By RICHARD WINTON, JACLYN COSGROVE, ANGEL JENNINGS and DORANY PINEDA A suspect in the killing of rapper Nipsey Hussle is in custody, authorities said, ending a two-day manhunt. Eric Holder, 29, was arrested in Bellflower on Tuesday afternoon. Los Angeles police detectives went to the L.A. County sheriff’s station in Lakewood to verify the identity…
By Vincent L. Hall, Activist, Texas Metro News/Garland Journal “Senior Political Correspondent” Hasan Minhaj and Trevor Noah of The Daily Show are co-creators. After another man-made catastrophe, Minhaj, an American Muslim and Noah unveiled a name for White terrorists: “White ISIS” or “WISIS.” They pointed to the ugliness of terrorism, which somehow becomes more tolerable…
More than 5,800 stores are expected to close in 2019. LifeWay said Thursday that it planned to close all 170 of its stores. Charlotte Russe, Family Dollar, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Chico’s recently announced more than 1,100 store closures in a span of 24 hours. Payless has said it plans to close all of its…
Houston, TX — Kevin Reese Jr., a 10-year old boy from Houston, Texas, shockingly ended his life after he was apparently bullied several times at school. According to reports, other students violently beat him and wrote on his tablet to “kill yourself.”“I never thought he would go this far, never. I’m still in disbelief. It’s…
By Sabrina Clay The life of a preschooler is filled with arts, crafts, indoor and outdoor play, making new friend and yes, band-aids and ouch reports, yet when parents decide to send their children to preschool for the first time, one of the most important considerations is that that their children are safe from harm….
You can help local high school graduates earn college scholarships by volunteering with the San Bernardino Community Scholarship Association. Every year, individuals and community groups donate thousands of dollars in scholarships to deserving high school seniors. Federal tax law requires that someone outside the donor group help select the scholarship recipients. In order to comply…
Lynchburg, VA — Police officers in Virginia are under fire for handcuffing and detaining four Black male college students with at least one gun drawn. They were stopped for having a broken tail light, and of course, many believe this is yet again just another case of racial profiling. The students from Virginia University of…
When Saturday, May 4, 2019 from 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM PDT Add to Calendar Where Encore JR./Sr. High School for the Arts 16955 Lemon Street Hesperia, CA 92345 Give your kids a chance for a full day of FREE arts workshops at home in the high desert. The Kid’s Art Day is a FREE…
National Society of Black Engineers will recognize Edwards with prestigious Golden Torch Award at its annual convention on March 30 RESTON, Va., March 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Kevin Edwards, global manager of the diversity and inclusion program at Bechtel, has been named a recipient of the National Society of Black Engineers’ (NSBE) Golden Torch Award….
San Bernardino, CA — San Bernardino County Tax Collector Ensen Mason warns taxpayers of a recent scam to obtain financial information from property owners. The Tax Collector’s Office received several reports from taxpayers that an individual posing as a Tax Collector employee contacted them in person at their homes in San Bernardino on March 28…
SB 22 Helps Ensure Justice for Survivors and Hold Rapists Accountable SACRAMENTO – With unanimous support, the Senate Public Safety Committee today passed important legislation authored by Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) requiring that law enforcement agencies and forensic laboratories promptly analyze and test all newly collected rape kit evidence in California. Following federal best…
WASHINGTON – House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced legislation Thursday to extend and expand funding for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps. If Congress doesn’t act by September 30th, community health centers will lose the federal funding they need to keep their doors open. Community…
LOS ANGELES, March 28, 2019 — The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education sued the University of California, Los Angeles yesterday for failing to fulfill a public records request filed over a year ago. In the 391 days since FIRE submitted a request for records related to a campus speaking appearance by U.S. Secretary of…
New PSA Starring Harry Lennix Urges African American Men to “Know the Numbers” LOS ANGELES, April 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) today announced the kick-off of its new national “Know the Numbers” campaign to raise awareness about how prostate cancer disproportionately affects African American men, who are 76 percent more likely…
New partnership with RIP Medical Debt forgives those earning less than two times federal poverty limit Mountain View, Calif. – April 1, 2019 – GetInsured, a leading provider of health insurance marketplace platforms, has abolished $1,856,771.28 of residents’ medical debt in its home state of California, to help alleviate some of the severe financial hardship…
By Peter J. Pitts Scientists searching for cures to cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, andother deadly illnesses may soon lose their funding, due to a misguidedproposal from Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar. The proposal would gradually reduce Medicare’s reimbursement rate foradvanced drugs administered in hospitals and doctor’s offices by 30percent. Sec. Azar claims these…
Charlotte, NC — Alicia Tetteh, founder of a mental health and therapy organization, Building Endurance PLLC, has announced the launch of the company’s first mental-health focused all-mobile experience app, ATTUNE. Available this February, on iOS and Android devices, ATTUNE app will directly connect consumers to mental health and wellness providers for free. ATTUNE helps consumers…
Patient Advocates and Doctors Tell Congress to Pass Medicare Virtual Colonoscopy Coverage, Reports ACR WASHINGTON, April 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Colorectal cancer care advocates, minority health care organizations and medical associations want Congress to help address racial and ethnic disparities in screening and outcomes by passing the CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act (H.R….
California isn’t playing around in its effort to avoid an undercount in the 2020 Census. By Tanu Henry | California Black Media That determination was clear April 2 when the California Complete Count (CCC) office assembled a mixed group of stakeholders – advocates, state officials, legislative leaders and community members – to kick off an…
(Washington, D.C.) Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) released the following statement marking Equal Pay Day, the date which symbolizes when the average woman’s wages catch up to the earnings of her male counterpart in the previous year: “This Equal Pay Day, we celebrate the passage by the House of Representatives of H.R.7, the Paycheck Fairness…
By Susan Cox ROSEMEAD, Calif., April 2, 2019 — Thirty high school seniors from the class of 2019 have been named Edison Scholars and will be awarded $1.2 million in scholarships to dream big and power the future through science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) studies by Edison International, the parent company of Southern California…
Actor, political commentator, radio host, author and stand-up comedian, D.L. Hughley will host the highly anticipated jazz and arts festival. (Los Angeles – April 1, 2019) – Executive Director, Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, of The Mervyn M. Dymally African American Political and Economic Institute at Cal State University Dominquez Hills, in partnership with Rainbow…
Regal hosts sensory-friendly screenings at an exclusive ticket price of $6.50 KNOXVILLE, Tenn., April 2, 2019 – On the second and fourth Saturdays of each month, movie fans of all ages are invited to enjoy “My Way Matinee” sensory-friendly screenings at Regal. Sensory-friendly titles for the months of April and May include Missing Link, Avengers:…
Chris Davies Minister and Team Leader, Faith, INFO Access to abortion is an issue of faith. We believe God created each one of us in God’s own image and named us as good. We believe each one of us is a gift of God, and we are fearfully and wonderfully made into complex and sacred…
By: Lou Yeboah You see, [Proverbs 15:3] says: “The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.” Those who think they have God fooled are only fooling themselves! Listen, when the Holy Spirit gives you an opportunity, and He begins to touch your life, and He begins to deal…