By Wade Henderson (Founding Board Member, Center for Responsible Lending) From attacks on voting rights to police killings of unarmed civilians and growing inequities in earnings and wealth, the civil rights gains of the past six decades are facing threat after threat. But one front in the fight for full equality—meaningful access to higher education—is…
By James Rufus Koren Sacramento has joined Oakland, Philadelphia and other cities in suing Wells Fargo & Co. over allegations that the bank engaged in discriminatory mortgage lending practices, leading to a wave of foreclosures in minority neighborhoods. The city filed a suit in federal court, saying the San Francisco bank violated the federal Fair…
Florida Republicans have allowed the relentless pro-gun operator to become a de facto member of government. BY MIKE SPIES Jared Moskowitz, a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, was debating tax policy on the chamber oor, in Tallahassee, last week, when he received a call from his wife, Leah. He was surprised to…
By: Lou Yeboah We ain’t even three months into the New Year, and you doing the same thing that God delivered you from last year. Why? After all the pleading you did¯ “Lord, please, if you get me out of this mess, I promise I want do it again!” “Lord, please, please forgive me Lord,…
By Pastor Gregory Tatum Pastor Tatum is a Baptist Minister who has been preaching the Gospel for over thirty years. In his early years, Pastor Tatum hosted and produced his own local Christian cable television program called Christian Experience Ministries. This television outreach ministry stayed on the air in Southern California for more than twenty…
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — “Our Black politicians did it to us again,” Rev. William Owens, the president of the Coalition of African American Pastors (CAAP), said passionately during a press conference February 13, 2018 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. He was referencing what he and 20 other national black leaders felt was the…
FONTANA, CA-One of the purpose of the North Fontana Black Awareness Parade Committee Black History Month events, is to bring awareness of the accomplishments made by African-Americans to the Americas, not just to have a procession going down the street. 90 year old Mr. Hank Williams who is a one of the first African American…
WASHINGTON – In a 5-to-3 decision in Jennings v. Rodriguez, the Supreme Court overturned a ruling requiring that immigrants subjected to prolonged detention must be given a custody hearing. Two lower federal courts had interpreted federal immigration detention statutes to require hearings after six months of detention. Today’s ruling sent the case back to the…
Health care advocates provide a waiver checklist for states to achieve the best outcome for their residents WASHINGTON – As the nation’s governors descend on Washington, D.C. for the National Governors Association (NGA) Winter Meeting, Consumers for Quality Care (CQC) today issued an open letter urging them to keep consumers top-of-mind when considering state waivers….
San Bernardino, CA-On Saturday, March 3rd nearly 100 high school and college students will head to the Business Building on San Bernardino Valley College’s campus to participate in the High-Tech Healthcare seminar. This innovative event will feature 12 presenters and industry speakers from the Inland Empire who will speak to students about careers in the…
LOS ANGELES (February 27, 2018) — Even before Angelique Garcia was born, doctors at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) knew she had a severe form of congenital heart disease called complete atrioventricular canal defect (CAVC), thanks to a prenatal echocardiogram by CHLA cardiologist Jay Pruetz, MD. In a normal heart, there are four distinct walled…
UC Riverside-led research offers valuable insights into halting metastasis By Iqbal Pittalwala On FEBRUARY 23, 2018 RIVERSIDE, Calif. – A research team at the University of California, Riverside has discovered a way for chemotherapy drug paclitaxel to target migrating, or circulating, cancer cells, which are responsible for the development of tumor metastases. Until now, paclitaxel…
By Curtis Bunn, Urban News Service Orlando—T-Ann Johnson saved a client’s life. That’s when she knew the job was more than just a job. It was a calling. Saving lives was not in the job description. But, as Director of Empower and Serve by Nexus, it came naturally as one would drink water when thirsty,…
By Tanya Wallace-Gobern, Executive Director of the National Black Worker Center Project (NBWCP). Racism and white supremacy are powerful, shapeshifting forces. They have persisted in our culture, politics and economy across time and space. Even as our nation makes progress, the power of white supremacy changes shape, creating new ways to limit it. It has…
By Charlene Crowell The U.S. House of Representatives broke the hearts of a broad and diverse coalition of advocates after Members of Congress passed predatory lending legislation on February 14. A bill passed the lower chamber that would render useless state laws in the majority of states, including the 15 states and the District of…
Internet activity of all visa applicants, visa holders and green card holders is now tracked. And Sunni Muslim immigrants could face long-term surveillance Azadeh Shahshahani The Guardian Earlier last week, the existence of a draft Department of Homeland Security (DHS) report came to light, which calls for long-term surveillance of Sunni Muslim immigrants. Internal documents…
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. – Cal State San Bernadino President Tomás D. Morales spoke to churchgoers in Rancho Cucamonga on the importance of preparing young African-Americans for college starting at preschool and continuing through elementary school, middle school and high school. “Parents and grandparents, you need to be paying attention to your child as you negotiate…
ONTARIO, CA – U.S. Representative Norma J. Torres met with superintendents from the Fontana Unified School District, Chaffey Joint Union High School District, Ontario-Montclair School District, Pomona Unified School District, and the Chino Valley Unified School District to discuss strategies to prevent gun violence in schools. In light of the tragic high school shooting in…
Defender News Service- ALABAMA After nearly a century of educating Black students, Concordia College in Selma, Alabama announced on Wednesday that it will cease operations at the end of the spring semester. “It was the toughest thing I’ve had to do in my 50 years of higher education,” Dr. James Lyons, the interim president of…
Community Education News San Bernardino, CA— Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-San Bernardino) announced that his office will once again participate in the Congressional Art Competition, an annual showcase of art from high school students from across the country. The competition allows high school students in every congressional district to submit works of art to their local…
NNPA Publishers Raise Awareness about the Every Student Succeeds Act in the Black Community By: Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Today, more than ever before, parents, educators and stakeholders around the country are learning about the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and the opportunities it presents for school districts to innovate learning in…
By Jeffrey W. Hicks We have come a long way toward building Black homeownership since the Fair Housing Act was signed into federal law 50 years ago. In commemorating that milestone, we recognize and emphasize that, with fewer than half of Black Americans owning their homes, we still have a long way to go to…
By Amiyah King Howard University News Service WASHINGTON—Tens of thousands of high school students across America were marked with an unexcused absence Wednesday, but everyone knew where they were. In the Washington area, high school students from DC. Public Schools and from public schools in Maryland marched to the Capitol and then to the White…
By Susan Cox Southern California Edison (SCE) recently joined in the national celebration of Black History Month in Compton at its 16th annual BHM event which recognized Edison customers, business and community partners in its mission to give back to the communities it serves. Joining in the festivities was Pedro Pizarro, president and CEO of…
“He probably used that training to do what he did,” said Jordan Jereb, leader of the Republic of Florida. By Kaitlyn D’Onofrio / February 15, 2018 Nikolas Cruz, who shot and killed 17 people at a high school in Florida on Wednesday, reportedly has ties to a white nationalist organization, according to the leader of…
