NNPA NEWSWIRE — On National Healthcare Decisions Day, I want to share the importance of compassionate death in the Black community, including hospice care. Hospice is a set of services designed to treat symptoms and side effects, improve quality of life, support families and address spiritual needs. It occurs during the last 6 months of…
CLEVELAND, Ohio, and ROCHESTER, Minn. — A coalition of 60 top hospitals and health care institutions have joined forces in a nationwide campaign to encourage adults to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Led by Cleveland Clinic and Mayo Clinic, the campaign “Get the Vaccine to Save Lives” is designed to reassure the public that vaccines are…
The racial homeownership gap is as large today as it was during the days of segregation, with the white homeownership rate roughly 30 points higher than Black households. New Urban Institute analysis shows that the gap may continue to grow absent intentional action. This has lasting implications: when one generation misses the wealth-building opportunities of…
Updated April 12, 20215:03 PM ET This story was originally published by NPR Becky Sullivan Officials in Brooklyn Center, Minn., called the death of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, the result of an “accidental discharge” of a gun by a police officer. At a press conference Monday, Brooklyn Center police Chief Tim Gannon played…
NNPA NEWSWIRE — As federal lawmakers ponder H.R. 40, legislation led by Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-Texas) that forms a commission to study reparations, some U.S. municipalities have moved to address systemic racism and forms of redress to African Americans. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Count Raphael Bostic, president of the Federal…
By Sentinel News Service California State University, Dominguez Hills Vice President for Student Affairs William Franklin announced that Dena Freeman-Patton-Patton has been named Associate Vice President/Director of Athletics. She will assume her new role April 12. Freeman-Patton comes to the Cal State Dominguez Hills Toro Athletics program from the University of New Orleans, where she…
SAN BERNARDINO – In an effort to increase access to COVID-19 testing, Life Changing Ministries (LCM) has partnered with Color, a leading healthcare technology company, to offer free COVID-19 testing every weekend through June 26. “Getting tested is more important than ever,” said Pastor Reginald L. Woods, LCM. “According to San Bernardino County officials, as…
This submission is being made because the confirmation of my public comment was not read at the April 6, 2021, Board of Supervisors’ Meeting. I was informed that there were too many comments to read although they allowed three citizens to approach the microphone three times each for a total of 27 minutes. The…
By Ben Jealous People who care about equal justice under the law should be very happy about President Joe Biden’s first set of judicial nominees. I am especially excited about the three outstanding Black women that President Biden nominated to the circuit courts—the appeals court level just below the U.S. Supreme Court. You will soon…
NEW YORK — On Sunday afternoon in Brooklyn Center, Minn., Daunte Wright was the victim of another disgusting act of police violence. The 20-year-old was shot and killed by Brooklyn Center police after being pulled over due to air fresheners hanging in his rearview mirror. Mr. Wright’s killing is one of over 260 police killings…
Carmen Ramos Chandler carmen.chandler@csun.edu Kindness and diversity are the usual catchwords white parents use when pressed about what they are doing to teach their children about racial inequality. But are their actions modeling their words? California State University, Northridge child and adolescent development professor Virginia Huynh and a team of researchers have launched a new…
By Vincent L. Hall/Texas Metro News Many of my fondest childhood memories were framed at the Church. I had the pleasure of living much of my formative years with my grandparents, specifically the Reverend Zechariah Alexander Peter James John Figures, known to the public and his fellow pulpiteers as Z. R. Living in the Goodwill…
By: Lou Yeboah The warning signs are all around us! Open your eyes! Wake up! Watch and Pray! Listen, you must choose. You must choose now! God has set some very clear choices before us: “Today I have given you the choice between LIFE and DEATH, between BLESSING and CURSES. Now I call heaven…
Katie Adams Last year I wrote my Witness for Justice column as the world shut down. I remember struggling to write about celebrating the empty tomb and singing Alleluias in a world that reflected back not joy but sorrow. I was reminded then of why we choose faith over and over, often when it seems…
LOS ANGELES, CA – Show producers Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh today announced the ensemble cast to present at the 93rd Oscars®, which airs live on ABC on Sunday, April 25, at 8 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT. Starring, in alphabetical order, are Angela Bassett, Halle Berry, Bong Joon Ho, Don Cheadle, Bryan Cranston,…
By Michael Hernandez Entertainment Reporter &Texas Metro News Columnist ‘If you like Old School Monster Movies, you’re going to love Godzilla VS Kong. The two iconic monsters battle it out in a new film that is a sequel to two movies, 2014’s Godzilla King of The Monsters and 2017’s Kong Skull Island. Back in 2010,…
(Washington, D.C.) – A Fresno, California law enforcement officer, who was a former leader of the local Proud Boys, has been fired from his position after the national Lawyers’ Committee sent a letter to the Fresno police chief and other elected officials. The following is a statement from Arusha Gordon, associate director of the James…
Heart failure is real, and it often begins with high blood pressure. It’s a silent killer in the African American community. If you aren’t experiencing high blood pressure, then you most likely know someone who is. According to the American Heart Association, more than 40 percent of Blacks are living with high blood pressure. Blacks…
Multi-Million Dollar Statewide “Let’s Get to ImmUnity” Campaign Will Address Questions, Concerns With COVID-19 Vaccinations Specific to the Black and African American Community SACRAMENTO- Ahead of expanded eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine on April 15 for all Californians aged 16+, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is rolling out tailored outreach for Black and…
San Bernardino County has established the San Bernardino County Rent Relief Partnership, an emergency rental assistance program that will leverage more than $46.8 million in federal Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 funds to provide rental and utility assistance to county residents impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The County has teamed up with Inland SoCal 211+…
(Atlanta, GA) — Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. and the International Black Women’s Public Policy Institute (IBWPPI) hosted the panel discussion “Promoting the Safety and Security of Women of African Descent” on Thursday, March 16th. The virtual session was held during the 65th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. The…
Ann Elizabeth McClenney was born April 10, 1924 to Rosa Lee and Matthew McClenney. She was number two of three girls, Sarah (Baker), and Bernice (Scott) who both preceded her in death. She later gained five siblings who she loved, Percell McClenney, Joseph McClenney (deceased), Alvester McClenney, Annie McClenney-Benbow, and Eva McClenney. Oct 16, 1946,…
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media In an effort to increase Black representation in its workforce and the tech industry beyond it, Edison International (EI), a Los Angeles County-based utility company, has developed a four-year, $1 million program to provide scholarships of up to $25,000 to eligible students. The scholarship program is initially focused…
Students can apply for scholarships for the 2021-2022 academic year now until May 10 (LOS ANGELES) April 5, 2021 – For the second consecutive year, McDonald’s USA, through its Black & Positively Golden Scholarship Program, is awarding half a million dollars to incoming and current HBCU students. Through this initiative, in partnership with the Thurgood…
SAN BERNARDINO, California—San Bernardino Valley College (SBVC) students will now have more scholarship support available to help them achieve their career goals, thanks to the generosity of Charles “Chuck” Obershaw (1926-2019) and his wife, Shelby Obershaw, long-time SBVC benefactors and community leaders. The Chuck Obershaw Estate recently gifted more than $370,000 to an existing Obershaw…
