Despite Downward Nationwide Trends AmeriHealth Caritas Shares Advice to Help Women Prevent Cervical Cancer Philadelphia, Pa. — Cervical cancer is a preventable disease, yet a large number of Americans are still dying from it–especially black and Hispanic women.[1] While deaths are decreasing as more women have been vaccinated against HPV, the leading cause of cervical…
The daily use of low-dose aspirin against heart disease may have taken another knock. New research shows that the practice may not provide the added benefit of reduced heart attack risk to Black Americans. Researchers analyzed 11 years of data from more than 65,000 people, ages 40-79, living in the American Southeast. More than two-thirds…
Peeing too much? While, there’s no one-size-fits-all recommendation for how often or how much someone should pee, according to Cleveland Clinic, you may be wondering whether you suffer from an overactive bladder. The condition, which affects an estimated 33 million Americans, represents a collection of symptoms that can take you away from your normal routine,…
My entire life I have battled my impulse of whether or not to eat a 6-piece fried hard or kale. It has been a long, drawn-out, depressing, aggressive, evil battle. Worse still, the war I’ve waged in my mind has only been amplified by those closest to me. Phrases like, “Oh, you’ve put on a…
Harvard Law School’s First Deaf-blind Graduate Joins the Company as a D&I Consultant MORRISVILLE, NC – Lenovo, a leader in innovation and developing transformative products, services and solutions, recently released its 2018/2019 Diversity & Inclusion Report. One key highlight is Haben Girma, Harvard Law School’s first deaf-blind graduate joining the team as the first external…
By California Black Media Staff Gov. Newsom Proposes $20,000 Stipend for Teachers at “High Needs” Schools Last Friday, when Gov. Gavin Newsom submitted his budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year, he specifically mentioned Black students – the lowest performing group of any ethnic category on California’s standardized tests. To “increase and improve” the teacher workforce…
By Terry Davis, The New Tri-State Defender The Memphis Tigers arrived in Dallas for the Cotton Bowl on Sunday – and they arrived in style. The team had new Cotton Bowl warmups on as they boarded the plane. After the flight, the team was picked up in buses specially wrapped in Tiger blue and grey,…
On January 18, 2020, you will share American Legacy: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., featuring soprano Lettrice Lawrence, bass-baritone Bradley Baker, and tenor Jacob Lusk (from American Idol), along with the powerful sounds of the Selah Gospel Choir. This inspirational concert will include the West Coast Premier of John Wineglass’s “Unburied, Unmourned,…
Nominated “Best Leading Actress” for her role in the film “Pure Justice”, actress Lunden De’Leon (We’re the Millers, Blackbear, Sweet Home Carolina), has landed the the role of Harriet Stanford in the Amazon Prime Video “Turnt” starring Jamal Woolard (Notorious), Benzino (Love and Hiphop), Hoopz Alexander (Flavor of Love) and Torrei Hart. Produced by Mann…
By: Lou Yeboah Talk about starting the New Year off right…..Go back and remember. Go back to the moment when you first met Jesus. Remember the love you felt, the stirring in your heart, the adoration you had for Him? Remember how grateful you were for the forgiveness of sins? Remember, at that time when…
Karen Georgia Thompson Associate General Minister of Global Engagement and Co-Executive of Global Ministries My first overseas trip in the role of Associate General Minister for Wider Church Ministries was to Venezuela. We were invited by our partners—the Evangelical Pentecostal Union of Venezuela (EPUV), with whom we have engaged in a relationship of solidarity for…
By Dianne Anderson For those who know Mary Haynes, or anyone else who asks, her story is no secret. Wherever she goes, she readily shares her painful past in hopes that someone can benefit from her missteps, and learn the way out. Haynes, who performed professionally as an R&B artist, got off the musical and…
The San Bernardino City Unified School District Board of Education has begun looking for Superintendent Dr. Dale Marsden’s successor, a process that will begin on January 22 with two community input meetings. The meetings are Wednesday, January 22 at 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. in the Dr. Margaret Hill Community Room at the Board of…
DATE: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 TIME: 5:00PM – 6:30PM LOCATION: New Hope Family Life Center 1505 W. Highland Avenue …
On behalf of the Southern California Black Chamber of Commerce, it is our sincere pleasure to inform you that you have been selected to receive a discount at our MLK Award Gala on January 18, 2020. The event is a black tie affair and will be held from 6:00pm to 9:00pm at 1101 California St….
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In 1965, Lewis and fellow activist Hosea Williams led what was planned as a peaceful 54-mile march through Alabama from Selma to Montgomery. The march, a protest of the discriminatory practices and Jim Crow laws that prevented African Americans from voting, would be remembered in history as “Bloody Sunday,” one of the…
By Bill Fletcher, Jr., NNPA Newswire Contributor One of the most common features of right-wing populist and fascist movements is the demand for ethnic and/or racial purity. During the course of the 20th century we saw it in its most egregious forms in colonial and white minority regimes in the global South, and in the…
Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media Kim Kardashian West will likely check “Black or African American” on the US 2020 Census form when marking the race of her children. In several interviews with various media outlets, the famous media personality and businesswoman, who lives in the San Fernando Valley near Calabasas, has said she’s…
The community is invited to celebrate the Grand Opening of the second phase of The Shops at University Park, this Saturday, January 11, from 12 to 3pm. Located at 1725 -1775 W. Northpark Boulevard, at University Parkway across the street from California State University San Bernardino, The Shops at University Park offers an array of…
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – San Bernardino Valley College welcomed Senator Connie Leyva and Assemblymember Eloise Gómez Reyes for a ceremonial presentation of a $35 million check towards the renovation of the Applied Technology building on campus. After championing the building’s renovation as a state budget priority earlier this year, these elected officials celebrated the project…
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2020 — The American Chemical Society (ACS) Scholars Program is offering renewable scholarships of $1,000 to $5,000 per year for African American, Hispanic/Latinx and Native American students majoring in chemistry-related fields and pursuing chemistry-related careers. Qualified students may be studying at community colleges or four-year institutions. Graduating high school seniors and college…
Natural Grocers investments include fundraising, job and internship opportunities, and general management career training for the JJOA network LAKEWOOD, Colo., Jan. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — One of America’s leading natural and organic grocery retailers, Natural Grocers, has joined forces with Jack and Jill of America, Inc. (JJOA) for a first-of-its-kind innovative partnership to “Support America’s…