Black Press USA — The new program, which kicked off earlier this month, features an interactive rundown of the hot topics of the day – providing news and information to an audience that demands Black inclusion. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia For 194 years, the Black Press of America has…
Tanu Henry | California Black Media Last week, after a violent mob of President Trump’s supporters attacked and invaded the United States Capitol while protesting President-elect Joe Biden’s win of the 2020 election, Capitol Police officers evacuated members of Congress to an undisclosed area nearby. “I am safe in a secure location,” Rep. Karen Bass…
Through it ALL I made it!!! I was born in San Bernardino, California on July 13, 2000. My mother lost custody of me when I was one years old due to her addiction to drugs. I was blessed to have my paternal grandmother take me into her home. However, an unfortunate situation happened to my…
R.C.D. will soon be opening one of the largest chess collections open to the public soon. In 2002 I started collecting chess sets and artifact. I have more than 1000 chess sets, pieces, posters and artifacts in my collection. Remember that each move has consequences. Chess helps you make decisions, minimize your losses and move…
carmen.chandler@csun.edu Hip-hop journalist, radio personality and show producer Skyy Hook will be offering an inside look at the music, culture and generational disconnect in the world of hip-hop as a visiting scholar next semester in at California State University, Northridge’s College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Hook is scheduled to teach “Anthropology 232: Expressive Culture,”…
While on Extended Sick Leave, School Employees Would Receive Full Pay SACRAMENTO – Building on her commitment to continue supporting California teachers and other school employees, Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) today introduced legislation that would repeal the 40-year-old California law requiring public school and community college employees—including teachers—to pay for the cost of their…
The cities of Anaheim, Palmdale and Compton will receive grants to help plan, prepare and recover from climate change risks LOS ANGELES, January 11, 2021 – Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) today announced that the City of Compton, the City of Anaheim and the City of Palmdale have been selected as recipients of the utility’s…
Tanu Henry | California Black Media Gov. Gavin Newsom sounded upbeat when he announced at a press briefing Friday afternoon that he has submitted a $227 billion budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year to the State Legislature for approval. The spending plan reflects a brighter picture than the gloomier one Newsom presented last summer when…
“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and inhuman.” — Martin Luther King Jr. Three African American health leaders — advocates for expanded health care who are on the frontlines of the battle against COVID-19 raging across California — took a moment to reflect on the state of health…
By: Lou Yeboah You better know that you know. And if you didn’t know, now you know. He said, “Go, and tell this people: ‘Keep on listening, but do not perceive; Keep on looking, but do not understand.’ [Isaiah 6:9]. So I will choose their punishments and will bring on them what they dread. Because…
Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.” (Mark 12:43-44, NIV) This poor widow stamps history with her…
NNPA NEWSWIRE — If this story doesn’t make your heart flutter, nothing will. If Sylvie and Robert don’t make you root for love, no one can. The dialogue is either so completely natural it’s invisible or so poetic it conveys deep feelings and profound thought. Says the career-orientated Sylvie to her very traditional husband: “I…
NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. – The flagship licensee of Eclipse International, Bedding Industries of America, will open a new 80,000-square-foot manufacturing, showroom and distribution center at 1798 Linden Ave. in Rialto, California. The factory will be called BIA WEST and is scheduled to open April 1st. It will employ 120 when fully operational and serve retailers…
BY BEN CHRISTOPHER That the California Assembly would spend its first day of the year calling for the removal of President Donald Trump — a week after he sicced a mob of white supremacists, conspiracy theorists and hooligans on Congress — is about as surprising as summer fog in San Francisco. Democrats hold a super-majority…
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dr. Dre, 55, reportedly is stable and lucid, but doctors haven’t determined what caused his internal bleeding. His physicians are reportedly performing a battery of tests and continue to treat the multiple Grammy Award winner. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Hip Hop pioneer Dr. Dre, who first…
NEW YORK — At New Federal Theatre’s 50th Anniversary Gala Sunday January 17, special guests will include Debbie Allen, Trazana Beverly, Mya Carter, Patrice Johnson Cevannes, Debbi Blackwell Cook, D.K. Dyson, Joseph Edwards, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Ted Lange, Pauletta Washington, Kevin Maynor, S. Epatha Merskerson, Barbara Montgomery, Ademola Olugebefola, Phylicia Rashad, Glynn Turman and Richard…
The San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office has charged Ervin Padgett (Age 37 of Fort Irwin) with murder. CASE SYNOPSIS On Tuesday, December 1, 2020, detectives from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department conducted a death investigation at Fort Irwin. During their investigation, Ervin Padgett was arrested. After reviewing this case, our office has charged…
The San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office has charged Mose Marquelius Thomas (Age 34 of Rialto) with multiple firearms charges. CASE SYNOPSIS On Monday, December 21, 2020, the Fontana Police Department completed a shooting investigation in the 16900 block of San Bernardino Avenue, in Fontana. During the investigation, Mose Marquelius Thomas was arrested. After reviewing…
What are the best detox foods? It can be tough to figure out just which foods will help with a successful cleanse. The trick is to understand the benefits of different choices, as well as the goals you’re trying to obtain. For example, vegetables are a good source of glutathione, which is essential for the…