By Brian 18X Crawford | J.S. Adams and Toure Muhammad |The Final Call@TheFinalCall 2019 saw challenges and signs of a continual awakening of the Black community, even as racism and police killings remained a problem in the United States. Alongside the insults was a strong spirit of resistance and growing frustration with the lack of…
By JON COUPAL If you had just won the lottery, would that be a good time to go further into debt or would it be smarter to pay down the debt you already have? Most Californians would like very much to be debt-free, and the thought of being able to pay off their mortgage, car…
The San Bernardino County Coalition Against Sexual Exploitation (CASE) will draw attention to the crime of commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking one step at a time. The coalition will host its 2020 Human Trafficking Awareness Walk on Jan. 25 in San Bernardino. Registration for the annual event, now in its tenth year, will begin at…
By Candace J. Semien, Jozef Syndicate Reporter, The Drum / NNPA LAFAYETTE—The excitement in Marjorie Coulanges’s voice is unmistakable. For two years, her son Nicholas has lived three states away, attending a small, private academy. A week before Christmas 2019, Coulanges is awaiting her son’s visit, full of smiles, confident in his academic and social…
Gov. Prioritizes Teacher Shortage Crisis, Special Education and Resources for Neediest Students SACRAMENTO – California Teachers Association President E. Toby Boyd issued the following statement Friday recognizing Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ongoing commitment to California’s schools and colleges in his 2020 budget proposal, which allocates $84 billion for K-14, an increase of $3.8 billion from last…
Mr. Joseph G. Paulino, Chief of Police for San Bernardino City Unified School District Police Department spoke to participants of the Social Lites, Inc. Beautillion program on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at the Center for Youth in San Bernardino on leadership and facts about police youth contact. Chief Paulino emphasized, “when people see you they…
Quick facts you need to know about the nation’s “self-portrait” and who should participate (everyone except very short-term visitors) By Pilar Marrero Ethnic Media Services The 2020 census is this year’s most empowering and democratic event for the United States. As ordered by the U.S. Constitution, the census counts EVERYONE living in the country, no…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia A common New Year’s tradition is the list of resolutions for the upcoming 365 days. For some the list will be improvement-based, like losing weight or obtaining a new certification. Others may focus on different objectives, like a family vacation or finally saving more for retirement….
RIALTO, CA – Under the authority of the Board President, President Channing Hawkins initiated a special meeting to review and scrutinize professional services contracts. The direction by the Board President is the next step of strengthening transparency and accountability at West Valley Water District. President Channing Hawkins stated, “As President, I will continue moving forward…
The Cities of Huntington Park and Tustin Also Violated California Values Act The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Southern California today filed administrative complaints against Orange County and the cities of Huntington Park and Tustin for unlawfully interrogating people about their immigration status and detaining them for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The…
Tanu Henry | California Black Media The California Assembly made history last week when it elected the first woman to serve as Chief Clerk and Parliamentarian Jan. 9 for a two-year term. The 80-member lower house of the state legislature voted for, then confirmed and swore in Sue Parker, a long-serving African-American public official, to…
Professor Mashudu Tshifularo and his team of surgeons have just completed an historic operation that will potentially help many more people who have have lost their hearing or the deaf. Potentially the first procedure of its kind in the world specialists at the hospital, which is affiliated with the University of Pretoria (UP), has performed…
Despite Downward Nationwide Trends AmeriHealth Caritas Shares Advice to Help Women Prevent Cervical Cancer Philadelphia, Pa. — Cervical cancer is a preventable disease, yet a large number of Americans are still dying from it–especially black and Hispanic women.[1] While deaths are decreasing as more women have been vaccinated against HPV, the leading cause of cervical…
The daily use of low-dose aspirin against heart disease may have taken another knock. New research shows that the practice may not provide the added benefit of reduced heart attack risk to Black Americans. Researchers analyzed 11 years of data from more than 65,000 people, ages 40-79, living in the American Southeast. More than two-thirds…
Peeing too much? While, there’s no one-size-fits-all recommendation for how often or how much someone should pee, according to Cleveland Clinic, you may be wondering whether you suffer from an overactive bladder. The condition, which affects an estimated 33 million Americans, represents a collection of symptoms that can take you away from your normal routine,…
My entire life I have battled my impulse of whether or not to eat a 6-piece fried hard or kale. It has been a long, drawn-out, depressing, aggressive, evil battle. Worse still, the war I’ve waged in my mind has only been amplified by those closest to me. Phrases like, “Oh, you’ve put on a…
Harvard Law School’s First Deaf-blind Graduate Joins the Company as a D&I Consultant MORRISVILLE, NC – Lenovo, a leader in innovation and developing transformative products, services and solutions, recently released its 2018/2019 Diversity & Inclusion Report. One key highlight is Haben Girma, Harvard Law School’s first deaf-blind graduate joining the team as the first external…
By California Black Media Staff Gov. Newsom Proposes $20,000 Stipend for Teachers at “High Needs” Schools Last Friday, when Gov. Gavin Newsom submitted his budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year, he specifically mentioned Black students – the lowest performing group of any ethnic category on California’s standardized tests. To “increase and improve” the teacher workforce…
By Terry Davis, The New Tri-State Defender The Memphis Tigers arrived in Dallas for the Cotton Bowl on Sunday – and they arrived in style. The team had new Cotton Bowl warmups on as they boarded the plane. After the flight, the team was picked up in buses specially wrapped in Tiger blue and grey,…
On January 18, 2020, you will share American Legacy: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., featuring soprano Lettrice Lawrence, bass-baritone Bradley Baker, and tenor Jacob Lusk (from American Idol), along with the powerful sounds of the Selah Gospel Choir. This inspirational concert will include the West Coast Premier of John Wineglass’s “Unburied, Unmourned,…
Nominated “Best Leading Actress” for her role in the film “Pure Justice”, actress Lunden De’Leon (We’re the Millers, Blackbear, Sweet Home Carolina), has landed the the role of Harriet Stanford in the Amazon Prime Video “Turnt” starring Jamal Woolard (Notorious), Benzino (Love and Hiphop), Hoopz Alexander (Flavor of Love) and Torrei Hart. Produced by Mann…
By: Lou Yeboah Talk about starting the New Year off right…..Go back and remember. Go back to the moment when you first met Jesus. Remember the love you felt, the stirring in your heart, the adoration you had for Him? Remember how grateful you were for the forgiveness of sins? Remember, at that time when…
Karen Georgia Thompson Associate General Minister of Global Engagement and Co-Executive of Global Ministries My first overseas trip in the role of Associate General Minister for Wider Church Ministries was to Venezuela. We were invited by our partners—the Evangelical Pentecostal Union of Venezuela (EPUV), with whom we have engaged in a relationship of solidarity for…
By Dianne Anderson For those who know Mary Haynes, or anyone else who asks, her story is no secret. Wherever she goes, she readily shares her painful past in hopes that someone can benefit from her missteps, and learn the way out. Haynes, who performed professionally as an R&B artist, got off the musical and…