NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Nobody looked at this video and said there’s any doubt that this officer acted inappropriately,” Forth Worth Police Chief Ed Kraus noted. “I was going to fire [Dean] even before he quit. We had already taken his badge and weapon. There were violations in his use of force, and he didn’t follow…
By Eric Levenson and Steve Almasy, CNN Updated 5:17 PM ET, Wed October 9, 2019 (CNN)Montgomery County Probate Judge Steven Reed won the mayoral run-off election, unofficial results show, and will become the first black mayor of Montgomery, Alabama, since the city was founded in 1819. Local media called the election for Reed, who overwhelmingly…
New 24/7 News Network Scheduled to Launch in November 2019 By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia In a joint teleconference broadcast live from the Four Season’s Hotel in New York’s Financial District, the Black News Channel (BNC) and the National Newspaper Publishers Association announced the official launch date and time for the nation’s…
By Charlene Crowell, Center for Responsible When likely voters across the country were recently asked their opinions about student loan borrowing, 82% agreed that the still-growing $1.5 trillion debt is a national crisis. Even when partisan affiliations were included, the solid concern for this unsustainable financial burden held strong: 74% of Republicans, 80% of independents,…
San Bernardino County, CA (September 23, 2019)—Imagine writing a 50,000-word novel in a single month. That means writing approximately 1,667 words each day of character dialogue, scene descriptions, and plot. It might sound impossible, but it isn’t because hundreds of thousands of people all over the world have done it, some multiple times. That’s the…
By Sentinel News Service The Chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus –Congressional Black (CBC) Caucus Chair Karen Bass (CA-37), Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Joaquin Castro (TX-20), and Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Judy Chu (CA-27) – released their Tri-Caucus Higher Education Priorities for the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. These Tri-Caucus Priorities…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia When it comes to lowering emissions and reducing its environmental footprint in the U.S., the American Petroleum Institute (API) wants the world to know that the natural gas and oil industry is already doing it. A new API advertising campaign highlights the natural gas and oil industry’s…
The end to decades of intractable charter warfare came courtesy of an unstoppable grassroots movement By Bil Raden Now Make Me Do It. State lawmakers, along with labor and education leaders, gathered at the governor’s office last week to do something few had imagined possible only a year ago — celebrate the close of California’s…
SACRAMENTO – California State Treasurer Fiona Ma announced today she has appointed 12 housing and economic development experts to a new committee that will assist her office in coming up with out-of-the-box strategies to advance her housing and economic development goals. In January when the Treasurer was sworn-in, she outlined goals to: 1) Increase housing…
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — Dorothy Newbern, a distraught mother from North Carolina, continues her six year battle revealing the details of her only child’s cruel 12 plus hour hospital ER visit. Shortly after her 33-year old son, Curtis Newbern III, called her complaining of a sudden onset of excruciating head pain (like thunder and lightning going…
By Greg Dill Just a reminder that Medicare’s annual Open Enrollment Period starts Oct. 15 and runs through Dec. 7, 2019. This is the time of year when you can change how you get your Medicare coverage, switch health and drug plans, and add or drop Medicare prescription drug coverage. So it’s important that you…
SB 227 Empowers CDPH to Enforce Nurse Staffing Ratio Requirements SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 227, a bill by Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) to protect patient safety and reinforce nurse staffing ratio requirements in California. Specifically, SB 227 will require the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to conduct unannounced visits…
LOS ANGELES – Black women throughout California are being invited to “sip some tea” (share the latest news), via an innovative public awareness campaign and toolkit that combines sexual health tips, empowering messages and an interactive tour of one’s body. The Upspoken campaign and RoyalTea toolkit is funded by The California Wellness Foundation and developed…
By Aaron Gould Sheinin Oct. 15, 2019 — Taco Bell has ordered a recall of more than 1,100 tons of its seasoned ground beef that was shipped to restaurants around the country. The company says a customer reported finding a metal shaving in their food. Two other complaints have since followed. As of Oct. 14,…
ROLLINGOUT — Performing for a sold-out show at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in Minnesota on Friday night, Oct. 4, 2019, R&B legend Brian McKnight kept it very grown and sexy. The Grammy Award-winning singer made the night an intimate affair taking the stage in a solo performance with just a guitar, a keyboard…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Diahann Carroll, the trailblazing actress and first Black woman to star in a non-servant role in a television series has died. She was 84. Carroll starred as nurse Julia Baker in “Julia,” the hit NBC show that aired from 1968 to 1971. The show represented the first…
Want to play one-on-one basketball with rapper Yung Bleu at his home? How about attending a sound check with superstar LeAnn Rimes? Love the exceptionally bold style of K-Pop? Now you can spend a day with Wengie getting a complete K-Pop fashion makeover. With the all-new Sweet app, artists now have a platform to give…
By: Lou Yeboah Naw Boo Boo! It’s either this or that! You can’t have both! You got to choose one or the other! You see Jesus said, “I wish you were either Hot or Cold, but because you are Lukewarm, I’m about to spit you out of my mouth.” Talking ‘bout you’ll take a little…
Chris Davies Team Leader, Faith INFO The Supreme Court has agreed to hear cases about abortion in the next several months. For me and many other faith leaders, we are mourning what has been a constant attack on the legal rights asserted in Roe v. Wade since its passing in 1972. We are looking to…
By Garikai Chengu Global Research August 10, 2018 Reprinted October 14, 2019 On Monday, America’s government offices, businesses, and banks all grind to a halt in order to commemorate Columbus Day. In schools up and down the country, little children are taught that a heroic Italian explorer discovered America, and various events and parades are…
On Saturday, a 28-year old black woman, Atatiana Jefferson, was shot and killed in her own home by a police officer in Fort Worth, Texas who was responding to a neighbor’s request for a wellness check. Today, that officer resigned. Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law,…
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – San Bernardino County District Attorney Jason Anderson announced a stipulated judgment against FedEx Freight, Inc., to resolve issues in an environmental case. In the judgment signed October 1, 2019, by Superior Court Judge Brian McCarville, FedEx agreed to pay $300,000 in civil penalties and comply with the Hazardous Waste Control Law…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Michael Jordan was a superstar on the basketball court, and now, as a humanitarian, the six-time NBA World Champion has proven that his legendary status remains worthy. The former Chicago Bulls great has pledged $1 million to help the Bahamas in its efforts to recover from Hurricane…