‘Jesus is King’ album released

Yeezy makes his first gospel album South Florida residents still have the opportunity to see his “Jesus is King” documentary, which is showing only this weekend at IMAX theaters below is a list of dates and time you can watch the film NNPA NEWSWIRE — West’s musical ministry or Sunday Service as he calls it,…

Witness For Justice #966 Legislating Injustice

Amanda Sheldon National Disaster and Refugee Ministries, Wider Church Ministries Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless. (Isaiah 10:1-2, NIV) In the Refugee Quiz that…

Loni Love and YoYo Celebrate Mayor Vi Lyles, Bree Newsome Bass, NASCAR Team Owner Melissa Harville-Lebron, NC Army National Guard Blackhawk Pilot, Captain Lindsey Nicole Jefferies, and More at the Salute Her™ Awards Charlotte

‘Courage is about having something that you believe in that is greater than that fear and having the determination to fight for it.” — Bree Newsome Bass By Ronda Racha Penrice “Who’s feeling good tonight? Beautiful Black women, beautiful women of color. This is a salute to You” comedienne and Emmy Winning co-host of The…

John Witherspoon, Comedian and Actor in ‘Friday,’ ‘Tracy Morgan Show,’ Dies at 77

In a TV and film career that spanned five decades, the comedian also starred in popular TV series ‘The Wayan Bros.’ and ‘The Boondocks’ as well as movies such as ‘Bulworth,’ ‘Vampire in Brooklyn’ and ‘Dr. Doolittle 2.’ 10:11 PM PDT 10/29/2019 by Abid Rahman John Witherspoon, the prolific comic actor who starred in the cult Friday franchise as…

Congressman Elijah Cummings Dies at 68

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia  The Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform and a titan of the U.S. Congress, Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD-7), died early Thursday morning. He was 68. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, the congressman’s wife and chairman of the Maryland Democratic Committee, said Cummings died at 2:45 a.m….

San Bernardino City Unified Empowers Students To Reduce School Bullying

October is Bullying Prevention Month, and San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) credits its innovative undercover anti-bullying teams with reducing student-on-student harassment. The District’s Positive Youth Development Department, in collaboration with university professors, designed an effective, holistic system to respond to incidents of bullying centered around empowering students to encourage kindness and respect. Known…

Is There More to Teaching and Learning Than Testing?

By Barbara D. Parks-Lee, Phd Teaching is a multi-faceted calling for many and an occupation for some, but how can teaching and learning effectiveness be measured without testing? There must be some way—or ways—to measure what and whether students are learning, and teachers are teaching. Rigor, high standards, curriculum design, learning and teaching styles, and…

Long Beach Ronald McDonald House Hosts Sixth Annual “A Few Good Men” Gala Benefiting Families With Critically Ill Children On Tuesday, October 29

Twelve Honorees will be Recognized for their Generous Contributions to the Long Beach Community. WHAT: On Tuesday, October 29, the Long Beach Ronald McDonald House (LBRMH) will host the sixth annual “A Few Good Men” Gala honoring twelve esteemed gentlemen from throughout the region who have made a positive impact on the communities they serve….

Mason Highlights Expansion Of Tax Relief Program

San Bernardino, CA —  San Bernardino County Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector (ATC) Ensen Mason today thanked Governor Gavin Newsom for signing AB 133 last weekend. This measure will expand eligibility beginning July 1, 2020, for the Property Tax Postponement (PTP) Program, thus benefitting eligible San Bernardino County seniors, the blind, and disabled persons. The PTP Program allows…

After Blackouts, No One’s Feeling Empowered – Not Frustrated Customers, Nor State Officials – Nor Cash-Strapped Utilities

By Tanu Henry | California Black Media In third world countries – let’s take Nigeria and Haiti as examples – electricity blackouts are routine. Power outages sometimes last for more than a week in Haiti, where only about 25 percent of the Caribbean nation’s 10.9 million people are connected to the power grid. And in…

San Bernardino Law Enforcement Opposes Ventura County Judge’s Order to Drop Ventura County Rapist Into San Bernardino County

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – Ross Leo Wollschlager is a convicted rapist and child molester from Ventura County, California. A Ventura County judge now proposes to drop this declared sexually violent predator into San Bernardino County. San Bernardino County DA Jason Anderson, Sheriff John McMahon, and county law enforcement strongly objects to Joshua Tree being a…

SCAN Health Plan Earns Medicare CMS 4.5-Star Rating for Third Consecutive Year

Not-for-Profit Named One of the Best Medicare Advantage Insurance Companies in California by U.S. News & World Report LONG BEACH, Calif.—Oct. 21, 2019—SCAN Health Plan®, one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit Medicare Advantage plans, has earned a 4.5-star rating* on a five-point scale from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for the third…

How Do-It-Yourself Braces Can Leave Gaps In Treatment

In an age when consumers are looking for ways to reduce costs and gain convenience, direct-to-consumer orthodontics have increased in popularity. But in some cases, bypassing traditional orthodontic care for mail-order/do-it-yourself aligners can cause problems, dental professionals say. And legislation in California was passed recently with those issues in mind. The bill includes measures designed…

Todd Walthall named Chief Operating Officer of Blue Shield of California with New Executive Changes to Support Growth and Customer Experience

LOS ANGELES (October 7, 2019) – Blue Shield of California has named Todd Walthall as the nonprofit health plan’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) as part of a number of strategic organizational moves to enhance services to its plan members and position itself to drive health reform and growth initiatives. The new COO role will oversee…