By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Frank Robinson, a trailblazing figure who was Major League Baseball’s first African American manager and one of its greatest players during a career that spanned 21 seasons, died Thursday after a prolonged illness, according to pro baseball’s premiere website, MLB.com. Robinson was 83. The Hall of Famer…
Pastor Johnny Lewis was born in White Plains, Georgia. Shortly after graduating high school he moved to New York City. He enlisted in the United States Air Force attaining his AA degree in Aerospace Ground Equipment Technology and serving for 30 years. Stationed at Edwards Air Force base as Aerospace Ground Equipment Superintendent and 1st…
Written by Arturo Tha Cuban Monday, 04 February 2019 14:10 Originally published on Medium Recently as I was speaking with members of our community and was asked several times about why we rarely see reports of police brutality cases against Hispanics and Latin Americans in the United States. It was a difficult question to answer…
By John Coleman On Friday, February 1, 2019, The San Bernardino Black Culture Foundation Inc. held the installation ceremony announcing the recipients of the SBBCF 2019 Scholarship Awards, and the appointment of the 2019 SBBCF Honorary Senior Queen & King Certificates of Congratulation, Recognition, and Commendation were presented to the Scholarship Awardees, and to the…
Presented By The Concerned Citizens For Development Of North Fontana & The Black Awareness Parade Committee The Concerned Citizens for the Development of North Fontana and The Black Awareness Parade Committee is pleased to announce Our 2019 Black History Parade and Expo in the City of Fontana, CA 92336. Save the date: Saturday, February 23,…
By Sentinel News Service Our doors are open, and you’re invited! Guided tours inside Tournament House, the iconic Southern California landmark, are open to the public. Tours will be offered, at no cost, every Thursday at 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. beginning today, February 7. Tournament of Roses® volunteers from the Heritage Committee, knowledgeable of…
By Akil Wilson As of Monday January 14th the country’s 2nd largest public school system was being paralyzed by a teachers strike. The Los Angeles Sentinel reported that the walkout was followed by a plunge in student attendance, with about 144,000 students out of more than 600,000 students. On Tuesday that number grew to 159,000…
BY Toshio Meronek & Tory Becker, Truthout One of the world’s richest cities is waging war on disabled and homeless people. In February 2018, an unsigned flyer was posted in San Francisco’s Mission District, warning the homeless: “If you are still here after dark tonight, the hunters will become the hunted. We will pound you,…
Tom Steyer is cranking up his pressure campaign to oust the president — and he has top Democrats in his sights. By LAURA BARRÓN-LÓPEZ and STEPHANIE MURRAY Billionaire Tom Steyer is cranking up pressure on key House Democrats to impeach President Donald Trump where he thinks they’ll feel it most — back in their home…
SACRAMENTO – The Bureau of Cannabis Control (Bureau) and the Department of Consumer Affairs’ Division of Investigation-Cannabis Enforcement Unit (DOI-CEU) today announced enforcement action on two unlicensed cannabis businesses operating in Sacramento County and Los Angeles. On Thursday, January 31, 2019, DOI-CEU served a search warrant on “Nollie Green-Blu Solutions,” an unlicensed cannabis delivery service…
Unable to afford the essentials, students have been seen crying in the law school’s hallways. By STACI ZARETSKY What happens when the company that owns and operates your law school has been put into a federal receivership because it’s drowning in tens of millions of dollars of debt? If you ask the students at Western…
You can probably kiss that refund check you were hoping for goodbye. By STACI ZARETSKY Last year I got a $750 refund. And this year I owe $4,600. I guess that my assumption was that the IRS withholding tables would have been updated to some degree or my company would have done something. — Ben…
by Colleen Tressler Consumer Education Specialist, FTC Getting a call about a debt you don’t owe – or even recognize – can be annoying. It can be downright scary when the caller claims to be a lawyer and threatens legal action if you don’t pay. Such are the ploys of phantom debt collectors: lies, harassment,…
By Representative LaKeshia Myers February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), which is a day to increase awareness about HIV among African Americans and to encourage people to get involved in prevention efforts, get tested, and get treatment if they have HIV. According to the Centers for Disease Control, overall, new cases of…
By Angela N. Parker Founded by young people, for young people, the Peer Health Exchange (PHE) has worked to fill the health equity gap for youth in underserved communities. The organization began as a labor of love by six Yale students who, responding to New Haven public schools ending their health education programming due to…
Garland, TX — The family of Ashanti Grinage, a 4-year old girl from Texas, is mourning her sudden death reportedly caused by a flu virus. Ashanti’s death is the first recorded pediatric flu-related death this season in Dallas County, Texas. Ashanti, who didn’t have any underlying medical conditions, began showing symptoms related to colds on…
SB 227 Ensures Hospitals Follow Nurse-to-Patient Ratio Regulations SACRAMENTO – Earlier today, Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) reintroduced legislation that will protect patient safety and reinforce nurse staffing ratio requirements in California. Sponsored by SEIU California, SEIU Local 121RN and United Nurses Associations of California / Union of Health Care Professionals (UNAC / UHCP), SB…
Washington, DC — Heart Disease is the #1 killer of women in the US. African American women in the US are twice likely to have a stroke than Caucasian women, and African American women die at a younger age from Heart Disease than any other ethnicity. On Friday, February 22, 2019 from 6pm-9pm for National…
BY Eisa Nefertari Ulen, Truthout “First graders listened to a story about Trayvon Martin written by eighth graders and shared ideas about injustice.” “My 2nd grader just came in, notebook in hand, asking how to spell Alicia, as in Alicia Garza.” “Proud of my powerful lessons on privilege, racism, discrimination, police brutality, and why Colin…
For the past two years, volunteers and local agencies have worked together to reduce the threat of wildfire along the Mojave Narrows. Non-native grasses and other plants have grown unchecked along the river bottom. Volunteers and crews from Pilot Rock Conservation Camp have made great inroads in removing invasive plants that can rapidly carry wildfire….
By Shevry Lassiter, The Washington Informer A pretty face, a sculpted body, a good cook, smart and financially stable are just some of the qualities women think men want. But if women had the ability to get in a man’s head and hear their thoughts, would more relationships thrive? That question isn’t answered in the…
By Wave Staff Report LOS ANGELES — What do U2, Jay-Z and Bruce Springsteen all have in common? They all have Grammy Awards. And now Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) does, too – at least through the end of the year. Los Angeles World Airports welcomed guests to LAX Feb. 5 during a special Grammy…
SAN BERNARDINO, California—San Bernardino Valley College students, faculty and staff are eagerly awaiting a campus visit from distinguished professor, activist and author Maulana Karenga, best known as the creator of the pan-African and African-American holiday of Kwanzaa. On Wednesday, February 27, Dr. Karenga’s appearance at San Bernardino Valley College will be titled, “Message and Mission…