Generation Lost: UC-Berkeley’s Missing Black Graduates

Dr. Harry Edwards In the mid-1960s, the University of California, Berkeley started its Educational Opportunity Program to target underrepresented applicants and combat this history of discrimination. Unsurprisingly, this program was a success and the number of Black freshmen continued to rise until 1996. That year, Governor Pete Wilson and Black conservative Ward Connerly led an…

By Popular Demand New York City’s Longest Running Jazz Festival Announces Summerfest 2020 On Demand October 1 – October 31, 2020 Only JZM.TV; Viewing Is Free

Lineup Includes Marc Carey & Ben Williams, Alyson Williams, Wycliffe Gordon & Aaron Diehl, Allan Harris, Bobby Sanabria, George Gee Swing Band and Nea Jazz Master Jimmy Owens HARLEM, NY – October 1, 2020 – Jazzmobile SUMMERFEST2020 launched on August 8thand over 3,000 viewers tuned in for Great Jazz on the Great Hill presented in…

Covered California for Small Business Announces a Record-Low Weighted Average Rate Change of 1.5 Percent for 2021

The 1.5 percent weighted average rate change for Covered California for Small Business plans is the lowest since the exchange opened in 2014 — and it comes as Covered California’s individual market premiums increased by only 0.6 percent. Covered California’s small-business marketplace continues to grow, with more than 62,000 members to date and double-digit membership…

‘Millennials’: Kyle Massey, Keraun Harris, Philip Bolden, Aaron Grady, And Teresa Celeste To Star In New UMC Multi-Cam Comedy

Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) — Millennials, the multi-camera comedy series recently greenlit by the popular AMC Networks streaming service, UMC, has officially named its cast. Kyle Massey (That’s So Raven), Keraun Harris (viral social media star @KingKeraun), Philip Bolden (Are We There Yet?), Aaron Grady (Everybody Hates Chris), and Teresa Celeste (Tales, Wild N’ Out)…

WITNESS FOR JUSTICE #1015 By the People

Sandy Sorensen Director, DC Office In his eulogy for the late Congressman John Lewis, former President Barack Obama remarked “Democracy is not automatic. It needs to be tended. You need to work at it.” It was an especially important reminder that in these challenging times for the democratic process, with so much uncertainty and so…

“Do Not Be Deceived…. The ONLY Vaccine That Will Cure the Pandemic and Any Other Disaster That Is Happening In The World Today is Repentance and Turning Back to God!”

By: Lou Yeboah He is the ONLY One that has the cure for anything that we encounter. What man puts a period on, God puts a comma in those places because it’s not over until He says it’s over. So despite what we think, feel or believe, we need to remind ourselves that God is…