“Thus Saith the Lord!”

By: Lou Yeboah “You have neither heard nor understood; from of old your ears have not been open. Well do I know how treacherous you are; you were called a rebel from birth.” [Isaiah 48:8]; “Hear this, you foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not…

Assemblymember Eloise Reyes and Senator Connie Leyva Partner with San Bernardino Community College District, Inland Chinese Association and Taiwanese American Chamber of Commerce to Donate PPE to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center

San Bernardino – Against the backdrop of San Bernardino County continuing its efforts to reopen the economy, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are surging, causing the county to be placed on the California COVID-19 Watch List and Governor Newsom issuing new economic restrictions. Due to the rise in hospitalizations, San Bernardino Community College District (SBCCD) and…

COVID-19 Shines A Bright Light On Disparities In Health Care Among People Of Color

New York, NY, July 13, 2020 ̶ “During the coronavirus pandemic, people should guard their eyes with glasses or face shields to protect their eyes from virus infection,” said Dr. Daniel Laroche, Director of Glaucoma Services and President of Advanced Eyecare of New York. People also need to know, even though there are many concerns…

Wells Fargo Commitment Could Potentially Result in Billions for Small Businesses

Stacy M . Brown,   NNPA  Newswire Senior Correspondent In April, Wells Fargo announced it would donate gross proceeds from the Paycheck Protection Plan to nonprofits working with small businesses. This month, the bank has ramped up its efforts by unveiling the details of an approximately $400 million initiative to help small businesses impacted by…

The Black Community Gets a new, Innovative Online Platform: A Beacon to Support Black Unity, Healing, and Solutions

Now there is an innovative new platform where Black people get to engage in culturally-rooted, interactive activities, self-guided healing programs, expert-led webinars, and insightful quizzes. BlackTherapyCentral.com (BTC) is a digital platform bringing a novel approach to mental wellness in Black communities. It is the only online therapy  platform that is African-centered and designed for the…

When the state becomes the pusher

By Jon Coupal We all know that there is an endless list of addictive substances that present a real danger to people. Alcohol, cocaine and heroin just to name a few. But a powerful addictive substance provided by our own government is public money. Few things can get individuals and institutions more hooked than that….

SBCUSD Assistant Superintendent Named CALSA Administrator Of The Year

The California Association of Latino Superintendents and Administrators (CALSA) named San Bernardino City Unified School District’s (SBCUSD’s) Dr. Rachel Monárrez as the Central Office Administrator of the Year for the state for her distinguished leadership and excellence in advocating on behalf of Latina/Latino/Latinx children. Dr. Monárrez is the assistant superintendent of Continuous Improvement, which is…

Big Mac Racism at McDonald’s

By Whitney Gresham and Trevor W. Coleman II The Michigan Chronicle For more than 50 years, the McDonald’s Corporation took pride in branding itself as a socially conscious corporation particularly interested in doing business in abandoned and long-ignored Black communities while embracing racial diversity as a critical component of its corporate ethos. It is a…

Opinion: The Shameful “Black Lives” Hypocrisy of Uber, Lyft and Other Gig Companies

Cherri Murphy-Special to California Black Media  To executives at Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Instacart, Postmates, and other gig companies: We are the workers who power the core of your businesses and we write in response to your recent comments on the Black Lives Matter movement. Your statements have included various platitudes about your commitment to racial…

ACLU Statement on President Trump’s Dismissal of the Disproportionate Police Killings of Black People

WASHINGTON — When asked in an interview today why Black Americans are “still dying at the hands of law enforcement in this country,” President Donald Trump responded: “So are white people. So are white people. What a terrible question to ask. So are white people,” Trump told CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge at…

NFL Will Play Black National Anthem at Games

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent When Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the playing of the national anthem to bring awareness to social and other injustices faced regularly by Black and Brown individuals in America, the National Football League, President Donald Trump, and others wrongly associated the quarterback’s actions as a protest…

Federal medical team to assist at 
Eisenhower Health hospital in Rancho Mirage

A team of federal doctors and nurses are arriving at Eisenhower Health hospital Thursday to support the facility as the hospital copes with the influx of coronavirus patients. The team of doctors, physician assistants, critical care nurses and respiratory technicians assigned to Eisenhower is part of a state of California request for federal support to…

Newsom closes indoor businesses statewide; clamps down further on some counties

BY ANA B. IBARRA As coronavirus cases and hospitalizations continue to spike, California Gov. Gavin Newsom closes indoor activities at restaurants, wineries, movie theaters, museums and card rooms while also ordering breweries and bars to close all operations, indoors and out. California must once again close indoor operations of various business sectors as coronavirus cases…

“Always Rejoice”! Convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses Moves to Streaming Platform

In a world where achieving a state of sustained joy may seem elusive—even impossible—for many, millions of Jehovah’s Witnesses and their invited guests in some 240 lands will “attend” a global convention this summer with the theme “Always Rejoice”! For the first time in their history of holding conventions, Jehovah’s Witnesses have moved this highly…