By VictorValleyNews VICTORVILLE, Calif. (VVNG.com) — A private security guard patrolling the Victorville Costco is under fire after he allegedly attempted to tase a man as he yelled a racial slur at him for simply walking through the parking lot, officials said. It happened just before 7:00 AM on Monday, June 15, 2020, in the…
— By Aimee Picchi A recent Census Bureau survey shows that nearly half of U.S. households have taken a painful hit to their pocketbook during the steep recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic, spurring calls for the federal government to offer Americans more direct financial assistance. While it’s unclear whether Congress will approve a second…
By BRIAN ROKOS | brokos@scng.com | The Press-Enterprise A Black man whose hanging death in Victorville on May 31 prompted concerns that he had been lynched actually died by suicide, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said Friday, June 19. Sheriff’s officials played for reporters a video from a nearby vacant building that showed Malcolm…
James Royal The coronavirus pandemic has hit Americans hard, and a new Bankrate survey says Americans’ top financial regret is not having enough emergency savings to withstand the crisis. The survey shows that of Americans with financial regrets, the biggest regret is a lack of emergency savings, which was noted by 23 percent of respondents….
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Deadline to Apply for Forgivable Paycheck Protection Program Loans Fast Approaching By: Michael Vallante, U.S. Small Business Administration’s Associate Administrator for the Office of Field Operations, overseeing the 68 district offices and nine Regional Administrators; and Regional Administrator for Region IX, overseeing the agency’s programs and services in California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii and Guam With…
Quinci LeGardye | California Black Media On June 18, the United States Supreme Court ruled against the Trump administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The renewable federal provision allows people who were brought illegally to the U.S. as children to defer deportation and receive legal permission to work, study…
by Sunita Sohrabji | Jun 19, 2020 | Immigrant Rights Immigration advocates hailed the Supreme Court’s surprise 5-4 ruling affirming DACA June 18, but pushed for comprehensive immigration reform. The court ruled that the Trump Administration improperly revoked the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which currently offers more than 700,000 undocumented youth — also…
San Bernardino, CA – Today, Rep. Pete Aguilar announced that Loma Linda University Health has received $450,000 from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students program. The program promotes diversity among health care professionals by providing financial aid to financially-disadvantaged students. “Loma Linda University Health is one of the country’s…
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The 40-Year-Old Gantt Report, Authored by Trailblazing Journalist/Entrepreneur Lucius Gantt, is One of the Longest-Running Newspaper Columns in America. In an Exclusive Florida Courier Newspaper Interview, He Tells Readers Why He’s ‘Stayed Black.’ By the Florida Courier Staff Never heard of Lucius Gantt? Here’s a sample of why he’s been considered one of America’s most…
By: Lou Yeboah Why do they hate us so much? Why do white people despise blacks? Why is it that they find it easy to look at us with disgust and undermine our humanity? In pondering and crying out to God for answers, this is what I heard in my spirit: “If the world hates…
Derek Duncan Area Executive for East Asia and Pacific “Black life is precious.” “Black Lives Matter” has this slight nuance when translated into Korean, highlighting a more implicit understanding of the credo. “Black life is precious.” The cries and conviction of the movement need no translation however, as thousands of protesters have taken to the…
By Dan Feldman Nets star Kyrie Irving, Lakers center Dwight Howard and Lakers guard Avery Bradley have made many people believe their coalition was urging players to boycott the NBA’s resumption at Disney World. Irving, reportedly: “I don’t support going into Orlando. I’m not with the systematic racism and the bulls***. Something smells a little…
It is ticketed to sell for more than $250,000. Written by BET Staff Photo no caption It has almost been 20 years since Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers won their first NBA Championship in 2000. Following the big win, Bryant decided to pay for two extra full-sized championship rings to be made for…
Written By BET Staff Washington Mystics guard and 2019 WNBA champion, Natasha Cloud, has decided to sit out for the 2020 basketball season in response to the growing Black Lives Matter movement. Cloud announced her decision on Monday (June 22) that she wants to realign her focus to social justice issues. “I am more than…
Jay Connor Other than being a dugout janitor or collecting urine samples for a living, I can’t think of a worse job in professional sports than being the head coach of the New York Knicks. The owner is somehow both a coward and an imbecile, the front office is a rotating cast of resounding failures…
Comedian, actor and syndicated radio host D.L. Hughley announced he has tested positive for coronavirus after collapsing onstage while performing in Nashville, Tenn., on Friday night, according to multiple reports. While performing Friday night at Zanies Comedy Club before a sold-out crowd, Hughley, 57, suddenly struggled to speak before going limp. His manager rushed to…
As June 30 application deadline nears, newer and shorter forgiveness form announced By Charlene Crowell As the remaining days dwindle for small businesses to apply for loans through the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), both banks and federal officials are being challenged by several House leaders to explain how the $670 billion program intended to…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia With more than 2.3 million confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in America and a staggering 122,000 deaths, Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Patty Murray (D-Washington) say President Donald Trump is sitting on about $14 billion in funding for virus testing and…
By Stacy M. Brown National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., will serve as a moderator for an important national forum on racial equality in Phoenix, Arizona. “I’m honored to have legendary civil rights leader and NNPA President and CEO Dr. Benjamin Chavis Jr. moderating the ninth ‘The Bridge…
JUNE 18, 2020 — Census workers have completed 96% of the 2020 Census “Update Leave” operation- where 2020 Census invitations and paper questionnaires are delivered to households in certain — often rural — areas across the country. In these areas, most households generally do not receive mail at their homes, so census workers drop off…
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Following today’s procedural vote in the Senate, in which Democrats stopped the advancement of a sham Republican police reform bill, PFAW President Ben Jealous and Senior Director of Outreach and Public Engagement Diallo Brooks released the following statements: “We’re happy to see that a majority of Senate Democrats stood up and said ‘No’…
California Governor Gavin Newsom said he’s releasing thousands of prisoners but that doesn’t necessarily include some of the state’s sickest patients. Updated- 6/21/20 Patricia Wright is a (68) year old blind black woman diagnosed with Terminal Liver Cancer and Kidney Failure. She is serving a prison sentence of Life Without the Possibility of Parole at…
