Authorities says Kent Taylor, who resigned from the Lennox District in April amid questions about his management, died by suicide By Mike Kennedy The former superintendent of an elementary district in the Los Angeles area has been found dead in his home two months after stepping down amid questions over his management. The Los Angeles…
By Defender News Service Bed, Bath & Beyond now has black girl magic on the executive board. The company has appointed a businesswoman named Mary Winston as their interim CEO according to USA Today. Before Winston took her talents to Bed, Bath and Beyond, she was the executive vice president and chief financial officer of…
Kayla Epstein, The Washington Post Everett Palmer had traveled from his home in Delaware to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, on April 7 to resolve an outstanding DUI warrant from 2016, his family told The Washington Post on Thursday. But two days later, his family received a call that he had died at York County Prison. An…
By CPS San Antonio – Texas, (May 31, 2019) – In 2018, CPS Energy saw an increase in the number of customers reporting to have been victimized by someone representing themselves as a CPS Energy employee to steal money from them. CPS Energy urges their customers to be on full alert for individuals posing as…
By Miles Jaye, Staff Writer, Texas Metro News Count Basie performing at the Aquarium Night Club, NYC. (Photo: Library of Congress’ Music Division / Wikimedia Commons) By Miles Jaye, Staff Writer, Texas Metro News I’ve listened to jazz music all my life. I was raised on the greats: Satchmo, Duke, Count, Bird, Diz, Monk and…
By Defender News Service After the cancellation of Lee Daniels’ FOX series Star, the internet called for Daniels to shop the show to the other networks, and he listened. Unfortunately, his calls have gone unanswered. He revealed on social media that he was able to persuade another major network to pick up the series. “Thank…
LaMarco Cable Area Executive of Africa Chiseled on the wall nearing the exit of Elmina Slave Castle in Ghana are these words: In Everlasting Memory Of the anguish of our ancestors So will the real men get up May those who died rest in peace. May those who return find their roots. May humanity never…
By: Lou Yeboah Now I know that for many of you Fathers’ Day is not easy. Some of you had bad relationships with your fathers. A few of you may not have known your Dad – even if you lived with him. And this day is difficult for some of you because your dad is…
New income guidelines can save qualified SCE customers money on their electricity bill. By Susan Cox There’s good news for Southern California Edison customers with limited incomes who need help keeping the lights on. Effective June 1, the California Public Utilities Commission – Opens in new window announced new 2019-2020 income-qualified guidelines for three financial…
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Hicks tells lawmakers: Black-White ‘economic divide’ was created by U. S. Government By Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire.com) – The rate of Black homeownership in America – now at 41.1 percent, according to 2019 U. S. Census numbers – is even lower than it was when the U. S. Fair Housing Act was signed into law…
Gail Fry Contributor On May 1, Anabel Fernandez Peralta, an inmate at the Women’s Camp at the Federal Correctional Complex in Victorville, filed a complaint alleging cruel and unusual punishment, failure to properly supervise, failure to properly investigate and retaliation against former correctional officer Apolonio Gamez (Gamez) and unnamed defendants, originating from an incident of…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Tawny Reed Type the name Tawny Reed in the Google search engine and click on “News.” In doing so, one will find among the results, an obscure 1960s Welsh singer named Tawny Reed and even a headline from the Telegraph newspaper in the United Kingdom that…
SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond has announced the release of the California Department of Education’s (CDE) first-ever mobile app for the California Content Standards, a powerful tool that provides quick, targeted access to standards related to the arts, computer science, health education, history–social science, and mathematics. Content standards are utilized by educators to…
ATLANTA – June 4, 2019 – Global Village Project (GVP), the only school in the United States for refugee teenage girls who have had their education interrupted, today announced the appointment of Dr. Amy Pelissero as Director of Academic, Student and Global Affairs. With this new role, the organization furthers its GVP Strategic Plan 2018-2021,…
By Sentinel News Service The meeting will commemorate the moment that Compton College will operate as an independent college. At that time, courses for the 2019-2020 school year will be offered under the authority of the Compton Community College District, and going forward, all students earning degrees or certificates at Compton College will be issued…
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Looking back on childhood memories of school, there were likely good and bad days. Today, there are youth who will reminisce on their K-12 experience and recall what we refer to today as “lunch shaming.” This is the practice of providing disparate treatment to a student because of…
Most Offices Will Be Closed on Fridays San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) is switching to a flex week schedule for the summer for most schools and offices. The first day of the modified schedule is Monday, June 10, 2019. The first Friday that offices will be closed is June 14. SBCUSD offices will…
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — Chicago businessman, Dr. Curtis Webley, is being hailed a hero by locals who have had unsurmountable income tax problems with the Internal Revenue Service. Quite recently, Dr. Webley challenged the IRS after they demanded over $500,000 from one of his clients. He settled the case for under $12,000. “My wife and I…
By Delorace Daniels The 54th Annual Far Western Regional Conference of National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. was recently held at the Ontario Airport Hotel in Ontario, CA. The purpose of this sorority is to stimulate personal growth among teachers, to foster a true spirit of sisterhood, to promote the highest ideals of the…
By Mick Akers Las Vegas Review-Journal After picking up steam when Virgin and Brightline came on board last year, the high-speed rail project from Las Vegas to Southern California has experienced another delay, which could prove detrimental to the entire project. Virgin Trains USA representatives spent over a month at the Nevada Legislature lobbying for…
By Khalil Abdullah (TriceEdneyWire.com) – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Jeri Green’s passion for the census is still sunrise bright. An outspoken champion of the concerns of African Africans and any people who have been diminished, marginalized or systemically undercounted, she is an enthusiastic and determined advocate for how participation in the census can contribute to healthier…
By Rene Ray De La Cruz Staff Writer/Victorville Daily Press APPLE VALLEY — For the first time, Kaiser Permanente healthcare members waited for their names to be called at the new Target Clinic located just beyond the “Personal Care” product section inside the big-box store. The Kaiser Permanente-staffed clinic opened Monday. It offers walk-in care…
A 20-year-old Santa Barbara man who has been diagnosed with measles traveled through portions of Riverside County while he was contagious, prompting local health officials to notify local residents who may have been exposed to the illness. No cases have been confirmed in Riverside County, but health officials say the unidentified individual stopped at various…
