By Dr. Elizabeth V. Primas, Program Manager, NNPA ESSA Awareness Campaign In 1951, Langston Hughes laid bare the anxious aspirations of millions of Black people in America with his poem, “A Dream Deferred.” In 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. reminded America of the promissory note written to its citizens guaranteeing life, liberty, and the…
Twenty-one African American artists featured in show recognizing Black History Month The San Bernardino County Museum, in partnership with the Southern California Black Chamber of Commerce, Inland Cities, East, presents an exhibit featuring the fine art works of prominent African American artists from throughout Southern California to recognize Black History Month. “Images of Black Culture,…
By Jorian Reeves Xavier University, Louisiana’s College of Pharmacy I had my first taste of global cultural learning in 2015 when I traveled to Qatar at the age of 14 for a week-long Arabic debate competition. Two years earlier, in seventh grade, I had started taking Arabic classes at Lindbolm Math and Science Academy, a…
The San Bernardino County Library invites residents to celebrate magic at the Library Enchanted Events. Enjoy an amazing experience and meet some favorite princesses as they visit the library. Enjoy a variety of fun-filled crafts, face painting, balloon artists, and more. These events are another opportunity to celebrate and support the Countywide Vision’s literacy campaign,…
By Deangelo Manuel Helena, AR (BlackNews.com) — 2019 marks one hundred years since one of America’s deadliest massacres that claimed over two hundred lives of black men, women, and children. In 1919, over a hundred sharecroppers and local farmers met with the Progressive Farmers and Household Union of America at a local church in a…
Had it not been for this attorney, Elmer Daniels might still be in jail. Here’s why. Brittany Horn, Delaware News Journal A Delaware man who had his life sentence dismissed last week walked out of Howard R. Young Correctional Institution days later, a free man. Elmer Daniels and his attorneys say state prosecutors, in a…
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2019 — St. Elmo Brady, the first African-American to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry, is being honored by the American Chemical Society (ACS) with a National Historic Chemical Landmark. The designation will be celebrated on Feb. 5 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, which awarded Brady his doctorate in 1916. The…
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam released a statement on Friday apologizing for an uncovered racist photo from his 1984 East Virginia Medical School yearbook that depicts him and another man in blackface and in Ku Klux Klan garb. An accompanying quote under the photo reads: “There are more old drunks than old doctors in this world,…
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, U.S. Representative Norma J. Torres (D-CA) announced that Joe Rodgers, a Federal Aviation Administration Engineer Technician at Ontario International Airport who was one of the 800,000 federal workers furloughed during the 35-day long government shutdown, has been invited as her guest to the State of the Union address. “For more than…
Re: Comprehensive Use-of-Force Legislation Today we join the California Police Chiefs Association in announcing the introduction of Senate Bill XXX, authored by Senator Anna Caballero, which presents a comprehensive package of changes to California’s use-of-force statutes, law enforcement agency policies, and training. In 2017, it was reported that there were 172 law enforcement related deaths…
(FOX Business) The battered U.S. retail market is likely to see more prominent bankruptcy filings and store closures in the first quarter of 2019, according to the top executive at America’s largest mall operator. “There are some retailers out there that we’re nervous about. … We are concerned about a few [bankruptcies] that should shake…
S.E. Williams There is little question about the importance of closing the African American student achievement gap. It is more urgent today than ever before, yet for Black students in California, just as it is nationwide, although the goal of closing the gap is clearly attainable—it remains elusive. In June 2018 former Governor Jerry Brown…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Gwen Moore has made a strong and very personal case for lawmakers to keep the Affordable Care Act. In a televised interview, Moore revealed her cancer diagnosis and where she believes she’d be if it weren’t for former President Barack Obama’s signature piece of legislation…
Denver, CO — Aging is inevitable. The aging process is a part of life that leads most to anticipate aches, pain, stiffness, and even arthritis. Our bodies can be conditioned to offset the progressive physical discomfort, if and when we decide to be consistent. MentFlexX is a science of meditative stretch and isolated flexing techniques…
A personal story – My journey to better health By Joy Stephenson-Laws At some point in your life, you have probably felt what I felt as it relates to your health…Confusion, uncertainty, worry … My aha moment was in my early 40’s when my doctor of many years started to prep me for what I…
St. Louis, MO — Jessica Slaughter, an 86-year old grandmother from Missouri who suffered from obesity when she was young, has discovered her own successful formula for weight loss. Since she became vegan and has been taking 3,000 steps in her apartment daily, she lost 120 pounds and felt healthier than she had ever been!…
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — Dr. Claud Anderson, best-selling author and President of The Harvest Institute, says, “Whether it is building a wall or open admission of immigrants, the partisan debate on immigration shut down the federal government and furloughed hundreds of thousands of employee, but has ignored a core issue: the effects of immigration on Native…
By Rhea Landholm, Center for Rural Affairs Grocery stores are a staple on rural main streets across the country. They provide fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, staple food items, and even cleaning supplies, toiletries, and over-the-counter medicine. We’ve heard from a few communities who are seeking solutions on keeping their grocery stores vibrant. So, here…
By LIAM DILLON Among the hurdles Gov. Gavin Newsom will face in his goal to see 3.5 million new homes built across California over the next seven years is that the state hasn’t set aside enough land for that development, a forthcoming report by UCLA concludes. Cities and counties have zoned land to allow for…
SACRAMENTO – Newly elected California State Treasurer Fiona Ma announced today the upcoming sales of nine bond issues totaling approximately $6.34 billion. The sales begin the week of March 4th with $2.3 billion of general obligation bonds. “Significant portions of the general obligation bond sales will be to finance older debt at today’s lower rates,…
Las Vegas – Khalif-Delence A. Sheares Sr., chairman and chief globalization officer at Fight Tyme Live (a Division of Fight Tyme Promotions, Inc.) hinted to investors at the beginning of 2018 that it would be engaging in a long-term strategy to produce its own in-house content for its flagship network in over 188 countries. The…
Narrated by Sheryl Lee Ralph, the new documentary shines a light on the brave black and white women who crossed racial lines to fight slavery in AmericaSeries of screenings at the Free Library of Philadelphia kick off on Wednesday, February 27 PHILADELPHIA (February 1, 2019) — Sisters in Freedom, the extraordinary story of the black…
Grace & Peace New Life Family & Friends, Please join the Shepherds, Leaders, and New Life Christian Church Congregational Care Team in prayer for the following bereaved family. Kelvin Harrell, Father of our own Jasmine Harrell, made his transition to be with the Lord. The celebration of life is as follows: …
By: Lou Yeboah I am a Harriet Tubman, a Sojourner Truth, a Fannie Lou Hamer, a Rosa Parks, a Zora Neale Hurston, a Ida B. Wells-Barnett, a Maya Angelou, a Mary McLeod Bethune, a Elma Lewis, a Wangari Muta Maathai, a Meta Warrick Fuller, a Dr. Jane Cooke Wright, a Septima Poinsette Clark, a Madame…
Sarah Lund Minister for Disabilities and Mental Health Justice I could hear the distress in her voice. The pastor called me to talk about a serious problem. “What are we doing as a church about the opioid crisis? It’s hitting our city, it’s hitting our church. What resources do we have to help?” What, after…