By Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Newswire Contributor On the Friday before Labor Day, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its monthly report, The Employment Situation. It reported good news – the unemployment rate dropped to 8.4 percent, higher than in February before the pandemic hit. We added 1.4 million jobs last month, the highest gain since…
By Deadric T. Williams and Armon Perry — (The Conversation) — While much of the world was sheltering in place in the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans’ undivided attention was focused squarely on Minneapolis, Minnesota, where George Floyd was killed at the hands – and knees – of the police. Floyd’s murder evoked…
Randstad is hiring entry-level material handlers and forklift operators in Bloomington, CA Bloomington, CA – September 4, 2020 – Randstad US announces it is hiring for more than 1,200 warehouse job openings in Bloomington, California. Candidates looking for job opportunities can apply through an online portal or attend an upcoming drive-through job fair. Randstad will…
San Bernardino, CA – Yesterday in a virtual ceremony, Rep. Pete Aguilar presented eleven medals and commendations to the family of Tech Corporal Murry Pruyne, a veteran of World War II. After nearly twenty years of trying to retrieve his father’s medals, Donald Pruyne of Fontana contacted Rep. Aguilar’s office in June of this year…
All Local Children, Through Age 18, Now Eligible for Free Meals San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) wants to make sure that every child has an opportunity to eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner every school day. To make it easier for families to take advantage of the free Grab and Go Meals offered to…
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor John Thompson was the first Black coach to win the NCAA Championship. In 1984, he led the Georgetown Hoyas to victory over the Houston Cougars. In 1985 Thompson was named Coach of the Year. He coached at Georgetown University from 1972 to 1999. Thompson was a coach who…
Quinci LeGardye | California Black Media After months of uproar, harsh criticisms and biting commentary from advocates representing various industries, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 2257 into law on Sept. 4. The legislation is an AB 5 amendment bill, and it will go into effect immediately. AB 2257 builds on the controversial worker misclassification law…
Black Voters: We Are Top Targets of Voter Suppression ‘Information Warfare’ By Ben Jealous, President, People For the American Way Black voters have a powerful role to play in this year’s elections. That’s why we are being targeted by disinformation campaigns that are meant to discourage and suppress our turnout. We can’t let them succeed. …
Quinci LeGardye | California Black Media California’s overall 2020 Census response rate is a few points higher than the national response rate. But advocates pushing for an accurate and complete count in the state say in many of the counties where African Americans and other minorities live, the response rates remain a few points…
Quinci LeGardye | California Black Media Inmate firefighting crews, made up of more than 2,000 inmate firefighters per year, have helped extinguish many of the biggest wildfires in California. However, once they’re released, they cannot serve in that profession under current law because of their criminal records. Now, AB 2147, a law that…
Mechanics claim they endured racial discrimination and harassment from white supervisors who boast about firing “undesirables.” OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Four elevator mechanics filed a lawsuit against Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc. and Mitsubishi Electric US Holdings, Inc. In their Complaint, they describe supervisors at Mitsubishi referring to Black workers as “undesirables,” “lazy,”…
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — Textbooks are failing public schools, community colleges, and universities when it comes to African American history. Therefore, many teachers and professors are teaching their students from credible web sites like BlackHistory.com that reveal little-known facts about Black culture, inventions, and more. The web site was launched more than two years ago and…
African-American men are at highest risk so Get It Checked By Ana Fadich Tomsic, MPH, CHES, Vice President, Men’s Heath Network Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men and will strike approximately 192,000 men this year – and kill more than 33,000 – making it second only to lung cancer as…
Brooks Berndt Minister for Environmental Justice To the horror of some and the satisfaction of others, the true state of a nation’s soul is to be found at the intersection of religion and politics—a subject that is not always for the faint of heart. Years ago as a divinity school student, I told my advisor…
By: Lou Yeboah “I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to Him; for the hour of His judgment is…
By Frank Butler ATLANTA – Making and practicing an emergency plan, building a kit, preparing for disasters and teaching youth disaster preparedness is the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s call to action for September’s National Preparedness Month. “Everyone should be prepared for unexpected emergencies – especially families and businesses in the Southeast,” said FEMA Region…
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