By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent President Donald Trump has made no secret of his desire to dismantle the United States Postal Service or revamp the agency in a way that has angered Democrats and others who said it’s a tactic to prevent mail-in voting for the upcoming election. The CARES Act…
BY BEN CHRISTOPHER Updated August 14, 2020 For months President Donald Trump has been reluctant to extend a lifeline to the financially infirm Postal Service, a reluctance his critics have said is motivated by his loathing of vote-by-mail. Yesterday Trump made that subtext…text. Speaking about the ongoing COVID relief negotiations on Fox Business, the president…
SAN BERNARDINO, California—The San Bernardino Valley College Foundation has been awarded by the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians (San Manuel) a grant in the amount of $299,925. The funds are designated to enhance and expand support of the Valley-Bound Commitment Program, a student success program created to eliminate economic barriers that might prevent low-income…
LONG BEACH, Calif., August 11, 2020 – Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: MOH) (“Molina”) today announced the launch of The MolinaCares Accord (“The Accord”), representing a commitment to building stronger communities through improving people’s health and lives. Branded “MolinaCares, Building Stronger Communities…One Life at a Time,” The Accord will channel substantial investments into solving the many…
Because of the COVID-19 virus, the San Bernardino Black Culture Foundation (BCF) has postponed its annual Black Rose and Humanitarian of the Year Awards. The banquet was originally scheduled for Friday, September 11, 2020, said Arlington Rodgers Jr. President of the BCF. Because scholarships are so important for the success of our high school…
By Robyn Williams I know what it feels like to struggle with deep bouts of depression. I know what it feels like to constantly push past the pain of emptiness. I know the impact of forcing oneself to just keep putting one foot in front of the other, because there is no alternative and no…
August 17, 2020, NEW YORK, NY – “TYLER PERRY’S MADEA’S FAREWELL PLAY” will launch exclusively on BET+ Thursday, August 27. In Tyler Perry’s final stage run as Madea, he pulls together some of his audience’s favorite characters for a family gathering. Madea, Mr. Brown, Cora, and Aunt Bam are all under one roof for over…
U.S. Bank and nonprofit PACE have helped the business stay on track for continued growth as it has navigated COVID-19 By Ben Stevenson, U.S. Bank for NNPA Newswire It’s been an exciting couple of years for EnJunaya Canton, owner of Zuhuri Beauty; a skin care line originally created for African American women. Based out of…
Explores the Untold Journey of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Five Days in Hawaii Created by Professor Steven Cleveland and Produced by Tamika Lamison Los Angeles, CA (August 18, 2020) – Many can recall the leis worn by Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and others as they crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma,…
Manny Otiko | California Black Media When news broke about Facebook collaborating with data mining companies during the runup to the 2016 presidential election, it may have broken the damn. Now almost four years later, more citizens are raising concerns about their data and who’s sharing it. Several members of California’s delegation to the United…
SACRAMENTO, CA – Secretary of State Alex Padilla is launching the 2020 Census Challenge. To date, California ranks 22nd in the nation with a 65.1% response rate. The California Census Challenge aims to target and fill the gaps in Census outreach, especially in hard-to-count communities, by having cities and counties with similar population sizes compete…
Moreno Valley, CA – As overt and deadly racism continues to rise all over the world, local civil rights leaders, community leaders, and social workers launch the Center Against Racism & Trauma (CART) in the Inland Empire. The mission of CART is to eliminate racism in all of its forms and provide healing for all…
By Linda Blount COVID-19 has gripped national headlines for months. But long before the U.S. outbreak of the novel coronavirus, the country was battling another deadly epidemic: diabetes. One of the leading causes of death in the United States, the disease claims the lives of more than 83,000 Americans each year. And — much like…
Oakland, CA, August 18, 2020 . . . $20 million in funding will be awarded to two-thirds (212) of the hospitals in California to treat people with opioid and other substance use disorders, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) announced. The Behavioral Health Pilot Project (BHPP) is based on the successful CA Bridge…
14 Million Tune In To Streaming Over Four Week Program In a world where joy and unity may seem impossible to achieve, millions of Jehovah’s Witnesses have “united”together virtually to stream their six-part annual summer convention featuring the theme “Always Rejoice”! The program which is available in 511 languages worldwide was designed to be released …
Erica Poellot Program Coordinator Temporary-Overdose and Drug Use Ministries I spent last night, like many other nights over the last number of years, ministering with a loved one who had experienced an overdose, communing with other cherished ones who had loved this person back to life. I spent last night holding space in the presence…
By: Lou Yeboah The words that I speak, is given to me by the Holy Spirit to deliver unto you. Always first to me, and then to whomever may receive it. Listen, Jesus loves us so much so, that He will always give us a warning, and an opportunity to repent before He brings destruction. …
New Ecommerce Strategy & Retail Concept Stores Help Customers Lead the Way with Style, Comfort and Confidence MIAMI, Aug. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Payless, the footwear retailer with a 60+ year heritage, is excited to announce its relaunch into the North American market, unveiling an immersive Ecommerce platform and new brick-and-mortar retail concept stores….
“Academic Achievement Should Be Rewarded Without Racial Contingencies” Washington, D.C. – Members of the Project 21 black leadership network praised the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for confronting Yale University over its discriminatory admissions practices. DOJ threatened the Ivy League institution with a civil rights lawsuit after a federal investigation revealed prejudice against Asian-American and…
SACRAMENTO -– Yesterday, Governor Newsom signed AB 1460 – California State University Ethnic Studies, authored by Assemblymember Dr. Weber (D- San Diego) and sponsored by the California Faculty Association (CFA), which requires undergraduates to complete a minimum of one three-unit course in Ethnic Studies to graduate, effective beginning with students graduating in the 2024–25 academic…
The PAL Center, a local San Bernardino non-profit organization located in the heart of San Bernardino and Muscoy, has been serving the Inland Empire with a variety of community programs for over 35 years. They were among several COVID-19 front line organizations that shared in an Arrowhead United Way funding drive-thru on Thursday, August 13th…
Last-minute Upending of the Census Bureau’s Pandemic Contingency Plan Imperils the Accuracy of the Count (WASHINGTON) – The Trump administration’s last-minute rushed census timeline cuts nearly a month from the actual count and cuts four months from the time for processing and reporting the data, a lawsuit filed against Commerce Secretary Wilbur L. Ross and…