Part One of an ongoing series on this impactful and informative report By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent The child population in America is the most diverse in history, but children remain the poorest age group in the country with youth of color suffering the highest poverty rates. “While we reported on…
Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media What started out as an investigation into inmate deaths in some of California’s county jails led to an audit that uncovered severe overcrowding, a lack of mental health resources and $8 billion in State funds for which three county Sherriff offices cannot properly account. “What’s happening right now…
Joe W. Bowers Jr. | California Black Media A year ago, K-12 education was closed across California as part of an effort to mitigate the spread of the COVID -19 virus. At that time, it was assumed that children could be a primary driver of the virus like they are Influenza A. It took a…
By Isabella Bloom, Ethnic Media Services Jie Wang owns three rental properties in Oakland. Her whole family relies on income from tenants paying their rent. Many have lost their jobs during the pandemic. Eviction moratoriums protect tenants who can’t pay part or all of their rent. But small housing providers like Wang still have mortgages,…
CHICAGO, March 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD) announced today that Desiree Ralls-Morrison has been named the company’s General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, overseeing global legal operations and corporate governance. Ralls-Morrison will start on April 26, 2021 and will be based at the company’s Chicago headquarters in the West Loop. McDonald’s Corporation announced…
Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media Watching your tax dollars, elected officials and legislation that affects you. There are few betrayals as heinous and damaging as being violated by the people we trust with our wellbeing. While no amount of legislation could ever fully restore what survivors of sexual assault and rape have lost,…
WASHINGTON, March 29, 2021 — Oscar Gonzales was appointed today by President Biden to serve as Assistant Secretary for Administration at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Previously, Gonzales served in the Obama Administration in several senior positions with USDA, including as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration as well as Deputy Chief of Staff for…
Sacramento, CA – Today, Assemblymember Chris Holden’s legislation, AB 285 that creates a State School Nurse Consultant within the Department of Education passed the Assembly Education Committee. The purpose of the State School Nurse Consultant would be to oversee school nurses and supervisors of health, and to advise the State Superintendent on student health issues….
The biggest names in finance invest in Greenwood including 6 of the top 7 banks and others – Truist, Bank of America, PNC, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Mastercard, Visa, and SoftBank ATLANTA, March 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Greenwood, the digital banking platform for Black and Latino individuals and business owners, today announced it has closed…
By: Lou Yeboah And a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and…
John Dorhauer On January 6th, the nation watched in horror as a swarming horde of white supremacist insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capital Building. We saw a Confederate flag carried into the rotunda, t-shirts promoting Nazi propaganda, elected representatives hiding in fear for their lives, and various bombs, guns, and weapons brandished against law officers who…
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® Makes History with Film Production and Distribution CHICAGO, March 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® announces the North American release of TWENTY PEARLS, the official documentary film which chronicles the organization’s history. Narrated by Phylicia Rashād, TWENTY PEARLS journeys through 113 provocative years. Only 40 years past…
Bo Tefu | California Black Media Business and Labor leaders are joining hands with women working in male-dominated industries in California, stepping up their participation in the fight for gender in the state. They say the time is now to advocate for equal pay for women. According to the National Partnership for Women and Families…
Brian Copeland is a starting NFL Linebacker and a Financial Wellness Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, a Real Estate Developer, a Venture Investor, and a worldwide motivational speaker. Nationwide — The West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce (WDM Chamber) is set to host the first…
Quinci LeGardye | California Black Media A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, California legislators are making strides toward addressing and alleviating systemic inequalities brought to light during the COVID-19 pandemic. To that end, several bills have been introduced in the state Legislature regarding the digital divide that persists in disadvantaged communities, fueled by a lower…
As of last Friday, 100 million vaccine shots had been administered across the country. On Thursday, President Biden announced a new goal: 200 million shots by April 30 and his desire to have a celebration by July 4th. In California, some 27% of people have received at least one dose, with nearly 400,000 shots administered…
Manny Otiko | California Black Media Health care specialists, including several medical doctors, are keeping their eyes on coronavirus variants that some fear could lead to new strains of COVID-19 that could possibly undermine global efforts to vaccinate people and stem the global crisis. According to the Centers of Disease Control, the B117 variant (first…
Top Cause of U.S. Bankruptcies, Worsened by COVID, Hits Communities of Color Hardest OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – Medical debt, long the leading cause of U.S. bankruptcies, has been greatly worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic – but the problem is solvable according to a new Greenlining Institute report, Solving the Medical Debt Crisis. Even before the pandemic…
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The Brazos County [Texas] Sheriff’s Office has been in contact with Paul Murray over the past two weeks at the request of family members due to his behavior,” Texas officials wrote in a statement issued to the media. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Paul Murray, an army veteran…
Matthew Rushin, a young, Black, autistic man who was wrongfully convicted after a 2019 car accident, has been released from prison. After he was conditionally pardoned by Virginia Governor Ralph Northam in November 2020, Matthew remained in prison, contracting COVID-19 while behind bars. On Monday, March 29th, after a long and nightmarish ordeal, he finally…
SAN BERNARDINO, CA―Applications for the San Bernardino County Civil Grand Jury are being accepted. Successful applicants will serve as Grand Jurors for the 2022 calendar year beginning on January 1, 2022 and ending December 31, 2022. The Civil Grand Jury is charged by the California Penal Code to investigate all aspects of the county, including…