Vermont Elementary School Earns Beacon School Award

Vermont Elementary School earned a 2019–2020 Imagine Nation Beacon School Award. The Imagine Nation Awards are presented by Imagine Learning to motivate and recognize schools that are effectively and consistently implementing the Imagine Learning programs. Imagine Learning measures program usage and implementation data to identify award-winning schools. “We know that every student is unique and…

Black Philanthropist And Entrepreneur Launches Productivity And Scholarship Application Challenge

“12 Days in 12 Hours Productivity Success Challenge” & “The Secure the Bag Scholarship Application Challenge” Washington, DC (BlackNews.com) — Popular philanthropist and entrepreneur Jay Cameron is hosting the online “12 Days in 12 Hours Productivity Success Challenge” & “The Secure the Bag Scholarship Application Challenge” on Saturday, May 2nd, 2020 and May 16th, 2020…

New state child care website comes up short

By Elizabeth Aguilera, CalMatters New state child care website comes up shortBy Elizabeth Aguilera, CalMattersGov. Gavin Newsom promised that the state’s new child care website would give essential workers all the information they need to choose a provider for their kids.It isn’t quite working out that way.The portal Newsom announced a week ago, based on…

Aguilar Announces Over $1.1 Million for Inland Empire COVID-19 Testing

San Bernardino, CA – Rep. Pete Aguilar announced $1,121,862 to expand coronavirus testing capabilities in San Bernardino County. The funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will be distributed to three Inland Empire health care providers and agencies, with SAC Health System (SACHS) receiving $640,264, Inland Behavioral and Health Services, Inc. (IBHS) receiving…

UNITED SECURITY FINANCIAL, INC. OFFERS SOLUTIONS FOR BORROWERS HIT BY THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC USF CEO Lois Johnson offers win-win solutions for lenders and borrowers

As the novel Coronavirus continues to wreak havoc on the health of Americans, one of its toxic side – effects is also threatening the financial health of homeowners all over the country.  At one of his daily press briefings, President Donald Trump proposed that a 90-day forbearance should be made available to those homeowners seeking…

Don’t Wait: Stroke, Heart Attack Still Emergencies, Doctors Say

During COVID-19 Pandemic, Experts Encourage Use of Telephone or Video Visits for Milder Symptoms, Calling 911 For Acute Symptoms Doctors who treat stroke and heart attack patients are trying to find out why they have been seeing fewer patients with these life-threatening emergencies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Is COVID-19 somehow preventing emergencies from happening? Or,…

Virtual Dental Chat and TeleDental Company Helps People with Dental Problems During COVID-19

DentalChat is helping to minimize dental-related ER visits during the COVID-19 pandemic by offering online services. COVID-19 has affected many industries, where mandatory closures and strict policies are in place to adhere to safety precautions. Dental offices are no exception, with many dentists having to stop offering medical services aside from emergency dentistry. This is…

HHS distributes $231,583,318 to California hospitals heavily impacted by COVID-19 pandemic

The Department of Health and Human Services is distributing $12 billion allocated for a targeted distribution to hospitals in areas that have been particularly impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak, including $231,583,318 to hospitals in California. President Trump is providing support to healthcare providers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic through the $175 billion in relief funding to…

Black Barbers, Beauty Professionals Push Gov. Newsom to Reopen Their Shops

Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Business Two weeks ago, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp drew sharp criticisms from African Americans across the country.  Black politicians, social media commenters, and others blasted the governor, saying his decision to lift his state’s month-long stay-at-home order by first opening businesses like barbershops, nail salons, sneaker stores, tattoo parlors,…

Statistics in Schools Program Offers Free Resources to Keep Kids Learning Amid School Closures

U.S. Census Bureau Program Supports Learning at Home for Pre-K-12 Students MAY 12, 2020 — This week, the U.S. Census Bureau’s Statistics in Schools (SIS) program released four parent/caregiver toolkits that include valuable resources for parents and guardians to use at home with students from pre-K through high school. These new toolkits provide fun Census…

Edwin Freeman’s Film “Modern Day Slavery” Shows How The U.S. Justice System Perpetuates

Actor Edwin Freeman makes his directorial debut with the impactful documentary “Modern Day Slavery” Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — Actor Edwin Freeman, best known for his roles in the 2009 Fox Searchlight biopic Notorious, and the 2016 Marvel/Netflix series Luke Cage makes his directorial debut with the impactful documentary Modern Day Slavery, which continues the conversation on…

Witness for Justice #994 Free Them All

Rev. Tracy Howe Wispelwey Minister for Congregational and Community Engagement For decades, the United States has normalized the brutal and dehumanizing treatment of incarcerated people – from making solitary confinement commonplace (a practice detrimental physiologically as well as mentally and emotionally), to charging exorbitant amounts for phone calls to maintain contact with loved ones, to…

California Black Newspapers Win Hundreds of Thousands in Facebook Grants

Quinci LeGardye | California Black Media   Several Black-owned newspapers in California have received grants to help them weather the economic downturn the COVID-19 pandemic has caused. Facebook announced May 7 that it is awarding nearly $10.3 million to 144 local newsrooms through the company’s COVID-19 Local News Relief Fund Grant Program.   According to the…

Inmates, Staff Worry About Care as Marion Prison Becomes One of Largest COVID Outbreaks in US

By Dan Yount, The Cincinnati Herald The largest-known coronavirus hotspot in the country isn’t in New York or California: it’s the Marion Correctional Institution, an Ohio state prison about 50 miles north of Columbus. According to state data that is updated daily, for Marion Correctional, as of May 1, staff members who reported positive results…

South Coast AQMD Reaches $600,000 Settlement with Lead-Acid Battery Recycling Facility for Emissions Violations

DIAMOND BAR – Today, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) announced a recent settlement with Quemetco, Inc., for reporting and emissions violations at its facility located in the City of Industry. Under the agreement, the company is required to pay a $600,000 penalty. “Battery recycling facilities must comply with our rules…

Coalition of Civil Rights Leaders Support CBC in Protecting Black Health

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia WASHINGTON, D.C., May 3, 2020 – National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., National Action Network (NAN) Founder Rev. Al Sharpton, Dr. Julianne Malveaux, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), National Coalition of 100 Black Women, and the Black Women’s…