Rev. Rhina Ramos National Coordinator for Proyecto Encuentros The White House’s recent declaration to deny asylum to those who travel through another country before arriving to the U.S. blocks the possibilities and dreams of safety for any immigrant crossing Mexico (and potentially Guatemala). In order to enforce this declaration, the U.S. would need to have…
by Andrew Ujifusa | Jul 30, 2019 | Education Week, ESSA, Every Student Succeeds Act U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos wants to put a priority on competitive grants that square with the Trump administration’s initiative to improve economic opportunities in distressed areas. In the Federal Register, which is where the U.S. government publishes agency…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga In spite of the forked-tongue talk, doublespeak and patently racist ranting of the pretending President Trump and the White supremacist mob-like cheerleaders chanting hatred at his rallies, we must not miss the fresh, air-clearing and uplifting wind that is steadily rising and blowing our way. It is the transforming force of…
By Stacy Brown The House voted on earlier this month to table a resolution by Texas Rep. Al Green to impeach President Donald Trump. A majority of Democrats joined Republicans in voting to table Green’s measure, which the outspoken representative based on Trump’s recent racist remarks against four freshmen congresswomen of color. The vote was…
Los Angeles | R&B artist Danny Paul releases his new song entitled “You More” produced by EndQuote ,who is the grandson of San Bernardino American News founder Samuel Martin. Paul, who is originally from Boston, MA began his career at a young age and has collaborated with many artist to the likes of Oni Montana and…
By Dr. Eliz Coleman Dowdy, Guest Writer ADELANTO, CA- For communities of color, the all too familiar singing of bullets was heard in Adelanto on July 10 when deputies from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department arrived at an apartment complex on Poinciana Road, due to an alleged domestic battery charge lodged against Darrell Allen. …
DATE/TIME: July 10, 2019 11:10 a.m. INCIDENT: Domestic Battery/ Attempt Murder/ Deputy Involved Shooting LOCATION: 18100 block of Poinciana Rd., Adelanto SUSPECT: Darrell Allen, 32 years old, resident of Adelanto VICTIMS: #1- Confidential – adult female #2- San Bernardino…
To: City of Adelanto Officials: Council Member Ed Camargo; Council Member Joy Jeanette; Council Member Gerardo Hernandez; Mayor Gabriel Reyes; Mayor Pro Tem Stevevonna Evans City of Victorville Officials: Mayor Gloria Garcia; Mayor Pro Tem Rita Ramirez; Council Member Jim Cox; Council Member Blanca Gomez; Council Member Debra Jones (Victorville) Re: Darrell Allen (DOD: July…
VICTORVILLE, CA (July 18, 2019) – Feeding America San Bernardino is among more than 85 food banks across 37 states who will be able to restock their shelves to ensure at-risk kids do not go hungry this summer thanks to Caliber Collision’s 2019 Rhythm Restoration Food Drive collecting over $900,000 in donations or 5.4 million…
By The Los Angeles Sentinel The nation’s second-largest school moved Tuesday to end random metal-detector searches of students at secondary schools, a daily procedure that critics called ineffective, intrusive and offensive. The board of the Los Angeles Unified School District directed Superintendent Austin Beutner to develop an alternative plan for school safety that eliminates the…
By Tamara Shiloh Patents are important official documents as they are used to safeguard one’s inventions. The first U.S. patent was issued in 1790. But it wasn’t until March 3, 1821, that a patent was issued to an African American: Thomas L. Jennings. Jennings, born free in 1791, was awarded the patent for his discovery…
By: Chelsea Davis-Bibb HOUSTON – Born and raised in the Acres Homes community, Ms. Willie Elaine Hubbard Brooks wanted a way to give back to where she grew up. Inspired by her mother’s community activism and outstanding leadership in the Acres Homes community, Brooks founded the BenCheri’ Educational Center. It was her mother who encouraged…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Police officers in Philadelphia and St. Louis are paying a heavy price for their acts of racism. Weeks after a scathing analysis by the nonprofit Plain View Project, the two departments have responded. In Philadelphia, several officers have been terminated while in St. Louis, prosecutors have…
WASHINGTON, July 18, 2019 – Acting Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Joel Baxley today encouraged farmers, rural small businesses and agricultural producers to apply for financing in a key U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program that provides loan guarantees to help rural small businesses lower their energy costs. “Under the leadership of…
RIVERSIDE – Despite a nearly six percent overall increase in property value in Riverside County, the average owner will not see a commensurate increase in property taxes, according to Riverside County’s Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder. All sectors of Riverside County’s real estate market grew in the fiscal year that ended June 30. Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder Peter Aldana announced…
By Charlene Crowell, Deputy Communications Director with the Center for Responsible Lending and NNPA Newswire Contributor This June a coalition of 158 state and national advocates filed written comments against another recent deregulatory move planned by the CFPB. This effort would exempt hundreds of lenders from providing vital data that tracks the market and consumer…
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross today announced that 44 organizations — including nonprofits, institutions of higher education, and entrepreneurship-focused organizations — from 28 states and two territories will receive grants totaling $23 million to create and expand high-growth entrepreneurship and increase access to capital for communities across America. The grants are made…
By WI Web Staff Morehouse College, Morehouse School of Medicine, Spelman College and Clark Atlanta University are among historically Black institutions poised to receive funding for analytics and data science training through an $8.25 million investment by UnitedHealth Group. The five-year funding initiative will help Atlanta University Center Consortium Data Science Initiative improve education in…
4 Ways To Ensure Your Lips Are Sealed Even a small child knows that people breathe through their noses. Except, of course, that little fact of anatomy isn’t always true. Often, people breathe through their mouths, unaware that this habit could be a sign of potential problems brewing. “In many cases, people breathe through their…
By Greg Dill Planning to travel abroad this summer? Before you go, keep in mind that Medicare usually does not cover health care services or supplies while you’re traveling outside the United States. That doesn’t mean you have to travel abroad without health coverage. Here are 3 ways you can get health coverage outside the…
By Sarah Jones-Smith LOS ANGELES — Kaiser Permanente has teamed with Charles Drew University to launch a new mental health program called Mindful Beauty. Depression impacts the lives of more than 12 million women in America annually, according to Mental Health America. African-American women, as stated by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health,…
By The Milwaukee Times Weekly The relationship between race and the outcome for a number of cancers among whites, Hispanics and blacks in the United States have certainly started to become more evident and clearer. A new study finds, poverty is a major reason why black and Hispanic children with some types of cancer have…
