Day: June 12, 2019

By Tanu Henry | California Black Media In February, Gov. Newsom asked Tony Thurmond, Superintendent of Public Instruction, to set up a task force charged with looking at the impact public charter school funding has on district-run public school finances.  The team submitted its report to the governor last week. The10-page document is expected to…

By Charlene Crowell In recent years, the spate of homicides linked to questionable uses of deadly weapons and/or force, have prompted many activist organizations to call for racial reparations. From Trayvon Martin’s death in Florida, to Michael Brown’s in Missouri, Eric Garner’s in New York and many other deaths — a chorus of calls for…

UC Riverside-led mouse study focuses on cannabis-like molecules that augment feeding behavior By Iqbal Pittalwala Signals between our gut and brain control how and when we eat food. But how the molecular mechanisms involved in this signaling are affected when we eat a high-energy diet and how they contribute to obesity are not well understood….

By Terry Stanton When it comes to having access to quality health care, minorities still lag behind their white counterparts, research shows, and that can include dental and orthodontic problems that get postponed or go untreated. “This is a huge problem because regular checkups and care are critical to keeping your teeth and gums healthy,”…

By Kenneth E. Thorpe The World Health Organization thinks that drug companies are ripping off cancer patients. For every dollar these firms invest in drug development, they supposedly reap excessively high profits. The global health body urges governments to consider “strengthening pricing [control] policies at the national and regional levels.” Instead of promoting price controls…

By Sentinel News Service May is National High Blood Pressure Month, and it’s important to understand this health condition, and know how to protect yourself from what’s often been called a “Silent Killer!” Also known as hypertension, high blood pressure typically has no signs or symptoms, making it that much more dangerous. Unless treated, however,…

By Rick Beavin, California Market President Humana For military veterans who are approaching Medicare eligibility or are new to Medicare, it might be confusing to know the difference between your VA benefits and Medicare benefits. Let’s set the record straight on four common misperceptions about veterans and Medicare.  Myth #1: My health coverage is covered…

By Katherine Lewin, Special to The Informer via DiversityInc A report released Sunday shows that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is not the scourge that Republicans make it out to be. In fact, the report found that the ACA is linked to a reduction in racial disparities in the care of cancer patients and to…

By Michaela Purdue Lovegood Twenty years ago, I was a director of youth programs for a subsidiary organization of the Chicago Housing Authority. I ran after-school, GED and job training programs for Black youth living in the city’s public housing.  In the three years that I ran these programs, there were four times when I…

Authorities says Kent Taylor, who resigned from the Lennox District in April amid questions about his management, died by suicide By Mike Kennedy The former superintendent of an elementary district in the Los Angeles area has been found dead in his home two months after stepping down amid questions over his management. The Los Angeles…

By Defender News Service Bed, Bath & Beyond now has black girl magic on the executive board. The company has appointed a businesswoman named Mary Winston as their interim CEO according to USA Today. Before Winston took her talents to Bed, Bath and Beyond, she was the executive vice president and chief financial officer of…

Kayla Epstein, The Washington Post Everett Palmer had traveled from his home in Delaware to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, on April 7 to resolve an outstanding DUI warrant from 2016, his family told The Washington Post on Thursday. But two days later, his family received a call that he had died at York County Prison. An…