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…
By Dee Ford Byas, The Arizona Informant Newspaper A $10,000 reward is offered for any information on the whereabouts of Daniel Robinson, 24, who went missing more than two months ago from a remote Buckeye, Arizona, worksite. The Arizona Informant received exclusive details regarding the status of search efforts to locate the young geologist who…
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., President and CEO, National Newspaper Publishers Association There is an old African proverb that captures one of the challenges that too many financially successful Black-owned business leaders face today in America. That proverb is “Your earned riches may engender envy and jealous criticism but be not dismayed by the…
After implementing first-in-the-nation school masking and staff vaccination measures, California becomes the first state to announce plans to require student vaccinations – adding the COVID-19 vaccine to list of vaccinations required for school, such as the vaccines for measles, mumps, and rubella Students will be required to be vaccinated for in person learning starting the…
Friday, October 8 and Monday, October 11, 2021, are non-school days for all San Bernardino City Unified School District students, excluding Middle College High School and Inland Career Education Center (ICEC) students. Teachers will not be holding in-person or distance learning lessons during those days, and students are encouraged to take a break from their…
Annual Violence Policy Center study ranks the states by the rate of females killed by males in advance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October Washington, DC — Nine out of 10 Black women murdered by men are killed by someone they know, most often with a gun, according to the new Violence Policy Center…
BURLINGAME — California Teachers Association President E. Toby Boyd issued the following statement in support of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s statewide school vaccine mandate: “Teaching and learning are most effective in person, and the COVID-19 vaccine is a proven measure to prevent life threatening illness, keeping schools safe and open for in-person instruction, and will get…
San Bernardino County Regional Parks Department and the City of Yucaipa invite residents, the park community and all stakeholders to attend an informational workshop on potential renovations on the swim complex and trails at Yucaipa Regional Park. As part of the Prop. 68 Regional Parks funding program, a grant will be submitted in November for…
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media Black-owned businesses in California and around the country are closely watching as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi decides when she has enough support from the congressional Democratic caucus to call a vote on the $1.2 trillion bipartisan federal infrastructure spending bill. Dubbed the “American Jobs Plan” by…
By BlackPressUSA The foundation’s largest nutrition commitment to date comes as malnutrition rates are rising while foreign aid levels are decreasing NEW YORK — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced a commitment of $922 million over the next five years to address global nutrition and advance its mission that all women and children…
By Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic It’s a farewell. An elongated sendoff James Bond fans will instinctively desire. And they should. As should any action film enthusiast who likes a dash of style mixed in with their adrenaline-rush martini. James Bond (Daniel Craig) has retired from the game and MI6. He is not…
Curbside recycling expansion in Big Bear, Calif., made possible through public-private partnerships spearheaded by America’s leading beverage companies BIG BEAR, Calif. – The American Beverage Association, in partnership with The Recycling Partnership, announced today the Big Bear City Community Services District will be the next recipient of a grant-funded investment made possible by the beverage…
By Lou Yeboah Hear, O earth: behold, I am bringing disaster on this people, because they have not listened to My words, and as for My law, they have rejected it [Jeremiah 6:19]. Oh, how great and bitter it is going to be for those who refuse to repent, when it is forever too late….
Erica M. Poellot May we experience the healing potential in multiple pathways to recovery. That is, may we have respect for any positive change, trust in the ability of individuals to improve their health and wellness, respect for living a self-directed life, and encouragement, as all people strive to reach their full potential. Amen. (Prayer…
BY JOCELYN WIENER The children keep coming. Some are rushed to the emergency room of Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego harboring thoughts of suicide, others because they’ve tried — again and again — to hurt themselves. Dr. Ben Maxwell, Rady’s interim child psychiatry director, worries that a long-brewing crisis is now morphing into…
Workers in Adult and Senior Care Facilities and Employees Providing In-home Direct Care Must Be Fully Vaccinated by November 30 SACRAMENTO – To provide additional protections against COVID-19 for vulnerable individuals across the state, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today issued a public health order requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for workers in adult and…
MORENO VALLEY — Shango Cannabis will sell its signature line of pink merchandise, including Shango T-shirts and other swag throughout National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. Proceeds will benefit The Pink Ribbon Place. The Riverside Community Health Foundation, a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization, established The Pink Ribbon Place in 2009. The program provides Inland Empire…