Sarah Lund Minister for Disabilities and Mental Health Justice My best Zoom experiences are those when you forget about the platform itself (and those weird little boxes) because you’re so engaged in the actual conversation. It’s like you are actually in the same room together. This is the feeling I had recently speaking with leaders…
By: Lou Yeboah “…From day to day, as we live we have to make decisions, and when we make those decisions, things don’t always turn out the way we’d like them to or want them to. No matter what we feel or what seems real, things change. We don’t have a crystal ball to look…
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The program, which began accepting applications on Sept. 14, will be administered with long-standing partner APIA Scholars to students entering college and current college undergraduates for the Spring 2021 semester. The financial aid will be able to help cover costs of education like books, computers, materials to support distance learning, tuition, and…
Remote working has become incredibly popular these days. In fact, a Buffer report revealed that this is the most preferred working model for 99 percent of adults. Even so, not all jobs can be done remotely—unless you hold a tech portfolio. Regardless of the sector, almost all tech workers have the option to work from…
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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NNPA NEWSWIRE — Boseman was no stranger to playing iconic characters, bursting onto the big screen in 2013’s 42 as baseball legend Jackie Robinson, who broke the color barrier in major league baseball. Boseman went on to star as Soul legend James Brown in 2014’s Get On Up and Thurgood Marshall in Marshall in 2017….
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 793 into law on Aug. 28. The legislation is one of the country’s strongest restrictions on flavored tobacco. The bill makes it a crime for any retailer or individual to sell a flavored tobacco product or any tobacco product flavor enhancer…
Riverside County health officials are reporting the first case of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), which is a rare medical complication from COVID-19. The child lives in western Riverside County and is younger than 15. Officials are also reporting a second probable case of a child from Coachella Valley. “While most children are only…
