Covered California Hits Record Enrollment, Providing Important Lessons For The Nation on The Meeting American’s Health Care Needs During the Pandemic and Major Economic Downturn

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Covered California issued a new report on Tuesday that detailed how it set a record for enrollment by meeting the needs of Californians and promoting enrollment in the face of pandemic and recession. The report, “Coverage When You Need It: Lessons From Insurance Coverage Transitions in California’s Individual Marketplace Pre- and Post-…

Internationally recognized trauma surgeon & Award winning vitamin D researcher, Dr. Leslie Rae Matthews selects The epiMediaGroup, LLC as Public Relations Firm of record.

Dr. Matthews launches a global campaign to educate on the benefits of “Vitamin D” in prevention of COVID-19.     (September 21, 2020 – Atlanta, GA) In September 2020, Internationally Recognized and Award-Winning Surgeon, Dr. Leslie Rae Matthews launched a new campaign to educate the global community of the benefits of daily intake of Vitamin…

Bradford Act Delivers Nearly $1 million to Nonprofits to Improve Consumer Financial Well-Being

SACRAMENTO -– Yesterday, the California Department of Business Oversight (DBO) announced the inaugural award of nearly $1 million in CalMoneySmart grants to 12 nonprofit organizations throughout California. The $4 million CalMoneySmart grant program was created by SB 455 (Chapter 478, Statutes of 2019), authored by Senator Steven Bradford (D-Gardena). This bill established the California Financial…

Educators Concerned Schools are Being Allowed to Reopen Without Basic Safety Protections and Testing in Place to Prevent Further Spread of Covid-19

BURLINGAME — California’s educators call on Gov. Gavin Newsom, Senate Pro Tem Toni Atkins, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon and Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond to ensure robust testing, tracing, and isolation support, along with the other prevention measures, are in place before additional students, their educators and support personnel return to in-person teaching and…

HBCU Students for Biden and Black Students for Biden: ‘Four More Years of Trump Means Death for Many African Americans’

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We can’t continue to live in fear with the police’s militarization and where Black lives don’t matter. If we don’t change the face of what democracy looks like in this country, there will be no more democracy. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Just how crucial will the…

California Energy Commission Approves Funding For Hydrogen Stations In Inland Empire

SACRAMENTO – The California Energy Commission (CEC) has approved funding for four new hydrogen fueling stations in the Inland Empire. The stations are slated for construction in Ontario, San Bernardino, Corona, and Fontana.  “The network of hydrogen refueling stations, hydrogen fuel supply, and the use of hydrogen electric vehicles will support California’s air quality improvement…

CalMatters investigation, COVID cases spur bill requiring employers disclose workplace outbreaks

BY KATE CIMINI  SEPTEMBER 12, 2020 SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 IN SUMMARY A bill on the governor’s desk would require employers to notify workers and county public health officials about coronavirus outbreaks. A joint investigation by CalMatters and The Salinas Californian uncovered reports of guest worker outbreaks where neither workers nor counties were notified. Gov. Gavin…

“And they cared”: How to Create Better, Safer Learning Environments for Girls of Color

TOO LOUD. TOO ASSERTIVE. TOO SEXUALLY PROVOCATIVE. TOO DEFIANT. TOO ADULT-LIKE. by Kayla Patrick, Adaku Onyeka-Crawford, Nancy Duchesneau, and Nancy Duchesneau All across the country, girls of color are excluded from school for subjective offenses like these, missing out on critical class time and opportunities to learn. Black girls face some of the greatest barriers…

California State Board of Education Approves State Seal of Civic Engagement Award

Honor is hoped to encourage students to become active participants in democracy. SACRAMENTO—The State Board of Education today approved criteria for California students to earn a new Seal of Civic Engagement, an incentive aimed at encouraging active and ongoing citizenship. To earn the seal, students must demonstrate excellence in civic learning, participation in civics-related projects,…

New ‘Malcolm X’ Documentary

Note: Most of us are aware of the significant role Malcolm X played in the Black Power Movement. Rarely, however, are we provided information about his visit to the southern part of the United States, along with his impact and inspiration in the movement for justice in the South. The documentary below, entitled ‘Malcolm X:…

New Round of Emergency CalFresh Food Benefits Expected to Land This Weekend

More than 75,000 Riverside County households have received emergency benefits since April RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Ca.— To ease the economic blow from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Riverside County households receiving CalFresh food assistance can expect a supplemental benefit this Sunday, September 13. The CalFresh Program, federally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), issues monthly…

Aguilar Announces $200,000 to Combat Opioid Crisis in San Bernardino County

Upland, CA – Today, Rep. Pete Aguilar announced that Reach Out, an Upland-based nonprofit organization, received $200,000 in federal funding from the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) for their Morongo Basin Opioid Project. The project supports community engagement, treatment and recovery assistance to help combat the opioid crisis in eastern San Bernardino County. “Even in…

FILM REVIEW: Tenet

By Dwight Brown NNPA NewsWire Film Critic NNPA NEWSWIRE — John David Washington has crossed a bridge. He’s no longer just the son of a superstar actor. He is a superstar actor. Seconds after he’s on screen, you get the deal. He is as confident, adventurous and acrobatic as Tom Cruise in the Mission Impossible…