Month: August 2021

Brandan Hanks is seeking $33 million in damages from the Syracuse Police Department. By Terrell Jermaine Starr A 28-year-old Black police officer in Syracuse has filed a federal lawsuit against his department for what he claims is “blatant and extreme racism.” Officer Brandon Hanks and his lawyer further describe the department’s attitude towards Black officers…

By Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D., NNPA Newswire Culture and Entertainment Editor A major 7.2 magnitude earthquake has struck the western side of the Caribbean nation of Haiti. Haiti is still recovering from a 2010 catastrophic earthquake which killed 250,000 and left more than 3 million people impacted by the fallout. Seismologists said the epicenter of…

The general public is encouraged to submit comments on the proposed project before August 30th BISHOP, CA — Today, the Bureau of Land Management announced the opening of the public comment period for the proposed mining project at Conglomerate Mesa, located on traditional homelands of the Paiute-Shoshone and Timbisha Shoshone and about one mile from…

Other Featured artists include songstress Leela James and many more Redlands, CA – The Soul-Cal Experience Music, Food and Culture Festival, presented by Sapphire Marketing Inc, Urban Alchemy 360, and the Southern California Black Chamber of Commerce will take place at the Redlands Bowl in the beautiful City of Redlands, CA on Saturday, September 4,…

We looked at the new data from the U.S. Census Bureau to rank the Blackest and whitest places in America. By Michael Harriot Last week, the U.S. Census Bureau released its first trove of demographic data from the 2020 census, leading many to divest in cryptocurrency and put all of their money in the rapidly…

Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media On Aug. 3 in Perris, California – a Riverside County city located about 70 miles east of Los Angeles — Lincoln Cooper and Fortunate Hove Cooper handed out free backpacks full of school supplies and hand sanitizers to struggling families during a triple-digit heat wave. They were joined…

BY ARACELI MARTINEZ, ETHNIC MEDIA SERVICES/LA OPINON | Araceli Martinez is a veteran reporter for La Opinion where this piece also appears. Jocelyn Zambrano, 20, drives up to an hour and a half a day through Los Angeles County, from the Wilmington neighborhood to the San Fernando Valley, thinking about how to get more Latinx…

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent It is rare when a posthumous CD receives the rave reviews as Prince’s “Welcome 2 America.” It is even rarer when the previously unreleased music was hidden in plain sight for more than a decade. Yes, Prince played many of the same songs during his 2010…

By: Lou Yeboah “For when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent, but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” And Jesus stopped and…

Essence Ellis Fellow, CHHSM The national eviction ban ended on July 31st. While tens of thousands of people attended a music festival, millions worried how close they are to being unhoused. As new mutations of the coronavirus spread across the country, only select states have made accommodations for those at risk of being evicted. The…

Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media Just in case Black businesses in the state are not aware, the California legislature recently passed the $100 billion California Comeback Plan. It is the biggest economic recovery package in California history. And in it, there are billions of dollars in cash relief for small businesses. State Treasurer…

By BlackPressUSA SPECIAL TO NNPA NEWSWIRE — When Greg Watson began dating the woman of his dreams 30 years ago, he barely noticed the contrast in their skin colors. “It wasn’t an issue,” he recalls after three decades with his wife, Jody. “We weren’t brought up to see people that way.” Not everyone in his…