Schumer, Pelosi Joint Statement on Congressional Action to Combat The Coronavirus

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and Speaker Pelosi today issued the following statement regarding Congressional action to combat the coronavirus: “The United States government must do more to address the spread of the deadly coronavirus in a smart, strategic, and serious way and we stand ready to work in a bipartisan fashion…

Like an “Uncle” To So Many: James Sweeney, Businessman and Attorney, Dies

By California Black Media Staff This is a developing story. Sacramento-based attorney, businessman and activist James Sweeney, who was an avuncular and towering African-American figure in California political and social circles, has passed. Politicians, businesspeople, media leaders, activists and others up and down the state remember him with fondness for his influential and inspirational presence…

Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center Youth Leaders Join Members of Congress for March 6-8 Civil Rights Pilgrimage to Alabama Created by Rep. John Lewis

OAKLAND, Calif., March 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Seven high school youth leaders from Oakland’s Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center will participate in the 2020 Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage to Alabama March 6-8 with Congresswoman Barbara Lee. The annual Pilgrimage was originated in 1998 by Congressman John Lewis and is a program of the Faith…

Blood Pressure Medication Side Effects You Should Look For

Patients taking a common diuretic to help lower blood pressure may be better off with a similarly effective but safer one, a new study suggests. Current guidelines recommend the drug chlorthalidone (Thalitone) as the first-line diuretic. But it can have serious side effects that can be avoided with another diuretic, hydrochlorothiazide (Hydrodiuril), researchers say. “Diuretics…

“Why Are You Surprise?”

By: Lou Yeboah Why are you surprise about the disasters, famines, pestilences [Coronavirus Disease], and the increasing earthquakes? Why are you surprise? Didn’t I tell you; “Before I winked at ignorance, BUT NOW I command all men to repent.” What part of that did you not understand?  You have provoked my anger! Yes, I’ve had…

TOCA ‘s New Soccer Training Center In Chino Hills Opens To The Public

FEB. 26, 2020 – CHINO HILLS, CA – TOCA Football, Inc., a soccer-focused, technology-enabled experience company, celebrated the grand opening of its newly acquired and renovated training center in Chino Hills, California. The 24,000-square-foot soccer facility known as TOCA Chino Hills is located at 15221 Fairfield Ranch Road and features two playing fields as well…