Critics charge DeVos is exploiting a national public-health crisis to promote her agenda of privatizing public education. By Larry Buhl As COVID-19 has sent school districts scrambling to convert classroom learning to online instruction, and state governments have threatened to slash education budgets, charter school and private school advocates see an opportunity to siphon both…
by Sunita Sohrabji SAN FRANCISCO — Main Street America, its plethora of largely minority-owned small businesses ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic, will see opportunities to revive with the help of federal stimulus funding, a May 29 group of panelists concluded. Speakers at the discussion, organized by Ethnic Media Services, included Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California; businessman…
EMS contributing editor Pilar Marrero is an author and veteran reporter for La Opinion. LOS ANGELES — Thomas Saenz is that rare voting rights advocate who is optimistic about delays created by the COVID 19 pandemic in filling out census forms – and in submitting data for use in redistricting. Delaying the deadline for…
By RICHARD K. DE ATLEY | rdeatley@scng.com | The Press-Enterprise PUBLISHED: May 31, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. | UPDATED: May 31, 2020 at 8:01 a.m. The cost to taxpayers for each gun homicide in San Bernardino is $2.3 million, a criminal justice reform group working with the city said in a study made to find…
The following statement was released by the American Public Health Association following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police on May 25. Statement from APHA Executive Director Georges Benjamin, MD “I can’t breathe.” With those last words, George Floyd, an unarmed, handcuffed black man, died this week after being pinned down…
Awareness period is key to fighting the spread of COVID-19 WASHINGTON – June 1 kicks off the 2020 Men’s Health Month (www.MensHealthMonth.org), an annual awareness period solely dedicated to education and activities on the health and wellness of men and boys. Communities around the nation are recognizing Men’s Health Month and Men’s Health Week (www.MensHealthWeek.org),…
Anxiety is defined as a feeling of worry, nervousness or unease about something with an uncertain outcome. With the ongoing pandemic, it’s not much of a surprise we’re feeling uneasy about the future. But, fortunately, there are a number of coping mechanisms that could assist you in curbing or combating feelings of anxiety. Here are…
Testing in California As testing capacity continues to increase across the state, the California Department of Public Health is working to expand access to COVID-19 testing. Testing should be used for medical evaluation of persons with symptoms of COVID-19 as well as for efforts by public health agencies and essential employers to prevent and control…
Sacramento – The California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) had sobering words for Californians during its press conference today in Sacramento. They convened the event in response to the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. The tone was set by Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D. (D-San Diego), Chair of the CLBC,…
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — As the world swarms with chaos and devastation surrounding the deaths of two unarmed black men, Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd, and protests erupt across the nation, Actress/Producer Caryn Ward Ross is bringing peace and calm to the masses with her weekly inspirational pick-me-up, “MediTEAtions with Caryn.” Described as a “virtual tea…
From Rolling Out Lizzo broke down into floods of tears as she vented about “the real story not being told fully” amid the protests against racism. Since the death of unarmed Black man George Floyd in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, last week, protests have broken out across the globe. Policeman Derek Chauvin was shown in footage…
By: Lou Yeboah At 2:45 p.m. on Friday, local time, in the year of 2011, life was normal in Japan. People were working. Students were in class. Shoppers were in grocery stores. Trains were running and passengers were loading airplanes. Banks were open, government officials were in meetings, and lovers were thinking of dinner dates…
Andy Lang Executive Director of the Open and Affirming Coalition As Christian churches prepare to celebrate the feast of Pentecost, unlike the disciples in Acts 2:1, we will not be “gathered in one place.” But in our homes on Sunday, the Spirit still has the power it had then to fill the Church with Pentecostal…
May 26, 2020 — The U.S. Census Bureau, in coordination with federal, state and local health officials, will begin to drop off 2020 Census questionnaire packets at front doors of households in the San Bernardino area starting this week. This is done in areas where the majority of households do not receive mail at their…
San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) is seeking public input on its Hazard Mitigation Plan. The plan is one part of an effort to reduce the impacts of natural hazards. Over the past two years, SBCUSD staff and key stakeholders have developed a plan to assess the risk of natural hazards to SBCUSD and…
Ellen Turner, president of Concerned Citizens for the Development of North Fontana stated; Make no mistake about it the murder of George Floyd by police is an unspeakable, unacceptable, unforgivable tragedy. The Black community has suffered from PTSD since slavery. It is comforting to see the country unified, calling for the arrest and conviction…
California Black Media Staff On Friday, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order halting evictions for renters across California until July 28. The order, according to the governor’s office, authorizes local governments in California to extend moratoriums on evictions to protect their residents who can’t afford to pay rents because of the coronavirus crisis. The…