December 8, 2020

Technology News

BCA Culture, a cutting-edge technology company, set to increase Business credit opportunities for minority businesses

In September 2020, a cutting-edge technology company, BCA Culture, launched their new app that will eliminate the mystery and intimidation around the business credit building process. The development of this application has drawn on years of expertise unlocking the complexities of establishing business credit and obtaining high limit funding for small businesses. The new BCA Culture…

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BCA Culture, a cutting-edge technology company, set to increase Business credit opportunities for minority businesses

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Will the Black Community Get Shut out From COVID Vaccination?

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia NNPA NEWSWIRE — While the CDC said there should be enough doses for as many as 20 million people to receive vaccination by the end of December, health officials expect a much larger supply in the coming months. Still, with a justified distrust of unproven…

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Will the Black Community Get Shut out From COVID Vaccination?

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Demand that Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans Stop Blocking COVID-19 Relief

By Ben Jealous It is going to be a hard Christmas for many Americans. The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 is soaring. The virus is spreading faster than ever. Families and small business owners whose incomes have been devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic are being hurt by the U.S. Senate’s refusal to provide any…

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Demand that Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans Stop Blocking COVID-19 Relief

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Opinion: It’s More Unaffordable to Not Have Health Insurance

By Manny Otiko | California Black Media As someone who has been self-employed as a rideshare driver and a freelance writer, I’ve received a crash course in making sense of the quirks and complications of the American healthcare system. You learn very quickly when you’re self-employed that you have to do everything yourself – and,…

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Opinion: It’s More Unaffordable to Not Have Health Insurance

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As California Shuts Down Again, GOP Lawmakers Push for Health, Education Data

Quinci LeGardye | California Black Media More than half of California is now under a regional stay-at-home order. Last week, when the governor announced the impending shutdown, he said health officials had carved the state into five regions. Their goal is to coordinate a broad emergency response that would reach across county lines and consider…

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Holly Mitchell Sworn in to Serve on All-Women LA County Supervisors Board

Tanu Henry | California Black Media This past weekend, Martin Jenkins, California’s first and only African American Supreme Court Justice, swore in former California State Sen. Holly Mitchell to the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors. For the first time in history, the five-member leadership team that Mitchell is joining, which represents nine cities…

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State/Government News

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Senator Bradford and Pro Tem Atkins Introduce Police Decertification Bill

SACRAMENTO -– Today, Senator Bradford (D-Gardena) and Senate President pro Tempore Atkins (D-San Diego) introduced Senate Bill 2 to increase accountability for law enforcement officers that commit serious misconduct and illegally violate a person’s civil rights. “The time is now to pass meaningful and common-sense police reform,” said Senator Steven Bradford. “California is able to…

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Governor issues Stay-at-Home order for Southern California region for at least three weeks

The governor announced regional stay-at-home restrictions for all Southern California, including Riverside County, for a minimum of three weeks. The stay-at-home order will go into effect on Sunday evening at 11:59 p.m. The regional restrictions are in response to weeks-long surge in cases, hospitalizations, positivity rates and coronavirus-related deaths throughout the state. “We have seen…

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Business News

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SoCalGas Recognized with SCMSDC’s 2020 Corporation of the Year Award

Southern California Minority Supplier Development Council recognizes SoCalGas for consistently achieving exceptional performance in its supplier diversity and inclusion initiatives LOS ANGELES – Dec. 7, 2020 – Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) has been named Corporation of the Year by Southern California Minority Supplier Development Council (SCMSDC) at the 36th Annual Leadership Excellence Awards. The…

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Prince’s ‘Sign o’ The Times’: A Timeless Masterpiece

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia NNPA NEWSWIRE — After releasing “Around the World in a Day” in 1985 and “Parade” in 1986, to little excitement (compared to “Purple Rain”), critics and some fans opined that Prince had reached his creative peak. — Then came “Sign o’ The Times.” “In France,…

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“Thus Saith the Lord!”

By: Lou Yeboah “I’ve been telling you for a long time now to repent. But you have not heeded to a word I said. Well I got news for you. If you think this year was bad, next year, will be a Tsunami, Hurricane, and Storm, all in one. Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to…

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WITNESS FOR JUSTICE #1024 This Thanksgiving

Elizabeth Dilley Team Leader, MESA This Thanksgiving, our little family did not make our traditional trek to Florida to see grandparents and extended family. We wanted to keep ourselves and everyone else safe in a pandemic, although it was not an easy decision. We have a family member with a grievous disease, and although we…

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Entertainment

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‘Madea’ Actress Natalie Desselle-Reid Dies at 53

Actress Natalie Desselle-Reid, known for her roles in “Madea’s Big Happy Family,” “B.A.P.S,” and “How to Be a Player” has died after a quiet battle with cancer. She was 53. Friends, fans and stars alike flocked to social media to express their condolences and love for her “big beautiful smile and comedic talent.” Her “B.A.P.S”…

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Local News

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Museum Returns Objects to San Manuel Band of Mission Indians

The San Bernardino County Museum announces the repatriation of culturally significant objects made by matriarchs of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians. Coinciding with the annual National Native American Heritage Month, the approval for the transfer took place at the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors’ Nov. 17 meeting. At a time when socio-cultural…

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Events/Entertainment News

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Golden Brooks: 50 is the new 30

The show, Girlfriends, was “the” ensemble sitcom that focused on a mixed batch of black women who faced life’s tests and triumphs together. It was one of the most highest-rated shows on CW. From dating to divorce and friends to family to relationships, Joan, Maya, Lynn, and Toni support each other despite their differing backgrounds,…

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Michel’le: A Survivor at 50, 30 Years In The Making

Michel’le Denise Toussaint, better known simply as Michel’le is the platinum recording artist, songwriter, and author you probably remember during the early to mid 90’s. During the height of her success, she had hits with N.W.A., Ruthless records and by herself like, “Nicety” and “Something In My Heart.” But her soft, sweet voice and buttery…

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OP-ED: Stopping the Exploitation of Prisoners and Their Families Requires More Comprehensive Solutions

By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., President and CEO, National Newspaper Publishers Association The year 2020 brought renewed global focus to issues of social justice in America. Racial disparities and inequities highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic to the killings of George Floyd and so many other of Black and Brown Americans at the hands of…

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County/State News

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Assemblywoman Luz Rivas Introduces Historic Bill to Reverse the Cycle of Homelessness in California

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, Along with Homelessness Advocates, Immediately Endorse Proposal SACRAMENTO – Today, Assemblywoman Luz Rivas (D – Arleta) introduced Assembly Bill (AB) 71, historic legislation that would establish a permanent source of funding to reverse the cycle of homelessness in California. As the COVID-19 pandemic rages across…

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World News

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Covered California and Top State Health Care Leaders Urge Californians to “Do the Right Thing, Right Now” by Staying Home and Staying Safe to Fight COVID-19

Physicians and health centers across the state announce they are reaching out personally to all their patients to encourage them to stay safe from COVID and get insurance coverage if they are eligible — many will receive Covered California’s masks to get the message out that now is the time to get covered and stay…

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