Year: 2021

Filmmaker Brandi Webb to release experimental documentary indicting U.S. Government on 18 charges Nationwide — Betrayal of a Nation, an award-winning documentary, indicts the U.S government on 18 charges committed against Black and Brown citizens. It premieres during Black History Month on February 26, 2021. The documentary intertwines scripted courtroom dialog with out-of-court real-life interviews…

NNPA NEWSWIRE — To analyze the outcomes of drinking caffeinated coffee, researchers categorized consumption as 0 cups per day, 1 cup per day, 2 cups per day and at least 3 cups per day. Across the three studies, coffee consumption was self-reported, and no standard unit of measure were available. In all three studies, people…

Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media The billion-dollar tech company Apple has begun introducing software that prevents companies from tracking their customers and collecting large amounts of data from people who use their products. With iOS 14, its latest software update, Apple users will have to allow developers to use their data for advertising…

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia There’s little question that African Americans have been a significant part of Washington, DC’s civic life and identity since the city was first declared the new national capital in 1791. According to Cultural Tourism DC, African Americans were 25 percent of the population in 1800,…

Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media California’s Committee on Revision of the Penal Code (CRPC) released its first annual report last week. The proposal included 10 recommendations that would significantly reform California’s criminal justice system – if they are adapted into law. Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Gardena), the chair of the Senate Committee on Public…

Quinci LeGardye | California Black Media Since President Biden’s inauguration, people have been raving about the “riveting” inaugural performance – and equally enchanting Super Bowl appearance — of former Youth Poet Laureate of Los Angeles Amanda Gorman. Beyond her gripping poetry and captivating sense of fashion, another Gorman style that has been catching media attention…

Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media The Tabernacle Community Development Corporation (TCDC) in partnership with the Los Angeles County Health Services has launched a new program to expand access to free community-based COVID-19 testing in the Black community. TCDC is setting in motion its effort in some areas of Los Angeles County where there…

By: Lou Yeboah Let us not forget how far we have traveled but lo, how far there is to go. Remember the chains of slavery are gone—but we are all not yet free. As our national leader of the abolitionist movement Frederick Douglass stated, we must continue to bring the “Thunder.” And in order to…

The body of former NFL wide receiver Vincent Jackson was discovered by a housekeeper at around 11:30 a.m., according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO). He was only 38 years old. Jackson, who was a South Tampa resident, checked into the hotel located on Palm River Road on Jan. 11. He had been staying…

New television ads began airing today in California’s biggest media markets, in both English and Spanish, to let uninsured Californians know that they still have time to sign up for health insurance. The ads support Covered California’s new special-enrollment period, which runs through May 15, in response to the ongoing pandemic. The special-enrollment period allows…

Quinci LeGardye | California Black Media On Feb. 12, after disability rights activists had blasted the state’s vaccine rollout for weeks, California officials made an announcement that might cool their criticisms. Health officials announced that people suffering from COVID-19 co-morbidities or who are at higher risk of dying from the disease because of other medical…