Betti Halsell, Contributing Writer, Los Angeles Sentinel Newspaper NNPA NEWSWIRE — The story behind Bruce’s Beach tells a narrative of Black ownership in America. The original property owners of the resort, Charles and Willa Bruce, had their land seized by the City of Manhattan Beach. The local government managed the rights to the land for…
The Great California ShakeOut is Thursday, October 21, 2021, at 10:21 a.m. Every year, Californians practice earthquake safety like drop, cover, and hold on the third Thursday of October. “Earthquakes can happen anytime and anywhere. And just because we have one ongoing emergency, the pandemic, it doesn’t mean other natural disasters can’t happen, too,” said…
February 19, 2013 When Marcus Garvey died in 1940 the role of the British Empire was already being challenged by India and the rising expectations of her African colonies. Marcus Garvey’s avocation of African redemption and the restoration of the African state’s sovereign political entity in world affairs was still a dream without fulfillment. After…
San Bernardino, CA. -San Bernardino County 5th District Supervisor Joe Baca, Jr. is proud to announce the approval of the contract with Social Work Action Group (SWAG) as of the Board of Supervisors meeting on October 5, 2021. SWAG will spearhead the “homeless services plan” in collaboration with the 5th district and Supervisor Joe Baca,…
Month-long Campaign Features Journeys that Inspire, Brought to You by PepsiCo WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) launched “Restaurants Advance: Journeys that Inspire” spotlighting excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). The series of uplifting stories, brought to you by PepsiCo, features members of the restaurant, foodservice…
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media I was leaving the South to fling myself into the unknown…I was taking a part of the South to transplant in alien soil, to see if it could grow differently, if it could drink of new and cool rains, bend in strange winds, respond to the warmth of…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Education Department officials said they would implement the overhaul over the next year and make the program live up to its promise. According to a news release, the policy will result in 22,000 borrowers who have consolidated loans – including previously ineligible loans – being immediately…
American Idol Winner and County Native Chayce Beckham Acoustic Performance Closes Show San Bernardino County welcomed hundreds of business, government, and community leaders to its State of the County | Regional Business Summit held at the Toyota Arena on Wednesday. The event, hosted by Board of Supervisors Chairman Curt Hagman, featured a breadth of information…
Fans of The Cosby Show saw the adorable, “Rudy” character, Keisha Knight Pulliam, grow up right before our eyes. Now, as we’ve seen her blossom, find and lost love, become a parent, now she’s married to love of her life. In a small ceremony last week, Pulliam married her actor fiance’ Brad James. “Last week…
Starting your morning with a high-protein food and a “dessert” may help you lose weight and keep it off, a new study suggests. Presented recently at The Endocrine Society’s 94th Annual Meeting, researchers studied about 200 non-diabetic obese people. The subjects were randomly assigned to eat one of two low-calorie diets (about 1,600 calories for…
By Lou Yeboah The events of the last days is bringing a trap [allurements, baits, enticements] to you the people of this world. You have no idea it’s a baited snare designed to take you down, says the Lord. It will look like calm, but the real danger lies in what you can’t see. It…
Traci Blackmon For the last two weeks, the National Mall in Washington, D.C., hosted the largest participatory art project in a quarter century. The project, conceived by Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg, is a memorial to U.S. citizens who’ve lost their lives to Covid-19. It opened with an installation of 690,000 small white flags, which took a…
Two-Part Event Connects Local Cosmetology Students with Cancer Survivors for Complimentary Handmade Wigs and Beauty Makeovers From October 26-30 During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Free On-Site Mammograms On November 5 LAS VEGAS – Local powerhouse, philanthropist and founder of the Cosmetology Institute of Las Vegas, Denise Dixon, will host her 5th annual “Wig-A-Thon” event featuring…
After meeting the U.S. Treasury’s performance benchmark by obligating of over $34 million of pandemic rental assistance to help more than 4,500 San Bernardino County residents retain their housing, the San Bernardino County Rent Relief Partnership (SBCRRP) Program has merged with the State of California’s Housing is Key rental assistance program. The merger of the…
In Partnership with the LA County Department of Public Health, Clinics will be Held October 14 through November 10 Free Flu Shots at LA County Library Flu season is here. To help you stay healthy, LA County Library is partnering with the LA County Department of Public Health for the eighth year in a row to…
by Aaliyah Bowden Dr. Nerissa Price of WakeMed Health in Raleigh stressed the importance of African Americans receiving a second dose. “It’s really not until after that second shot that you get full protection,” she said. “And full protection we need to clarify as well does not mean 100% protection. It still means…
Dr. Lenore Tate | Special to California Black Media Partners Many of us are tired, stressed and impatient having to live our lives under this seemingly never-ending pandemic. In early spring, many of us were hopeful that COVID-19 was coming to an end. We began making plans for the summer, from visiting family and friends…
BY JOE HONG After a years-long battle reignited in recent months by controversies over misunderstandings of critical race theory, California students will soon be required to take ethnic studies to graduate high school. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 101 into law on Friday afternoon, requiring California high school students to take ethnic studies to graduate,…
BY LAUREL ROSENHALL Gov. Gavin Newsom has now completed three rounds of the annual ritual of deciding what should become law in California by giving a thumbs-up or thumbs-down to hundreds of bills sent to him by the Legislature. In year one, he used the routine to demonstrate differences from his predecessor, signing dozens of…
Sacramento – AB 438 authored by Assembly Majority Leader Eloise Gómez Reyes (D -San Bernardino) was signed into law by Governor Newsom. AB 438 will standardize the layoff process and extend existing worker protection to school bus drivers, food service workers and other classified employees. This bill seeks to ensure workers receive equal treatment regardless…