Creating diversity in the animated early childhood development space and supplementing the curriculum taught in traditional schools. Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — Elite Kids is an education and lifestyle brand for babies, tots, and kids ages 10 and under. The company stands out as one of the only brands for children that center around black and brown…
On Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at 6:53 a.m. Hesperia deputies responded to several 911 calls reporting a man being run over multiple times by a subject driving a minivan. The driver of the minivan, identified as Terrance Bright, fled west bound on Main Street before deputies arrived. Deputies and medical aid arrived and found the…
California Black Media Staff A little over one year ago, members of the California Board of Equalization (BOE) unanimously selected Malia M. Cohen, former President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, to chair the 141-year-old state agency. Cohen made history when she became the first African-American woman elected to the Board of Equalization in…
By Charlene Crowell For the foreseeable future, ‘normal’ life will be indefinitely suspended due to the global pandemic known as the coronavirus. Record-breaking employment layoffs in the month of March resulted in the Department of Labor reporting that 10.4 million consumers lost their jobs and filed for unemployment compensation. As medical experts continue to track…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The University of Virginia Health System (UVA) has joined a national clinical trial testing a potential COVID-19 medication. “I enrolled the first patient on the clinical trial for Remdesivir,” Dr. Taison Bell, an infectious disease expert who specializes in critical care at the Charlottesville-based health system,…
Everyday, and it seems like all day–if you turn on the news, you’ll hear about the coronavirus COVID-19. How many people have been tested, diagnosed and died from the terrible disease. But very rarely do you hear about the cases of people recovering. This is meant by no means to diminish the seriousness of the…
By Julie Cart, CalMatters The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday recommended every American wear a face mask while in public to protect against contracting coronavirus.The agency announced that non-medical fabric masks –even scarves or bandannas –could help slow the spread of the infection. State health officials earlier in the week made the…
Riverside Press Enterprise A second nursing home facility in San Bernardino County is seeing a novel coronavirus outbreak. Last week, eight residents and seven employees at the Reche Canyon Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Colton tested positive for COVID-19. One resident died, county officials said Monday, April 6. The outbreak follows one at Cedar…
Farmworkers may be considered “essential,” but the undocumented workers who pick the nation’s food are excluded from the CARES Act. Published on April 1, 2020 By David Bacon In fields and rural communities across the United States the nation’s 2.5 million agricultural laborers are waiting for the shoe to drop – for the first cases…
Find a furry friend: Foster a dog, cat or rabbit through San Bernardino County Animal Care and Control and save an orphaned animal. Connect virtually with loved ones: There is no better time to call, text, or video chat loved ones to check in. Use free online County resources for young children: If you are…
By Bill Fletcher, Jr., NNPA Newswire Contributor That’s right, he did it again. Just like a magician, while you are looking at his left hand, he pulls a trick with his right. In this case, while almost all of the news has been focused on Covid-19, the Trump administration dropped auto fuel efficiency standards. And…
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — In March 2020, the U.S. government announced that trillions of dollars would be made available to organizations, small businesses, and individuals in an effort to stimulate the economy. As of Monday, April 6, many small businesses are already starting to see the reality of that initiative. Randy Hughes, founder and CEO of…
SACRAMENTO –Recognizing that states like New York are experiencing immediate supply shortages as a result of COVID-19, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that California would help meet this moment by loaning 500 state-owned ventilators to the Strategic National Stockpile inventory. “California is stepping up to help our fellow Americans in New York and across the…
By Sandra Emerson San Bernardino County reported three additional coronavirus deaths Monday, April 6, and the number of confirmed cases shot up by more than 150. There are now 530 cases of COVID-19 and 16 deaths, up from 373 cases and 13 deaths on Sunday, when cases rose only by one. The jump could be…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Hip-hop and business mogul Russell Simmons has seen the devastation of the novel coronavirus and the effect it has had on his hometown of Hollis Queens, New York, and the rest of the world. Now the iconic Def Jam founder is bringing back one of his…
PE Leader Releases New CDs, Graphic Novel By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia It turns out the social media beef between Public Enemy icons Chuck D and Flavor Flav was a hoax. “April Fools” – sort of. Chuck and Flavor today released brand new music, and the relationship between the Rock and…
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor Black churches in America have faced the challenges of wars, arson and racism written into the law. Following several slave revolts, including Nat Turner’s Rebellion in 1831, Virginia passed a law that required that a white person be present during service. The COVID-19 pandemic has presented an unprecedented…
By: Lou Yeboah “…I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn ye, turn ye, from your evil ways, for, why will ye die…?” [Ezekiel 33:11]. There is no reason for you to perish; there is no reason for you to die in…
By Mark Hedin Not only has the corona virus wrought havoc worldwide, it’s also become a new pretext for fraudsters trying to take advantage of people’s trust to steal their money. According to the United States Federal Trade Commission, COVID-19-related crimes are being reported by the thousands, have doubled in just the past week and…
Ethic Media Services Sunita Sohrabji, EMS Staff Reporter SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The United States, currently leading the world in the number of people infected with coronavirus, is at the crest of fully experiencing the pandemic, a panel of medical experts and community health advocates told reporters March 27. The U.S. has registered more than…
The Associated Press and former AP writer ERRIN HAINES Published: 29 March 2020 ATLANTA (AP) — The Rev. Joseph E. Lowery, a veteran civil rights leader who helped the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and fought against racial discrimination, died Friday, a family statement said. He was 98. A…
Joe W. Bowers Jr. | California Black Media Two weeks ago, Gov. Newsom announced that Californians should not count on schools reopening before summer break. Most school districts had already announced that their campuses would be closed for two to four weeks to support the containment of the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). Prior to most…
Chida Rebecca and Tanu Henry | California Black Media Across the country, barbers and hairstylists are feeling the effects of COVID-19. In the Black community, the impact is more severe. Black-owned salons and barbershops have always served as a hub for men and women to congregate and catch up on the latest news, gossip and…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The historic $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill passed by the Senate has resulted in a variety of different responses. Some have praised the legislation, while others still have questions. And, then there’s Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.). Gaetz took to Twitter to express his outrage that the…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The $2 trillion stimulus deal reached earlier by the Senate, was finally passed by the House on Friday, March 27. President Trump is expected to immediately sign the massive legislation that promises to provide a much-needed shot in the arm for working and unemployed individuals, and…
