By Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant’s widow on Monday sued the owner of the helicopter that crashed in fog and killed the former Los Angeles Lakers star and their 13-year-old daughter last month. The wrongful death lawsuit filed by Vanessa Bryant in Los Angeles Superior Court said the pilot was careless and negligent…
Devin Boone The Silver State’s new workforce is younger and more likely to skew Democratic, but its members’ political affiliations remain opaque. Cesar Marquez had an epiphany last spring while listening to then-Democratic Party presidential candidate Andrew Yang tell podcaster Joe Rogan that approximately three million truck drivers would soon be automated out of their…
Eric Naing Washington, DC — Muslim Advocates and the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking crucial information about the Trump administration’s recently expanded Muslim Ban. Proclamation 9983, which took effect last Friday, imposes immigration and travel restrictions on six African and Asian countries, all…
One date in April, leading to one year of service for one Mr. Cardinal City winner. It may seem like Mr. Cardinal City is just about pageant night, but that is far from the truth. That one date, April 11, will be preceded by many days of preparation. The 12 Mr. Cardinal City contestants will…
San Bernardino – Assemblymember Reyes has partnered with Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino County, and the Office of State Controller Betty Yee to host a free tax assistance event in collaboration with VITA Day 2020. During the event, participants will have the opportunity to receive free tax assistance and to learn more about FAFSA,…
By Charlene Crowell, NNPA Newswire Contributor For consumers, businesses, organizations and governments alike, annual budgets typically reflect not only line items but priorities as well. As A. Philip Randolph reminded us more than 50 years ago with the release of the “Freedom Budget,” such documents reflect the morals of our nation. Especially when they show…
About $3.5 million worth of attack mailers have targeted Jackie Goldberg and other LAUSD school board members. By Bill Raden With majority control of Los Angeles Unified’s school board hanging in the balance, it has surprised no one that a flood of outside privatization money has put March 3’s Super Tuesday election on target to…
By Tanu Henry | California Black Media Imagine applying for a job online. But instead of a hiring manager or some pre-screening software reviewing your application and pushing it along — or eliminating it — based on personal biases or other random criteria a company sets up, a smart computer program that is “agnostic” does…
Los Angeles isn’t the only city considering eminent domain as a tool to ease housing woes. Some question its promise. By Joe Rihn It was 2018 when the city covenant that had kept the Hillside Villa apartment complex in Los Angeles affordable for 30 years finally expired. Soon, residents received one-year notices that their rents…
RIVERSIDE, California, February 24, 2020: As communities throughout California’s inland southern region experience devastating wildfires, droughts, and extreme heat, a new regional collaborative launches to coordinate and accelerate local responses to climate change. This new collaborative comes at a critical time when the impacts of climate change continue to pose serious threats to communities in…
Whatever happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370? A Houston company is finalizing a contract with the Malaysian government to resume the search; Doug McKelway takes a closer look for ‘Special Report.’ Travis FedschunBy Travis Fedschun | Fox News The “top levels” of the Malaysian government have long suspected that the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight…
By: SixFootah The Poet I am a mother and a daughter, and I will not be silent because my pain can be someone else’s voice. The makers of menthol cigarettes have taken my heart, and ripped it out, with no remorse. They are the creators of a cancer-causing, lung-collapsing, aging-in-a-box of a disease that is…
We receive so many different feature requests each week, but this one stood out. Just imagine playing in the sport that you love only to be taken out by an injury that not only changes the course of your life but also changes what you look like. That’s exactly what happened to Robby. Back when…
Katherine Johnson, one of the history-making NASA mathematicians known as a “human computer” depicted in “Hidden Figures,” died Monday. She was 101. “Johnson helped our nation enlarge the frontiers of space even as she made huge strides that also opened doors for women and people of color in the universal human quest to explore space,”…
By Dr. John Chang, senior medical director UnitedHealthcare of California and Gary Mendell, founder and CEO of Shatterproof For approximately 5 million people each year, wisdom-teeth removal is part of the rite of passage into adulthood. But for some, wisdom-teeth extraction represents a first exposure to opioids, and a recent study from Stanford University found…
California Sea Grant and the Delta Stewardship Council are hiring a social scientist to assist with research and outreach on the human dimensions of California water and environmental management and policy issues related to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. This incumbent will be a member of the California Sea Grant extension team, who provide integrated research,…
By California Black Media Staff Assemblymember Shirley Weber (D-San Diego), chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus, has introduced, a new bill, AB 3121. It calls for setting up a task force to study and develop reparation proposals for African Americans. “Existing law,” the language of the legislation reads, “requests the Regents of the University…
B. Smith, known for her modeling career and her television program “B. Smith With Style,” has died after fighting early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. She was 70. Smith, whose full name was Barbara Smith, was married to Dan Gasby, who shared the news on Facebook on Sunday morning. “It is with great sadness that my daughter Dana…
By Dwight Brown, NNPA Newswire Film Critic It’s lyrical. Like an extended poem with waves of emotion, heady rumination, love proclamations and lost souls gathering around a common issue. Some will recollect the true-life story of Bonnie and Clyde, but they gained fame for crimes and robbing banks. A closer comparison is Thelma & Louise,…
By: Lou Yeboah Well, ain’t no need of wondering… I’ll tell you why… It’s too Dangers to avoid! Besides the Bible says Jesus is our example in all things. Jesus preaching ministry began with a single line: “Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.” [Matthew 4:17]. For three and a half years of…
Team Leader and Director of the Washington, DC Office in Justice and Local Church Ministries It is unlikely many of us have escaped the signs that we are in full-steam election-season mode, but this year’s census—and its significance— may be less apparent. What is the census and why does it matter? The U.S. Constitution (Article…