NNPA NEWSWIRE — Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy told The Associated Press that officials are conscious of the potential threat, and he warned commanders to be on the lookout for any problems within their ranks as the inauguration approaches. “We’re continually going through the process, and taking second, third looks at every one of the individuals…
By: Phillip A. Brown, Editor, Urban Futurist Publication When I think of the celebrating by Black people during Black History Month, my spirit fills empty and a little sad. Our ancestors sacrificed so much for each proceeding generation, with the hope that one day there would be a prosperous nation of Black people free from…
WASHINGTON – Dr. Gail C. Christopher today delivered a critical message on racial healing to the nation, celebrating the 5th Annual National Day of Racial Healing (NDORH). Dr. Christopher, one of the nation’s leading advocates for racial healing, called on America to jettison racism and the false hierarchy of human value. Dr. Christopher, executive director…
By Rev. Stephen Tillett My Sophia: Soon, you will witness a first-time event in American history, the swearing-in of Kamala Harris, the first woman to be elected Vice President of the United States. The significance of her being an African American woman, and one of Nana’s sorority sisters, might escape you. After all, Barack Obama…
Inland Empire, CA — January 14, 2021. A group of local non-profit organizations have co-signed the attached letter which accuses the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, Riverside County Supervisors, and the Riverside County Sheriff of mishandling the COVID-19 response of their respective jurisdictions. Co-signed by over 20 community organizations, the joint letter states, “Instead…
NEW YORK — On Monday, the Trump White House released the report of the presidential “1776 Commission,” which both defends America’s founding on the basis of slavery and likens progressivism to fascism. In the following statement ReNika Moore, director of the ACLU’s Racial Justice Program, highlighted the white supremacy that will define the Trump administration’s…
Manny Otiko | California Black Media This Wednesday, when Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor swears in former California Sen. Kamala Harris as vice president, she will make history for several reasons. Harris – who was born in Oakland and spent part of her childhood in Berkeley — will become the first woman and the first…
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media Two Black lawmakers, Sen. Steve Bradford (D-Gardena) and Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles), made history last month when they were both appointed Public Safety Committee chairpersons in their respective chambers of the California legislature. This is the first time in California history that two Black elected officials have…
By Ben Jealous Martin Luther King Jr. Day feels complicated this year. We have new reasons to celebrate. High on that list is the election of Rev. Raphael Warnock, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, where Rev. King preached, to the U.S. Senate. Georgians had the rare opportunity to vote for two senators at the same…
By: Lou Yeboah Whatcha going to do? Because I tell you, Time is Running Out, says the Lord! Don’t think that you have forever to make up your mind, because you don’t! Make your eternal salvation secure TODAY! What is your life? It is like a flower that comes forth and then withers. [Job 14:2]….
Traci Blackmon Associate General Minister When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi. – Matthew 2:16 (NIV)…
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer, Jeff Merkley, and Amy Klobuchar announced they will introduce the For the People Act as S. 1. It has already been introduced in the House of Representatives as H.R. 1. The following statement in support of H.R./S. 1 is by Nancy Abudu, deputy legal director for the SPLC…
The four county-operated COVID-19 vaccination sites, on all four scheduled days this week, will not be impacted by the “pause” being requested by the state’s epidemiologist for some doses of the Moderna vaccine. More than 330,000 doses from the affected lot have been distributed to 287 providers across the state, officials said. The shipments arrived…
SACRAMENTO – California State Epidemiologist Dr. Erica S. Pan issued the following statement today recommending providers pause the administration of lot 41L20A of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine due to possible allergic reactions that are under investigation. “Our goal is to provide the COVID vaccine safely, swiftly and equitably,” said Dr. Pan. “A higher-than-usual number of…
By Anthony Advincula NEW YORK—On a recent Monday, Maribel Lapuz got up at 4:30 a.m. The 46-year-old immigrant from the Philippines braved the sub-zero weather and took the train from Jersey City, NJ to a nursing home in Brooklyn, NY, where she has worked six days a week as a caregiver since last February. A…
Tanu Henry | California Black Media Pfizer and Moderna, two of the major pharmaceutical companies leading the production of COVID-19 vaccines, are taking steps to make sure their treatments are safe for children. As of now, though, neither vaccine has been approved for children under 16 years old to receive. “The trials in children are…
NNPA NEWSWIRE — While parades and other festive gatherings for the heroic civil rights leader will not occur this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, national and local organizations throughout the country still will honor Dr. King’s legacy. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Fifty-three years after Dr. Martin Luther King’s…
Today marks a day and a month of firsts. It is the first and only National Holiday established in the U.S. in honor of an African-American. It is the first time that we have ever inducted a woman and, in particular, a woman of color to be the Vice President of the United States, the…
Summer E. Galloway, PhD1; Prabasaj Paul, PhD1; Duncan R. MacCannell, PhD2; Michael A. Johansson, PhD1; John T. Brooks, MD1; Adam MacNeil, PhD1; Rachel B. Slayton, PhD1; Suxiang Tong, PhD1; Benjamin J. Silk, PhD1; Gregory L. Armstrong, MD2; Matthew Biggerstaff, ScD1; Vivien G. Dugan, PhD1 On December 14, 2020, the United Kingdom reported a SARS-CoV-2 variant…
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Professional sports team, including the Washington Redskins and Cleveland Indians announced they would drop the names that many said were offensive to Native Americans. Despite incremental progress, many still argue that unless much more is done to show that Black lives matter, removing racist monuments and changing racially insensitive team names and…
Vacaville-An outbreak of Covid-19 is raging out of control at the California Medical Facility, a prison in Vacaville that holds many elderly and high-risk people. On December 11, the number of positive cases at CMF was 2. On December 12, the prison went into lockdown. Within five days, the number of cases had risen to…
The COVID-19 pandemic has gone on for over a year and has quite frankly made many Americans experience pandemic burnout” or “pandemic fatigue.” We are not used to wearing masks regularly, always maintaining a social distance from people, washing our hands and sanitizing frequently. Perhaps the worst offender has been being locked inside our homes…