VOICE AND VIEWPOINT – Although California lawmakers approved the budget in time for the state reopening, “And while we proudly embrace the California comeback, this last year reminds us that we need to plan for the unexpected,” said Gov. Newsom. Bo Tefu | California Black Media The California legislature approved Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $267 billion…
POST NEWS GROUP – Harris has dedicated personal time and resources to address poverty, education, homelessness, and food insecurity. He has also collaborated with Oakland native and former Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch to address similar issues through fundraising initiatives and events. By Bo Tefu, California Black Media Rookie Pittsburgh Steelers running back Najee…
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)represents the sports programs at over 1,260 academic institutions, 102 athletic conferences, and more than 480,000student athletes who have not been allowed, until recently, to make a dime from their athletic abilities or the marketing of their names, images or likenesses. But last…
To help support the needs of students experiencing homelessness, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) today is inviting states to complete the application for their share of the second disbursement of $800 million in funding under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021’s Homeless Children and Youth Fund (ARP-HCY). In April, the Department released the…
BLACK VOICE NEWS – White men are 30 percent of the population but are 90 percent of all sheriffs in America. By S. E. Williams | Black Voice News “Sheriff demographics are gravely unbalanced: While African Americans are confined to jail at over three times the rate of White Americans, only five percent of sheriffs…
By Charlene Crowell July 1, 2021 In recent years, consumer finance protections withered through a series of harsh attacks that either outright rejected or significantly diminished financial guard rails in the marketplace. But a new consumer victory, urged by a groundswell of support from everyday people, academicians, and bicameral legislators signals an important step towards…
Davie, FL (July 6, 2021) – Inspected, a remote virtual inspection program, has announced a partnership with the California Judicial Branch to allow inspectors in Sacramento and across the state to video chat with city officials for any heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) concerns they may have, to clear permits faster, and keep residents…
RIALTO, CA — The West Valley Water District (WVWD) Board of Directors confirmed its selection of Interim General Manager Shamindra “Rickey” Manbahal as the permanent general manager. Manbahal brings decades of experience as a trusted, experienced public officer to his now-permanent role as general manager. “Mr. Manbahal has served our water district as interim general…
BY MARISSA GARCIA It’d be just another normal day, nearly 17 feet above Highway 101 in Agoura Hills. A southern alligator lizard and a western toad hide from the heat in the greenery of restored native vegetation. Mountain lion cubs pounce on rocks and spring into the nearby canyons. The sun glints on the feathers…
Washington, DC – For months, people of faith have been calling on the Biden administration to end Title 42 expulsions, including sixty-five high-level faith leaders in a recent letter. Earlier this summer, it was reported that the administration is considering lifting the pandemic Title 42 expulsion policy for some, while continuing to enforce it for…
By: Lou Yeboah “My friends, I’ll say it clear, and state my case of which I’m certain. The end is near. I face the final curtain. I’ve lived a life that’s full. I’ve traveled each and every highway and more. “I DID IT MY WAY.” Regrets, I’ve had a few, but then again, too few…
Marco Cable The global pandemic has exposed the vulnerability of women and girls, especially in Africa, setting back significant processes made around the world to close gender gaps. Across Africa, women are experiencing the highest rates of job losses. 92% of women in Africa earn a daily wage through the informal economy by selling produce,…
NNPA NEWSWIRE — One of the most recent acts of insurance company greed happened with UnitedHealthcare, the nation’s largest insurance provider. Just recently, the insurance giant announced it would no longer cover patients’ nonurgent visits to the emergency room retroactively. Yes, you read that correctly. An American insurance company is no longer going to cover…
Heart attacks are scary, period. They are scary for those who are having one and scary for those who are watching. Of course, eating right and exercise helps diminish your heart attack risk, but do you know what to do if and when one strikes? If you think you’re having a heart attack. For women,…
Activists in Harris County, Texas, mobilize to make the once-every-decade redistricting process more fair to communities of color and low income neighborhoods. by Jenny Manrique Every time Myrtala Tristan recounts her experiences during devastating Hurricane Harvey, she relives the scenes of relentless rain that turned her neighborhood’s streets into rivers, and her home into a…
The global security foundation’s board of directors awards grants to 16 organizations working to stop nuclear threats WASHINGTON, DC – The global security foundation Ploughshares Fund announced that its board of directors awarded $1,190,000 in new grants to 16 organizations working to reduce and eliminate nuclear weapons, prevent conflict in regions where nuclear weapons exist,…
(TriceEdneyWire.com) – A violent insurrection engulfed the U.S. Capitol just six months ago. One United States Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick died and other Capitol police are still healing. Investigators are still going through video and social media documenting the attempt to disrupt congressional affirmation of President Joe Biden’s victory. Just six months ago. But…
Gail Fry Contributor As previously reported by The San Bernardino American News, years of corruption, struggles for power, lawsuits by and settlements paid to disgruntled employees, investigations, audit by the State Controller’s Office, and disputes between directors leading to ongoing litigation, West Valley Water District (WVWD) ratepayers are plagued with struggling to pay the bill…
Tanu Henry | California Black Media A group of influential California Democratic leaders held a press conference July 2 to pledge their support for Gov. Gavin Newsom against what they are calling the “Republican Recall,” and to remind Californians, from their point of view, what the state will lose if that effort succeeds. “This recall…