NNPA NEWSWIRE — Richard Stengel, an under Secretary of State in President Barack Obama’s administration and an editor at Time, suggested that Trump’s condition may have approached a fatal point, saying, “I’m not a doctor, but throwing an experimental antibody cocktail, plus dexamethasone, plus remdesivir, plus supplemental oxygen all at the same time suggests the…
By Jay King As President and CEO of the California Black Chamber of Commerce I know the importance of creating and keeping jobs – especially in the Black community. I also understand the damage done with every job that is lost and how much worse that is in the middle of a recession that has…
Tanu Henry | California Black Media When you get your California election ballot soon – that’s if you don’t have it already –expect to see Kanye West’s name on it. The 43-year-old rapper and business mogul is on the California ballot as the candidate for vice president on the American Independent Party (AIP) ticket. The presidential candidate on the AIP ticket…
(San Bernardino, CA) – As part of Omnitrans’ ongoing efforts to provide a safe transportation system for everyone, Omnitrans is inviting transit riders and the public to provide feedback regarding safety in and around bus stops and projects that might encourage them to use the bus more often. Feedback from the survey will inform proposals for additional safety projects at and around bus stops, part of a Bus Stop Safety Improvement…
Solutions are often so obvious that they go unnoticed. How long did it take for us to figure out the advantage of placing wheels on luggage? Police misconduct is a pervasive problem that costs American taxpayers millions of hard eared dollars, not to mention innocent lives. These issues would not exist if the unions were…
Quinci LeGardye | California Black Media California is expanding aid and protections to health care workers as the COVID-19 pandemic continues through two new laws and an executive order. Late last month, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order that orders new actions on health care in response to the pandemic. The order allows public health officials working to mitigate…
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “All Americans deserve equitable access to affordable housing and the physical, emotional and financial security it represents,” said Lisa Rice, CEO, National Fair Housing Alliance. “JPMorgan Chase’s new commitments will help make owning or renting a reality for more Black and Latinx families, whose housing access has been impeded by decades of…
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Sickle cell disease affects 20 million people worldwide, including at least 100,000 in the United States, mainly African Americans, but Hispanics and Asian-Americans, too. To help address the problem on a global scale, the NHLBI has been supporting programs in sub-Saharan Africa, where more than 75 percent of the sickle cell disease…
As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, voting will be different this year to accommodate for social distancing. All registered voters in California were mailed vote by mail ballots. In Riverside County, ballots started going out by mail on Oct. 5, with the final mailings on Oct. 9. There are three ways to cast, or…
More than 18,500 Victims of ICE Holds Were Unlawfully Detained LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors today approved settlement of a class action lawsuit brought by immigrants who were unlawfully detained by the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department — sometimes for months — because of “ICE hold” requests from the…
WASHINGTON, DC— The U.S. Postal Service continues to celebrate Kwanzaa, which honors the values and beliefs around African American heritage, by dedicating a new Kwanzaa stamp today. News of this Forever stamp is being shared with hashtag #KwanzaaStamps. “This new Kwanzaa stamp captures the essence of the African American cultural celebration. The stamp depicts the profile of…
by Dr. Maya Johnston-Stone Americans are washing their hands much more than they did before the coronavirus pandemic, according to new research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but there’s still one group who is least likely to adhere to that guidance that washing hands helps protect us from the virus: young white men….
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “When we started, it was all about making sure that we did something in our community for our community. We always believed in our community, and if you give us a quality event, the community will embrace it. It’s remarkable the way the community has responded. Taste of Soul has entertainment, commerce,…
Michael Neuroth Policy Advocate International Issues These are unprecedented times. I think CNN’s Jake Tapper’s description of the Presidential basically debate sums up 2020 for me: “a hot mess inside a dumpster fire inside a train wreck.” Many of us have been white-knuckling daily life throughout this pandemic, and somehow the news keeps getting worse….
By: Lou Yeboah Now most, “Americans” know what that means. On a theological level, the phrase can be translated as, “You can lead someone to God’s Truth, but you can’t make that person embrace and live according to those principles and values.” You can show someone something that will benefit them, but you can’t force…
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19. California has 852,406 confirmed cases to date. Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results can be delayed. There were 2,378 newly recorded confirmed cases Monday. Numbers do not represent true day-over-day change as…
Riverside County is being allowed to remain in the red tier for at least week after local officials requested more time to improve the metrics and avoid moving back to the most restrictive tier. State officials on Tuesday announced that Riverside County would stay in the red tier during the “adjudication process” and see whether…