The Federation of Southern Cooperatives is requesting our partners, friends, supporters and members to join us in the celebration of Juneteenth to honor and acknowledge the historical struggles of Black people and celebrate the resilience, creativity, and sacrifice that built our country. We believe a holiday deserving of great celebration and federal holiday recognition and…
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor After the historic COVD-19 pandemic has killed over 575,000 in the U.S. and damaged the economy widely, President Biden is putting increased focus on policy to assist parents. According to Oxfam, over 50 million people in the U.S. live in poverty. The federal minimum wage, has remained at…
By Fred Shuster, City News Service A settlement has been tentatively reached with the city of Los Angeles in a federal civil rights lawsuit brought by a Hollywood music producer who fought in court to have police body camera video made public to prove allegations he was racially profiled before his arrest, his attorney said…
Joe W. Bowers Jr.| California Black Media The California Association of African-American Superintendents and Administrators (CAAASA) held their 13th annual professional development summit May 26 – 28th in San Diego. The theme for this year’s conference was, “Achieving an Equity Driven Education.” Co-hosted by the San Diego County Office of Education and Moreno Valley Unified…
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor In 1921, a White mob entered the Greenwood District and destroyed Tulsa’s Black community. During Memorial Day weekend, the centennial remembrance of the Tulsa Race Massacre was commemorated. The massacre began when White townspeople heard a false rumor that 19-year-old Dick Rowland, a Black shoe shiner, assaulted a…
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media Next week, after more than a year, California is expected to lift the majority of its COVID-19 related restrictions and reopen its economy at almost-full capacity. But as the state prepares for a long-anticipated comeback, many Black businessowners say enterprises across the state that African Americans own face…
A new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) finds that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has significantly decreased the number of uninsured California residents. As of February 2021, 1,583,781 California residents were enrolled in Marketplace coverage and according December 2020 data,…
In what will likely be a landmark court decision concerning religious freedoms in the United States, the U.S. Supreme Court said today it will hear the case of Fazaga v. FBI, concerning the government’s secret surveillance of people on the basis of their religious beliefs and practices. The case stems from an FBI operation in…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Actor Clarence Williams III, who starred as Lincoln Hayes on the countercultural ABC drama, “The Mod Squad” and as superstar Prince’s father in “Purple Rain,” has died. He was 81. Williams’ management team said the celebrated actor died of colon cancer. “RIP Clarence Williams III. He…
S. E. Williams | Black Voice News Wells Fargo & Company has finalized investments in two African American Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs)–the Harbor Bank of Maryland and Industrial Bank of Washington, D.C. By making these last two equity capital investments, the company has now invested 13 such institutions fulfilling its March 10, 2020, announcement to…
By: Lou Yeboah You always resist the Holy Spirit, as your Fathers did, so do you. Therefore, you will fall under the same judgment. [Acts 7:51-53]. As the fire devours the stubble, and the flame consumes the chaff, so your root will be as rottenness, and your blossom will ascend like dust; because you have…
Amy Johnson “When I can’t find another way When I don’t have the words to say I pray that you are there I pray love is greater than fear Love is greater than Greater than Greater than fear…” (lyrics from “Love is Greater Than Fear“ by The Many, reprinted with permission) When I think about…
Bo Tefu | California Black Media Some health advocates are calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to treat health inequity in California as a public health crisis – one that is complicated by racism. Their appeal to the governor comes as California state officials propose a $115 million investment in the state’s budget for the next…
By Dwight Brown, NNPA Newswire Film Critic Make up or break up. What will they do? This film’s title points in one direction. However, what’s to come will keep audiences guessing. And as they wonder, they’ll experience the complexities of a relationship that is being tested. It’s often said that film is a director’s medium….
On Thursday, June 3, top local, state, and national leaders gathered in San Bernardino to celebrate the grand opening of a new 11,375-square-foot facility serving the Juvenile Justice Program (JJP) within San Bernardino County’s Department of Behavioral Health. The facility will serve an estimated 400 to 900 families per year, advancing the JJP’s mission to…
You thought your ID and passport were your most precious travel documents. This summer add a small white piece of paper, better known as your COVID Card, to the list. Some destinations, cruise lines, and major sports venues are already requiring travelers to provide proof that they have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Other businesses,…
By Rhonda Smith | Special to the Observer OPINION – The COVID-19 pandemic has been crushing to California’s Black community and has starkly exposed long-standing racial injustices and inequities. As the coronavirus rampaged, Black people in California became more likely to contract the virus than White residents, more likely to die from it, and more…
NNPA NEWSWIRE – “Barack and I are so grateful to have had his warmth, charm, and dignity by our side for eight of those years. He was always someone we could count on, without fail, and as time went on, he became an extension of our own family. Congratulations, Buddy, on nearly a half-century of…