Denny’s awarded $300,000 in scholarships during the 2019 Hungry for Education (HFE) scholarship season. On May 28, Denny’s will celebrate the scholarship winners and 2020 graduates who shared their ideas on how Denny’s can help fight childhood hunger What: Spurred by Denny’s commitment to education, the company and its scholarship program are hosting an entirely…
SAN BERNARDINO, California—On May 22, San Bernardino Valley College will celebrate the graduating class of 2020 with a first-ever virtual Commencement ceremony. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the in-person ceremony was converted into an online livestream, where graduates and their families will be able to attend and interact with the ceremony from the safety of…
Joe W. Bowers Jr. | California Black Media At his presentation of the 2020-21 May Revision budget, Gov. Gavin Newsom testified to the devastating impact COVID-19 has had on California’s economy. He said in a little over 100 days the coronavirus pandemic precipitated a 22.3% reduction in the state’s revenues. As a result of shelter-at-home…
Will the U.S. Senate act swiftly on the new legislative plan? By Charlene Crowell As the nation’s Center for Disease Control (CDC) tracks the spread of COVID-19, by mid-May, at least 1.6 million infections and over 92,000 deaths occurred. This data includes all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the territories of Guam, the…
SACRAMENTO – The Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment endorsed legislation today that would provide the victims of any violent crime time to recover without fear of losing their jobs. AB 2992, authored by Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D. (D-San Diego), will also expand unpaid leave to the immediate family members of homicide victims. “No…
Leading black organizations sent letters requesting for the Riverside County Board of Supervisors to create an African American Fatality Taskforce. Participating organizations include: Riverside NAACP Congregations Organized for Prophetic Engagement (COPE) Riverside County Black Chamber of Commerce 100 Black Men of the Inland Empire Coalition for Black Health and Wellness The Black Collective The Black…
Five inmates have tested positive for COVID-19. Two were new arrests and confirmed positive for COVID-19 upon arrival to the West Valley Detention Center during their medical assessment. The two new arrestees/inmates were taken directly to isolation housing. Two inmates who were being held at the Glen Helen Rehabilitation Center in quarantine were transferred to…
Cyanobacteria Can Look Like Paint Floating in the Water SACRAMENTO — With summer approaching and recreation on the state’s waterways set to increase, the State Water Resources Control Board is asking the public to be mindful of freshwater harmful algal blooms (HABs) in rivers, lakes, and reservoirs, as they can cause illness and are especially…
By Nigel Duara, CalMatters When he worked at a hospital in downtown Los Angeles, Dr. Gregory Taylor saw cases that reflected the community where he grew up: a host of underlying health conditions killing black patients.Taylor, an internist, called those conditions —diabetes, high blood pressure, respiratory diseases —“a part of the community fabric” among black…
Merging households has always helped families get through times of transition like death, divorce or job loss. But multigenerational households are being challenged in new ways during the coronavirus pandemic due to stay-at-home orders that are being enforced in multiple states. Because of the social distancing measure, families can’t easily separate children from older family…
We all have had to make rapid adjustments to our lives since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Many of us have turned our homes into offices, classrooms, fitness centers, playgrounds, and movie theaters all at once. But there are many people who are not afforded the luxury of being at home all day. They…
By Seema Verma Administrator, U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services If you have Medicare and want to be tested for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Trump Administration has good news. Medicare covers tests with no out-of-pocket costs. You can get tested in your home, doctor’s office, a local pharmacy or hospital, a nursing home,…
By Dwight Brown NNPA Newswire Film Critic It probably looked really good on paper. Bickering couple gets caught up in a murder and goes on the lam. It’s just enough of a framework for two comic geniuses to flaunt their comedy licks. Kumail Nanjiani made a name for himself on the series Silicon Valley and…
Stephen A. Crockett Jr. Every now and then, Fox News likes to play dress up and act like it isn’t the president’s personal YouTube channel. During this time, the right-leaning news station likes to invite guests from the other side of the aisle to come on the air only to try and berate them in…
By: Lou Yeboah “I will ever love and trust Him, in His presence daily live. I Surrender All, All to Thee, My Blessed Savior, I Surrender All.” Oh, the joy of full salvation! What Does It Mean to Fully Surrender to God, you ask? “Let me begin by using a powerful illustration that can serve…
Sarah Lund Minister for Disabilities and Mental Health Justice My father, Herbert Henry Griffith, grew up in rural Missouri and attended children’s Sunday school at the little white clapboard church just down the dirt road from the family farmhouse. He grew up to work in veterinary medicine. After a successful career, my father experienced severe…
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 21, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the Department is making available up to $1 billion in loan guarantees to help rural businesses meet their working capital needs during the coronavirus pandemic. Additionally, agricultural producers that are not eligible for USDA Farm Service Agency loans may receive…
You can make a difference during the lonely days of the COVID lockdown, especially among lonely seniors whether they be friends or family, says AMAC WASHINGTON, DC, May 22 — If you don’t have the heebie-jeebies by now, you soon will if you don’t take precautions during this new era of self-isolation due to the…
Special to California Black Media Partners | Hardy Brown, Publisher Emeritus, Black Voice News and co-founder of California Black Media Pres. Trump is tempting Christians to crowd into churches, implying your God will protect you. You have been pent up for three months now and you deserve to be free. This is a free country….
Ebone Monet | California Black Media African American developers across California are worried about a rule change the state Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is considering. The regulation proposes a new requirement that developers have more experience before becoming eligible for contracts awarded from a $4 billion fund set up to construct housing…
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “They don’t have culturally competent messages for us,” Karenga said, claiming that at least 46 percent of coronavirus victims are Black. “Even though Black people are in the emerging hot zones… Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, New Orleans…we lack the ethnic data. Who’s tested positive? Who has died? We don’t have any of that.”…
Quinci LeGardye | California Black Media Last week, Gov. Newsom presented his May Revision budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year. The spending plan includes new priorities that reflect a projected $54.3 billion budget deficit brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. It has $14 billion in spending cuts, including a 10% salary reduction for…
Why ICE’s immigration detention facilities throughout the country have become COVID-19 hotspots. By Nidia Bautista From its very beginning the Trump administration has aggressively used detention as part of its immigration enforcement strategy. Between 2016 and 2019, immigration detention in the U.S. grew by 45 percent, according to figures based on Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s…
A new detailed analysis just released from the hub of Italy’s Covid-19 outbreak found 10 cases of a Kawasaki disease-like illness in children, adding to reports of about 90 similar cases from New York and England. Kawasaki disease is a rare condition that typically affects children younger than five years old. It causes blood vessels…
Bold thinking, leadership and action needed to build California’s future; no educator layoffs and no mid-year cuts SACRAMENTO — California Teachers Association President E. Toby Boyd issued the following statement Thursday as Gov. Gavin Newsom released the state budget’s May Revision: “Deep cuts to education will stand in the way of readying our schools for…
