly’s firing at NBC has fans calling for Tamron Hall’s return. Kelly came under fire for vehemently defending people who wore blackface on Halloween. The backlash was swift. Kelly was blasted by fans and her former colleagues for her “racist” remarks. Even though she apologized for the comments, the damage…
by Tiny aka Lisa Gray-Garcia, daughter of Dee, mama of Tiburcio The new Kevin Hart movie, “Night School,” was about so many things, but like a good artist, as my poverty skola-teacher Mama Dee used to say, Kevin Hart didn’t pound on the table. Through subtle and sketch comedy, pranks, relationship issues, innuendo and character…
A customer tipped his waitress at the Sup Dogs Restaurant in Greenville, NC after paying for the bottled water he’d ordered. It was a big tip. It was a very large gratuity. It was enormous, says the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC]. To be exact, it was $10,000 worth of thank you’s. The waitress…
Goodwill of Southern New Jersey and Greater Philadelphia received quite the contribution from an anonymous donor — an intact pre-revolutionary war newspaper. The Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC] reports that the Dec. 28, 1774 edition of the Pennsylvania Journal and Weekly Advertiser was appraised at $18,000. Appraiser Robert Snyder, who authenticated the newspaper, noted…
Michael Schuenemeyer The soul of our nation hinges on living the values that honor the worth and dignity of every person and the willingness to defend the liberty and justice of all. That is why a New York Times story published on Sunday, October 21st of this year is so disconcerting. The Times reported that…
By: Lou Yeboah Because you haven’t received what you want. Trust God! For in Matthew 6:25-27 He says, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothes? Look…