LOS ANGELES, July 6, 2020 – Following the announcement that the Soledad fire evacuation orders have been lifted, the American Red Cross Los Angeles Region has closed its temporary evacuation site, located at the Victory Outreach Church parking lot (37419 25th St East, Palmdale 93550). Residents impacted by the Soledad fire in need of assistance,…
By Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil Germaine Omish-Lucero’s ancestors were taken from their homes and forced to build California’s Mission San Luis Rey de Francia—a mission in what is now Oceanside—about 200 years ago. There, they were exposed to diseases such as measles, to which they had no immunity. Thousands died—and there is no escaping this tragic…
Sacramento – State Treasurer Fiona Ma has authorized the Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF) to offer special emergency accounts to agencies receiving funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. “We want to do our part to help local agencies by giving them the chance to invest critical dollars for pandemic relief…
At the height of the pandemic where hand sanitizer is nearly a necessity in many Americans’ lives, there is now a nationwide recall of almost 19,000 bottles of hand sanitizer over concerns the mixture contains methanol. The Food and Drug Administration announced Monday the company ITECH361 is recalling their All Clean Hand Sanitizer, Moisturizer and…
By Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D., NNPA Newswire Entertainment and Culture Editor The fifth and final season premiere of OWN’s hit megachurch drama “Greenleaf” (6/23/20) delivered 1.9 million viewers and ranked as Tuesday night’s #1 cable telecast in OWN’s key demographic of women 25-54, which is up +2% from last season’s premiere. The acclaimed drama from…
By Billy Mitchell A few years ago I approached some of the major foundations and enquired as to why they did not fund black programs. The program I began in 2001 had been serving hundreds of youngsters each year, providing free after school music instruction. But each year our program was passed over by many…
NNPA Newswire June 25 marks the 7th anniversary of the Shelby County v. Holder case, in which the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and upended decades of progress. Over the past seven years, states and localities have reverted to discriminatory practices that restrict the voting rights of Black, Brown, Native,…
By Dr. Lucille Ridgill Alzheimer’s disease (the most common type of dementia) is the 6th leading cause of death among White people, but the 4th leading cause of death for Black people like me. The Black population age 65+ is projected to more than double in size in the next 10 years, which means dementia…
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BlackPressUSA New statistical table and analysis available on the American Banking Institute’s (ABI) SBRA Resources website show that 471 small businesses have elected to file for bankruptcy relief under new subchapter V to chapter 11 of the Code since it was enacted. The Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (SBRA) took effect on February 19,…
California Public Health Officials Issue Guidance Requiring Counties on Monitoring List for 14 Days or More to Close Bars and Recommends Bar Closure for All Counties on Monitoring List for More than 3 days Seven Counties Are Required to Close Bars Immediately & 8 More Counties Are Recommended to Do the Same SACRAMENTO – The…
Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser has ordered all bars in Riverside County closed to help slow the spread of coronavirus, which has seen a recent upswing in confirmed cases. The order, which is effective Tuesday (June 30), comes on the heels of a recommendation from Gov. Gavin Newsom, who suggested Sunday that Riverside and…
Sat., June 27, 2020, San Bernardino, CA. – The Enterprise Building and The 320 Premiere Hall will be hosting a special July 4th holiday series of events on July 4th and 5th from 11 AM to 3 PM, at 320 North E Street in downtown San Bernardino called, “Show & Tell: A Story of Our…
“As we have developed our plans for reopening San Manuel Casino, we built them with the notion that we would need to be flexible as the region and the state grapple with ongoing efforts to contain COVID-19. We have determined that for the health and safety of our team members and guests, we will be…
By: Lou Yeboah America’s 4th of July Celebration – “What to the American Slave, is your Fourth of July? I answer; a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim. To him, your celebration is a sham; your…
Velda Love Minister of Racial Justice On April 16, 1963, while sitting inside a jail cell after being arrested for protesting and demonstrating peacefully in Birmingham Alabama, King wrote a response to eight white Alabama clergymen. The eight clergymen wrote a letter criticizing his presence in Birmingham and the aggressive approach to securing civil rights…
By Claudia Boyd-Barrett The single mother from Long Beach is raising five children on her own, including one son with special needs and a rambunctious, inquisitive 5 year old. So it’s a welcome respite when, every couple of weeks, she and her children receive a visit from Sherida Harris. “She comes in and we do…
By Claudia-Boyd-Barrett Kathy Fear of Roseville knew something was amiss when her elderly mother-in-law Evelyn Rocconi, who lives with her, started getting packages stuffed with knee and back braces in the mail. Rocconi, 86, has memory issues, but doesn’t need back and knee braces. She also has no credit or debit card, so couldn’t have…
Written by Paul Meara The tennis legend successfully lobbied for women to receive equal pay at Wimbledon. Venus Williams, like every other professional tennis player, will not compete at Wimbledon this year as the coronavirus pandemic has cancelled the annual championship event for the first time since World War II. That said, it’s giving Williams…
Along with the revival of professional sports comes the yearning for a return to amateur sports – high school, college and club. Governing officials are now offering guidance as to when and how to resume play. However, lost in the current conversation is how schools and club sports with limited resources can safely reopen. As…
(NAPSI)—Fans might think Jerry Rice, at 56, should be satisfied to sail silently into the sunset reflecting on his Pro Football Hall of Fame status, three Super Bowl rings, and two decades in the National Football League. Indeed, the iconic wide receiver retired his professional cleats years ago. Yet, he still…
This story originally appeared in CalMatters, an independent public interest journalism venture covering California state politics and government. by Elizabeth Aguilera Sisters Maria and Jennifer Salvador start their days before the sun. The Southern California teenagers report to work at an Oxnard strawberry farm with one goal: To harvest as many bright…
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor In yet another social media moment invoking race in America, President Donald Trump retweeted a video of a supporter heard yelling, “White power!” The tweet displayed a video of a parade of supporters of the President riding golf carts through a retirement community in Florida called “The Villages.”…
Kids Could Go Hungry If There’s A Census Undercount School lunch programs – an essential lifeline during the pandemic — are going broke, and a 2020 Census undercount will damage them even more, says children´s advocate Mayra Alvarez. Pilar Marrero Ethnic Media Services School lunch programs, which fed nearly half of American’s schoolchildren before the…
