By Clare Foran, CNN CNN Digital Expansion 2018 Clare Foran Updated 2:44 PM ET, Sun December 23, 2018 Washington (CNN)A partial government shutdown remains in effect after funding expired for roughly a quarter of the federal government when the clock struck midnight on Saturday — and it is not clear when it will end. Negotiations…
P.R. Lockhart Paul McCowns’s story of “banking while black” is the latest instance of 911 being called on people of color for no reason. Less than a month into a new job, Paul McCowns went to a bank in Brooklyn, Ohio, to cash his first paycheck. But instead of getting his money, he found himself…
During a sentencing hearing, Sullivan, a Howard University alum, chastised Trump’s former national security adviser for lying to FBI agents. by Sheryl Estrada U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan slammed Michael Flynn, a former lieutenant general, who served as President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, for lying to federal investigators in their probe into Russian interference…
The UCR journey of Brandy Renee Taylor ’13 continues with an inaugural School of Business scholarship Sandra Baltazar Martínez sandrab.martinez@ucr.edu The two-day old baby needed a home. And foster parents. Soon after she was born, Children and Family Services took Brandy Renee Taylor and her 2-year-old sister away from her drug-addicted mother. Her grandmother stepped…
By Darielis Cruz Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. I was born in Moca, a small city in the Dominican Republic, and today I am a 21-year-old junior at Mercy College, in New Jersey. Thanks to the Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship, I studied In South Africa last summer, and it was a transformational experience for me….
A staff member at Tuscany Hills Elementary School in Lake Elsinore is suspected of having active tuberculosis, and Riverside County health officials are working with school representatives to identify students and staff who might have been exposed to the illness. Riverside County health officials will send out letters to the parents or guardians of students…
A service of the Communications Department of San Bernardino City Unified School District Employees of the San Bernardino City Unified School District’s Information Technology (IT) Department made hope happen for a family that lost everything in a fire over the weekend. The family, which does not want to be identified, has two children attending SBCUSD…
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Lee released the following statement regarding the Trump administration’s proposed Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) rule that would end food assistance for more than 750,000 Americans: “Let’s be clear: this Trump administration rule is a mean-spirited attempt to prevent hundreds of thousands of struggling Americans from accessing food assistance. This rule…
By Jeffery L. Boney Back in March of this year, the Forward Times wrote an eye-opening article entitled Banking In Houston: The New “Jim Crow” Is There More To Come?, where we highlighted a major federal racial discrimination lawsuit that had been filed against Capital One Bank. In a stunning ruling against the bank, a…
WASHINGTON — Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) released the following statement after being approved by the Democratic Caucus to serve as the first woman and the first African American Chair of the House Financial Services Committee: “I am honored to have been selected by my colleagues to be the first Chairwoman of the House Financial…
SACRAMENTO – Today, Assemblyman Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia) issued the following statement in response to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) waiting one month to notify Californians that the federal government has rejected the state’s REAL ID residency verification process and has still continued to issue cards that are not compliant: “To date, 2.3 million Californians…
By Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson The latest attack on vulnerable Americans who need assistance to ensure that they, and their families, have adequate and affordable health insurance comes not from the United States Congress, where the law providing such insurance was challenged more than sixty times by the Republican Party. This time it comes from…
Washington, DC — Former U.S. President Barack Obama surprised young patients at Children’s National Hospital in Northwest Washington on Wednesday. He visited the kids and delivered some toys as presents. “We had a chance to talk to some of the wonderful kids and their families at a time that is obviously tough to folks,” Obama…
By Dallas Post Tribune Staff African-Americans with moderate or severe sleep apnea are twice as likely to have hard-to-control high blood pressure when their sleep apnea goes untreated, according to a new study funded mainly by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. The findings, which researchers…
Patrick County, VA — Alex McNabb, an Emergency Medical Technician in Virginia who has made several racist remarks about his Black patients on his neo-Nazi podcast, has been suspended without pay… but not fired! Black residents in the area say they are worried they might be mistreated if they receive care from such a racist…
The holidays are a time for family and friends to gather and share laughs, memories – and perhaps a drink or two. But for people recovering from an addiction, all that alcohol often present at special events can be worrisome. “Holiday parties are when many alcoholics fall off the wagon,” says John Collopy, author of…
The Season’s ‘Ho, ho, ho’ turns into “No, no, no’ By Charlene Crowell December 19, 2018 In the midst of holiday festivities, many people wrap themselves up warmly. After all, winter time is supposed to be cold. But this year, just a week before Christmas, there are people who were dealing with the aftermath of…
By Daniel Uria Dec. 23 (UPI) — U.S. President Donald Trump announced Sunday that Patrick Shanahan will take on the role of acting secretary of defense at the start of the new year. Trump wrote on Twitter that Shanahan, who had been serving as current Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’ deputy, will step into the role…
By Anna Johnson, annaj@cfra.org, Center for Rural Affairs The compromise farm bill secures several victories for conservation, beginning farmers, and rural communities, while failing to cap payments to the largest farms or secure stable long-term funding for working lands conservation. We are pleased that Congress maintained the Conservation Stewardship Program in the final bill, and…
WASHINGTON — The Senate tonight passed a revised version of the FIRST STEP Act by a margin of 87-12. It is expected to pass quickly in the House of Representatives in the coming days. Jesselyn McCurdy, deputy director of the Washington Legislative Office at the American Civil Liberties Union, had the following reaction: “The FIRST…
ORANGE COUNTY, CA – Hon. Fred M. Whitaker, Chairman of the Republican Party of Orange County, released the following statement in response to the announcement of possible deportation of Vietnam War refugees: “Orange County is home to one of the largest communities of Vietnamese Americans in the United States. Like many I was concerned over…
By Manny Otiko | California Black Media Assemblymember Tony Thurmond (D-Richmond) pulled off a hard-fought victory defeating CEO of Green Dot Public Schools Marshall Tuck in the race for Superintendent of Public Instruction. The results were officially certified by the Secretary of State’s Office on Friday, Dec. 14. According to a press release from Thurmond’s…
LifeHouse Theater’s 25th silver anniversary season continues in the New Year with the world-premiere musical, “Prodigal Son.” This new musical features a fresh new take on the biblical parable as the story of the Prodigal Son unfolds against the backdrop of a 1930’s jazz club. This timeless lesson of love and forgiveness shines with a…
By Jamai Harris Janet Jackson and her brother Randy Jackson are reportedly being sued by their former tour manager who is claiming they still owe him thousands. According to documents obtained by TMZ, Danny O’ Donovan claims Janet and Randy hired him back in 2016 to be the tour manager for Janet’s “State of the…
By MESFIN FEKADU, AP There’s no more juice in Beyonce’s lemonade jar: The singer did not release new music though two albums featuring old Beyonce songs hit streaming services Thursday. Under the name Queen Carter, the albums “Have Your Way” and “Back Up, Rewind” appeared on Spotify and Apple Music, featuring demos, previously released songs…