By ALEX STONE, MORGAN WINSOR and JULIA JACOBO Authorities are investigating the social media posts made by the suspected gunman in a California festival shooting that killed three people and injured more than a dozen others in an effort to determine a motive in the attack. Gunshots rang out Sunday just before 6 p.m. local…
The grand opening of a new Head Start preschool will mark a new beginning for a San Bernardino community. San Bernardino County Preschool Services Department will celebrate the Arrowhead Grove Head Start Grand Opening at 1151 N. Crestview in San Bernardino from 9 to 11 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 15. The new site, made possible…
By Jennifer Bihm Local activists are urging District Attorney Jackie Lacey to “do her job” and find that the evidence presented to Los Angeles Sheriff’s is probable cause to immediately charge and prosecute Ed Buck in spite of his “Whiteness, wealth, and her political ambitions,” in the death of Timothy Dean, the second man to…
Dr. Elizabeth Primas, NNPA ESSA Awareness Campaign Program Manager It is not uncommon for military programs to be adopted for use in civilian life. Schools in Virginia Beach, VA, that have some of the highest percentages of military children in the country, are doing an incredible job helping those students cope with the added stresses…
County Will Stop Referring Youths to Probation Program that Criminalized Adolescent Behavior RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Riverside County has agreed to groundbreaking measures in the settlement of a lawsuit against the unconstitutional Youth Accountability Team (YAT) program, which sweeps thousands of young people, especially those of color, into a punitive supervision program for minor adolescent behaviors…
On Saturday, August 3, the Adrian Dell and Carmen Roberts Foundation will be hosting its annual backpack giveaway RIVERSIDE, CA—- (JULY 23, 2019) —- Summer is coming to an end! But before school officially starts, the Adrian Dell and Carmen Roberts Foundation will be assisting parents with school supplies by handing out FREE backpacks at…
By Curtis Valentine The African-American community’s fight for quality education requires constant dedication and reflection on successful strategies to educate our children. Donald Hense and the Friendship Charter Network is an example of success worthy of recognition. Hense is the founder and board chairman of the Friendship Charter Network, the largest African-American-led charter school network…
By Daniel Marti The University of California Digital Library has terminated journal renewal negotiations with Elsevier, requesting the cancellation of campus access to over 2,500 of the world’s leading peer-reviewed scientific journals published by the company and its society partners. The UC research community relies on these journals to download over 11 million articles a…
By Askia Muhammad, Senior Editor, The Final Call @askiaphotojourn WASHINGTON—President Donald J. Trump seems to want war with Iran. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is beating the drum for war with Iran. National Security Adviser John Bolton is itching for war with Iran. Together they are orchestrating an all-too-familiar scenario to justify the use of…
By Porsha Monique Eboni K. Williams is a national TV host, attorney, and author who wants you to “treat yourself like a business, regardless of your employment status.” Williams says “…even if you’re working full-time for a company, everyone should think of their employer as a client, and not necessarily their only client.” We talked…
BioMarin Pharmaceutical to receive $750,000 to train 815 employees SACRAMENTO – The State of California’s Employment Training Panel announced that it approved 23 contracts worth more than $8 million in job training funds for 7,000 workers. The panel awarded a $750,000 contract to BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. to train 815 employees. “The Employment Training Panel is…
Gov’t Agencies Must Demonstrate That They’re Doing Business with Minority-Owned Media By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Beginning later this year when federal agencies submit proposed budgets to one or more of the 12 Appropriations Committees, those requests now must include a line item detailing what they are spending with minority-owned businesses, which…
By Congresswoman Maxine Waters This week, thousands of researchers, scientists, clinicians, advocates, and concerned Angelenos convened at the Los Angeles Convention Center to discuss one of the most urgent health crises of our time: eradicating Alzheimer’s disease and all forms of dementia. Each year, the Annual Alzheimer’s International Conference (AAIC), serves as the world’s largest…
By Linda Goler Blount, MPH, President and CEO, Black Women’s Health Imperative The cost of insulin is skyrocketing and people—especially Black women—are dying because they cannot afford or don’t have access to vital medication. There is not enough being done to lower the prices of prescription medications that could mean life or death for so…
By Rollingout.com Idris Elba rushed to the aid of a fan who was in distress during a performance of his stage play, Tree. The “Luther” star leaped off stage to help Amanda Bilington when he saw she was having a seizure in the audience at the Upper Campfield Market in Manchester during the preview the…
By Mark Herbert Alma Beltran owns a successful small business, but that doesn’t mean she can afford healthcare for herself and her family. In fact, the Chula Vista entrepreneur who is president of Graphic Image Label, Inc., is facing a hard choice between the health of her loved ones and the health of her business….
MORENO VALLEY, Ca.—When Hahnemann University Hospital suddenly announced its bankruptcy and imminent closure this summer, Dr. Michele Van Hal was among more than 570 resident physicians at the Philadelphia-based public teaching hospital who unexpectedly found themselves without an academic program to continue their training. “We were shocked. Everything was so tenuous. The hospital closed so…
Lafayette Barnes IV Growing up in Washington, D.C. in the ’90s wasn’t easy. With the influence of drugs and crime, one could easily find themselves on the wrong path. Charlton Woodyard II’s parents had a different idea that included private schools, martial arts, and a strict home environment that allowed him the space to fulfill…
By Rob McLean, CNN Business Updated 5:17 PM ET, Tue July 30, 2019 New York (CNN Business)In one of the biggest data breaches ever, a hacker gained access to more than 100 million Capital One customers’ accounts and credit card applications earlier this year. Paige Thompson is accused of breaking into a Capital One server…
Over 900 more families — including babies — have been separated since last summer’s nationwide injunction SAN DIEGO — The American Civil Liberties Union asked a federal judge today to block the Trump administration from continuing to separate hundreds of families in defiance of a previous court order. More than 900 parents and children —…
By Amanda Scurlock The Los Angeles Rams collaborated with English Premier League team Arsenal Football Club to host the “FootbALL” clinic for the youth in Inglewood. The youth clinic meshed drills from both soccer and football, taking place on two fields at Edward Vincent Park. Members of Arsenal FC, such as Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka,…
Diallo Riddle and Bashir Salahuddin Bring Intelligent Humor to “South Side” on Comedy Central By Lapacazo Sandoval Are you ready to laugh? Yes, or no? I mean, really laugh like when you first heard Eddie Murphy get “raw” or when you discovered the work of the late Richard Pryor? If the answer is yes, then…
By Lauren Floyd Inspired by the radical experimentation of the Black Arts Movement, The Broad Museum presents, “Black Fire Sessions,” a two-part series featuring “live music by innovators of free jazz alongside younger artists at the intersections of jazz, R&B, electronic, hip-hop and soul.” Since March, The Broad’s “Soul of a Nation: Art in the…
By: Lou Yeboah Well these are the words of the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the ruler of God’s creation. I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm—neither cold nor hot—I am about to spit you out…