St. Paul AME Church Calendar Event

Women’s Prayer,Anointing, Praise,Worship and Powerful Messages on Overcoming Life’s Challenges and Living Victoriously  weekend at St. Paul AME Church on Saturday May 18, 2019 9:00 Am-12 Noon, Free admission, Refreshments will be served. Speaker is Rev. Laurie McDonald Albert.Sunday morning worship at 10:00,  will commence the weekend of events with Rev. Noella Buchanan and will…

Southern CA NAACP Branches Propose State And National Conference Rescind Stance on Moratorium of Charter Schools

By Manny Otiko and Tanu Henry California Black Media At least three local branches of the NAACP in southern California – Riverside County, San Bernardino County and San Diego County – have broken ranks with the state chapter and the national organization, distancing themselves from the organization’s support of a moratorium on charter schools in…

CSU Dominguez Hills to Bestow Honorary Doctorate Degree on Olympic Gold Medalist Carmelita Jeter during 2019 Commencement Ceremony

(Carson, CA) – California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) and the California State University Board of Trustees will bestow an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree on 2012 Olympic gold medalist and CSUDH alumna Carmelita Jeter on May 17, at 6:30 p.m., during CSUDH’s 2019 Commencement Ceremony. Jeter, who earned a bachelor’s degree in physical…

CAIR-LA and the Greater Los Angeles Area Muslim Community Welcome Month of Ramadan

LOS ANGELES, CA – 5/4/2019) – (LOS ANGELES, CA – 5/6/2019) – The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today condemned the racist and bigoted statements of John Dave Denilofs, a candidate for Riverside City Council Ward 7. According to the Riverside Press-Enterprise, Denilofs has made statements on Facebook…

Reining in High Prescription Drug Prices: What Families Need from Congress

This paper from the Coalition for Fair Drug Prices outlines bold recommendations for how Congress can rein in prescription drug prices for America’s families. Congressional committees have advanced initial measures to address prescription drug costs. However, their work to date has not focused on the significant policy changes needed to meaningfully lower drug prices. To…

Blue Cross Encourages Vaccination Against Preventable Diseases During National Infant Immunization Week

By LA Data News Getting children vaccinated against preventable, potentially deadly diseases like measles, mumps and whooping cough not only protects our family’s health, it protects public health. “Vaccinating children doesn’t just protect the child getting that vaccine, it helps prevent the spread of serious and deadly illnesses in the community,” said Blue Cross and…

Riverside County health officials launch online resource page as measles cases surge statewide, nationally

In response to concerns with an increasing number of measles cases, Riverside University Health System-Public Health has created a Web-based resource page that focuses on the potentially serious illness. The launching of the Webpage (http://www.rivcoph.org/Measles.aspx) comes as health officials address the spike in measles cases nationally and in California. The Centers for Disease Control and…

Rep. Elijah Cummings Releases Report on the Soaring Prices of Diabetes Drugs in his District

Catonsville, MD – Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, released a Committee Staff Report on the prices of diabetes drugs for seniors and the uninsured in Maryland’s 7th Congressional District. More than 30 million people in the United States, including more than one in four seniors, have…

Innovative Format Is Key To Reaching And Educating African Americans About Prostate Cancer

The “Daddy’s Boys” stage play, produced by PHEN, draws 1,000+ national attendees per performance. Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — The Prostate Health Education Network (PHEN) is currently debuting its Broadway-style stage play Daddy’s Boys at national churches, venues and theaters around the country to packed houses and sell-out crowds. The show focuses on the often-overlooked prostate cancer…

Bodyguards injured in attack on Afrocolombian leaders in southwest Colombia

By Adriaan Alsema May 4, 2019 Columbia Reports (Also statement by Angela Davis below) Armed men attacked Afrocolombian leaders who were preparing a pending meeting with the national government, they said Saturday. Two bodyguards were injured. According to black rights organization PCN, armed men started shooting and threw a hand grenade while black rights leaders…

Capitol Hill hearing takes up the war between the needy and the greedy: The future of payday loan regulation

By Charlene Crowell May 2, 2019 At an April 30 Capitol Hill hearing, the multi-dimensional problems wrought by small-dollar, high-cost loans were brought to the attention of lawmakers serving on the powerful House Financial Services Committee. A witness panel representing bankers, consumers, clergy, and public policy organizations taught, recounted, reasoned and preached to lawmakers on…

CSUN Celebrates Graduation with Series of Commencement Ceremonies

In an all-time record for the university, 11,627 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree candidates are eligible to graduate from California State University, Northridge this year. CSUN’s graduation celebration begins the evening of Saturday, May 11, with the university’s Honors Convocation, and concludes the evening of Monday, May 20, with the last of CSUN’s seven commencement…

FILM REVIEW: The Intruder

By Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic This formulaic suspense/thriller with its toxic mix of obsession, anger and fear covers no new ground. What could happen that you haven’t seen before? Not much. Not anything. Scott Russell (Michael Ealy, Sleeper Celland Barbershop) is an ultra-successful marketing executive. How rich is he? He can afford…

COMMENTARY: What a Time to Bey

By Chelle Wilson, Texas Metro News Columnist I notice that it is only when my mother is working in her flowers that she is radiant, almost to the point of being invisible—except as Creator: hand and eye. She is involved in work her soul must have. Ordering the universe in the image of her personal…