Year: 2019

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 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…

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…

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: 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…

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 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. …