NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The very vaccine that’s one of the two that has absolutely exquisite levels – 94 to 95 percent efficacy against clinical disease and almost 100 percent efficacy against serious disease that are shown to be clearly safe – that vaccine was actually developed in my institute’s vaccine research center by a team …
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Jones, who easily becomes the most prominent woman in cable news, is scheduled to step into the top role on Feb. 1, Black History Month, replacing Phil Griffin, who had been at the cable news channel for more than 25 years. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia In…
Quinci LeGardye | California Black Media A second COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in California this week, one that is easier for smaller community centers and pharmacies to safely distribute than the Pfizer vaccine, which must be stored at ultra-cold temperatures: around minus 70 degrees Celsius. On Dec. 18, the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the…
Chick-fil-A, Inc. is honored to announce the nonprofit recipients of the 2021 True Inspiration AwardsTM grants. The 34 organizations — 31 of which were nominated by their local Chick-fil-A restaurant Operator — serve their communities in the areas of education, hunger and homelessness. As 2021 True Inspiration Awards recipients, the organizations will receive a combined…
(LOS ANGELES – Dec. 21, 2020) — An organ donor from Moreno Valley will be among those honored by OneLegacy and Donate Life as part of the Tournament of Roses 2021 TV special, “The Rose Parade’s New Year Celebration presented by Honda.” The local donor, Xavier Kesan Brown, passed away at 13 months old. His…
Signers Include American Psychological Association, Grapevine Health, NAACP, National Hispanic Medical Association, Native American Agriculture Fund, The Nutrition Coalition, WANDA: Woman Advancing Nutrition Dietetics and Agriculture Washington, D.C. – The Food 4 Health (F4H) Alliance sent a letter to the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) highlighting a recent F4H report that found more than 90% of…
Quinci LeGardye | California Black Media A difficult year for unemployed Californians is closing out with one more thing for them to worry about. The California Employment Development Department (EDD) has asked at least 920,000 Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) recipients to verify their income. Now, some of those Californians who lost their jobs because of…
Offices remain open. Customers encouraged to go online first Sacramento – The California Department of Motor Vehicles will continue its temporary suspension of behind-the-wheel driving tests until at least January 4. The DMV previously announced a two-week suspension through at least December 28. The DMV is taking this step for the health and safety…
By: Lou Yeboah It may sound odd in the middle of a pandemic, but never have I been more thankful than I am now. Awake, alive, grateful! “Thanks be to God for His inexpressible gift!” [2 Corinthians 9:15]. I tell you, we should not let a day go by when we don’t thank God for…
Sarah Lund Minister for Disabilities and Mental Health Justice I will never forget the night when I sat in the damp and cold dungeon known as Missouri’s death row. My chair was not electric, but plastic. I was not inside a cell but sitting outside of a metal cage. Inside the cage, curled up in…
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s foremost infectious disease physician, also championed the work of Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, an African American scientist, whom Dr. Fauci said was at the forefront of the development of the vaccine. “So, the first thing you might want to say to my African American brothers and sisters is…
San Bernardino County was among the first in the state today (12/20/20), to receive doses of the recently approved Moderna vaccine. The 21,650 doses received by the County today are being shipped to health care partners throughout the county and will be administered to frontline health care workers beginning immediately. Moderna joins Pfizer as the…
Goodman has commenced construction of a 1.1 million-square-foot logistics campus in the Inland Empire West, Southern California, a prime logistics location. Scheduled for opening in summer 2021, Goodman Logistics Center Fontana III will provide essential infrastructure to meet the increasing demand for logistics space with easy access to large consumer markets. The site will provide…
Foster youth often experience isolation and loneliness during holidays, pandemic makes it worse RIVERSIDE, Ca.— Riverside County social workers on Monday delivered holiday bags loaded with goodies and gifts to Anahi Reyes and 160 young adults who are preparing to leave foster care for independent living. Outside her apartment, Anahi, 20, said youth in foster…
By Latinovations Staff (December 22, 2020) The new Covid-19 relief package is expected to pass Congress very soon and this time households with people of mixed immigration status will be eligible. This is a significant change from the previous relief package because it excluded millions of people in mixed-status families in a pandemic in which…
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In 1968, Johnson, NFL star Rosey Grier and journalist George Plimpton, apprehended Sirhan Sirhan immediately after Robert F. Kennedy was shot and killed. “America lost a sports icon with the passing of Rafer Johnson,” ESPN’s Michael Eaves tweeted. “At one point, he was viewed as the best athlete in the world after…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Major League Baseball’s Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is hosting its annual “Unfiltered Series” featuring conversations with MLB’s Chief Baseball Development Officer and former Los Angeles Angels General Manager, Tony Reagins. The conversations, which began on Friday, December 18, include leadership from The Players…
SACRAMENTO – California State Treasurer Fiona Ma has been selected by leaders in the finance industry as the winner of the 10th Annual Freda Johnson Public Sector Award for Trailblazing Women in Public Finance for having broken through numerous glass ceilings and for her commitment to mentoring young women in the workplace. The award by…
* Covered California joined forces with African-American health leaders on vaccine safety to urge Black Californians to get inoculated as two surveys found that many were hesitant to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. * The call to encourage all Californians to get vaccinated comes as COVID-19 infections and deaths are surging across the state and country….
Go to school and you’ll succeed in life, they said, but they don’t know how hard it is just to get there San Bernardino, CA Berdoo is a powerful new film that follows the lives of students in the San Bernardino City Unified School District. It is a film that shares the stories of multiple…
Sacramento – The following is a statement made by Majority Leader Eloise Gómez Reyes regarding the selection of Secretary of State Alex Padilla to the U.S. Senate. “This morning, Governor Gavin Newsom announced his selection of Secretary of State Alex Padilla to replace Vice President-elect Kamala Harris as the Senator for California. Alex Padilla has…
California Labor Agency, DIR address COVID-19 pandemic health and safety concerns Oakland, CA— In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the heightened demand for products and services during the winter holiday season, the California Labor & Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) and its Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) encourage employees and employers to learn more about…