What is the president’s obligation to those sickened or killed by a virus he could have done far more to tame? By Danny Feingold The current saga of Donald Trump and his struggle with COVID-19 raises a host of questions. Some of these are political, but others cut deeper, including this: What is the responsibility…
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…
Tanu Henry | California Black Media On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom nominated Martin Jenkins, a San Francisco native, and a former prosecutor and judge, to the California Supreme Court. If confirmed, Jenkins, 66, would be the third African American to serve on the state’s highest court. The governor nominated Jenkins, who his peers…
By Ben Jealous Republicans’ rush to fill the vacant U.S. Supreme Court seat before the election is a terrible threat to Black people’s civil rights and the health of our communities. In her 27 years on the Supreme Court, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a champion of civil rights. During those same years, though, Republican…
The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California endorses Yes on Propositions 15, 16, 17, 18, and 21 and No on Propositions 19, 20, 22, 24, and 25 for the election on November 3, 2020. The ACLU SoCal also endorses Yes on Measure J on the ballot in Los Angles County. Here’s a summary of…
San Bernardino –The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has initiated a $3.5 million Director’s Order to begin an emergency project to repair damages to State Route 38 (SR 38) as the result of the El Dorado wildfire. The project limits are from Thurman Flats to Glass Road. The project has been awarded to Riverside Construction…
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…
by Sunita Sohrabji Gig economy workers, who now comprise more than one-third of the U.S. labor force, lost an estimated 75 percent of their income in the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gig economy workers comprise app-based drivers for ride-share and food delivery services, such as Uber, Lyft, Doordash, Instacart, and Postmates. They can…
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…
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)…
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…
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…