By Rocky Bucano, Executive Director of the Universal Hip Hop Museum In the 1970s, America was in turmoil. The economy was in a freefall. The nation was grappling with the Vietnam war. Marginalized Americans were still protesting in the streets for change. Anguish was felt throughout the country, but most profoundly in the nation’s inner…
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media The new president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) California-Hawaii State Conference is keeping in step with a national movement making strides to level the playing field for Black women — long underrepresented in both private and public sector leadership roles. Like organizations…
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The biggest challenge with many of the students of color we serve is engagement. Students are faced with inefficient resources, little excitement to learn, and are born without being surrounded by role models and motivations which lead a child to dream, work hard and be successful,” noted David Anderson, General Manager of…
Quinci LeGardye | California Black Media There is no silver lining it seems when it comes to redlining. Redlining describes the illegal practice when government agencies or private institutions systematically exclude certain groups of people — or selectively raise the prices of goods and services for them. The most notable example is how the…
TROY, Mich., Dec. 10, 2020–Flagstar Bank today announced it will be awarding grants of $5,000 to over 180 small businesses owned by people of color in Flagstar’s banking markets. The grants are designed to assist businesses whose operating expenses have been impacted by COVID-19. “Based on the overwhelming response we’ve received, I think we’ve struck…
SACRAMENTO – Senator Scott Wilk, representing the 21st Senate District, and a bipartisan coalition of Senators and Assemblymembers jointly introduced Senate Bill 74, otherwise known as the Keep California Working Act, which will invest $2.6 billion (10% of California’s projected surplus) in grants to help small businesses and employees that have sustained financial losses during…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Society for Science & the Public today announced it is providing STEM research kits to 100 middle and high school science educators from underserved communities to help their students conduct scientific research outside the classroom. The teachers, who hail from 38 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, will each…
The first shipments of a much-anticipated vaccine for COVID-19 could arrive in Riverside County on Friday (Dec. 18), and local health officials are working with area hospitals to vaccinate thousands of first-line health care workers. The recently approved vaccine is expected to arrive at several pre-selected hospitals and at Riverside University Health System (RUHS) –…
Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) members of Arts Administrators of Color network receive free Mixtiles photo tiles for original works around theme of “Life in the Time of COVID” New York, December 15, 2020 — A recently completed contest organized by the nonprofit arts service network Arts Administrators of Color (AAC) and leading printed…
By: Lou Yeboah Yeah I know, but the call of a watchman, is to faithfully deliver God’s message, including all of God’s rebukes and warnings. It is a watchman responsibility to warn the people of the coming judgment. You see, there are people today in harm’s way – in peril because of their sin, and…
Traci Blackmon Associate General Minister I’ve only been arrested twice in my life, and both times were for disturbing the peace. The first time was for refusing to stop praying aloud in the bowels of the Pentagon. The second was for public lament in the chambers of the Senate. Disturbing the peace is a criminal…
Quinci LeGardye | California Black Media With concerns still lingering about the safety and side effects, the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has passed the full approval process and it is ready for distribution in the U.S. The first doses will arrive at California hospitals this week. On Dec. 11, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is urging Californians to get the influenza (flu) vaccine to protect your health, and the health of others, during this flu season. This year, preventing flu is more important than ever because of COVID-19. Flu usually peaks between December and February, but it can spread as…
By Nsenga K. Burton Ph.D The Internet is weeping over the Covid-19-related deaths of beloved character actor Tiny Lister, country music legend Charlie Pride and veteran theater and tv actress Carol Sutton. Tommy “Tiny” Lister, 62 The character actor best known for his performance as Deebo in the cult classic Friday (1995) was found dead…
NNPA NEWSWIRE — A visit to Nappily Naturals Apothecary is a guided experience with a sense of community and respect. In large part, because the staff is family. “Black people have an opportunity to spend their money with whomever they want. Our job is to treat them in such a way, where they want to…
By John W. Davis, Our Weekly News Reporter Not all Black-owned businesses are struggling during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Despite coronavirus, profits are up at Nappily Naturals Apothecary in Leimert Park Village. “It’s been a very positive experience to try to provide nutritional well-being, immunal support to the community,” said Umaar Askia, Nappily Naturals co-owner….
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia NNPA NEWSWIRE — CNN reported that the involvement of multiple law enforcement agencies complicated the investigation of the case. Columbus Police, which was not involved in the shooting, announced Monday afternoon that the investigation had been turned over to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation…
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This is a moment in time for Americans to move past our divisions to come together and reach our full potential as a nation,” Ken Frazier, the chairman and CEO of Merck and a OneTen founder stated. “Our country’s workforce of the future will be an increasingly diverse one,” Frazier proclaimed. By…
First project of its kind in the U.S. aims to show how this carbon-free gas made from renewable electricity can fuel clean energy systems in a carbon-neutral future LOS ANGELES– December 15, 2020 – As part of its efforts to support California’s climate change goals and its mission to become the cleanest, safest and most…
Sacramento – Majority Leader Eloise Gómez Reyes (D -San Bernardino) introduced her first bill of the Legislative session, AB 47 which creates multi-tiered and coordinated immigration support services to children and families who have been separated at the border as a result of the Trump Administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy. “AB 47 serves to bridge…
By Dave Savini, Samah Assad, Michele Youngerman This story was published by CBS Chicago. By Dave Savini December 15, 2020 at 11:05 am CHICAGO (CBS) — For the first time, police body camera video reveals what an innocent woman said happened to her nearly two years ago: police officers wrongly entered her home with guns drawn and handcuffed her…
