Quinci LeGardye | California Black Media Less than a month after Prop 22 became law in California, some app-based drivers are regretting their yes vote last November that helped approve the ballot initiative. The proposition passed with 59 % of the vote. It exempted Uber and Lyft drivers — as well as others who work…
By: Lou Yeboah You always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you.” [Acts 7:51]. Tell me, if you refuse to obey the law of the land, what will happen to you? You will be punished! Then what do you think will happen when you refuse to obey My Laws? When those…
Roberto Ochoa Program Associate for Congregations of Color and Ethnic Identified Congregations Sometime during January 19, 2021, the 400,000th soul was reported lost to Covid-19 in the United States. In less than one year, the U.S. has lost more people to Covid than the total American fatalities in the conflicts of WWI, Korea, and Vietnam…
Irvine, California – Attorneys representing an alleged victim of recently deceased Barstow High School Teacher Katherine O’Neill announced the filing of new allegations against additional Barstow Unified School District employees and Administrators. Click Here for complaint: O’Neil was arrested in March 2019 by San Bernardino County Authorities on suspicion of having a sexual relationship with…
Bev Hughes, a San Bernardino resident, picked up her 1st free MaryKay car on January 20, 2021 from Rotella Chevrolet in Fontana, Ca. She earned her car in 4 months and became an Independent Sales Director in November of 2020. She says, “It is such an honor to have accomplished this goal in the midst…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia American Petroleum Institute (API) President and CEO Mike Sommers said there’s growing confidence that America’s future will be brighter and cleaner because of today’s natural gas and oil abundance and an adapting, evolving industry. “Today, I’m going to outline a path, a vision, for an…
AFRO — LeBron James can’t seem to stay off of this page, but this time he brought Michael Jordan along. I am sure you have guessed there has been another chapter added to the “Who is the greatest baller of all time” debate: James or Jordan? This latest argument comes from Shashank Uppalike (sounds like…
By Ben Jealous Joe Biden and Kamala Harris aren’t wasting any time. When we all woke up on the morning of January 20, Donald Trump and Mike Pence were still president and vice president. By the time we went to bed, Vice President Harris had sworn in new senators Raphael Warnock, Jon Ossoff, and Alex…
Film Created By and About San Bernardino Community Premieres Publicly January 29 “Go to school and you’ll succeed in life,” they said, but they don’t know how hard it is just to get there. San Bernardino, CA- Berdoo is a powerful new film that follows the challenging lives of students in the San Bernardino City…
By Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen As a physician of color, I am well aware of the history of scientific experimentation in the African American community. Tuskegee and the Henrietta Lacks experiments were inhumane and inconceivable by any measure. Continued structural racism in healthcare and the justice system have eroded trust, and is a catalyst for…
Steven Vargas | California Black Media COVID-19 hospitalizations are starting to decrease in California, but that decline does not mean the pandemic is over, state health officials warn. The number of cases in California dropped by 31% over 14 days leading up to Jan. 22, according to the New York Times California Coronavirus Map and…
Inland Empire, CA — January 14, 2021. A group of local non-profit organizations have co-signed the attached letter which accuses the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, Riverside County Supervisors, and the Riverside County Sheriff of mishandling the COVID-19 response of their respective jurisdictions. Co-signed by over 20 community organizations, the joint letter states, “Instead…
High levels of bad cholesterol and total cholesterol increase your risk of heart disease and stroke. Instead of the costly trip to the doctor for surgery after your cholesterol has gone up too much, put your levels in check with a few dietary changes: specifically, what you drink. It plays a huge part in your…
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — Meet Ricky Dollison, a fourth-generation African American farmer who is the owner of Dollison Farms located in Poulan, Georgia. He is also the owner of a company called Warrior Creek Premium Meats that produces responsibly raised, antibiotic-free bacon, sausage, ground beef, ribeye steaks, pork tenderloins, and chicken leg quarters. The family-owned and…
Legislation would provide critical guidance so that educators can better identify and address student mental health concerns SACRAMENTO, CA — Amid growing concern about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth mental health, Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Woodland Hills) today announced the introduction of legislation that would enable educators in California to better identify and…
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The importance of the position is underscored by Covid-19 statistics, which show that African Americans are disproportionately affected by the virus. Data also show that access to the vaccine is eluding the Black community. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia An honest and comprehensive reckoning with America’s racial…
by: KTLA Digital Staff Posted: Jan 23, 2021 / 01:48 PM PST / Updated: Jan 23, 2021 / 02:09 PM PST This story was originally published by KTLA 5 Police are investigating after a young man was killed in what appears to be a road rage shooting in San Bernardino Friday, officials said. Officers responded to reports of a…
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy told The Associated Press that officials are conscious of the potential threat, and he warned commanders to be on the lookout for any problems within their ranks as the inauguration approaches. “We’re continually going through the process, and taking second, third looks at every one of the individuals…
By: Phillip A. Brown, Editor, Urban Futurist Publication When I think of the celebrating by Black people during Black History Month, my spirit fills empty and a little sad. Our ancestors sacrificed so much for each proceeding generation, with the hope that one day there would be a prosperous nation of Black people free from…
WASHINGTON – Dr. Gail C. Christopher today delivered a critical message on racial healing to the nation, celebrating the 5th Annual National Day of Racial Healing (NDORH). Dr. Christopher, one of the nation’s leading advocates for racial healing, called on America to jettison racism and the false hierarchy of human value. Dr. Christopher, executive director…
By Rev. Stephen Tillett My Sophia: Soon, you will witness a first-time event in American history, the swearing-in of Kamala Harris, the first woman to be elected Vice President of the United States. The significance of her being an African American woman, and one of Nana’s sorority sisters, might escape you. After all, Barack Obama…
Inland Empire, CA — January 14, 2021. A group of local non-profit organizations have co-signed the attached letter which accuses the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, Riverside County Supervisors, and the Riverside County Sheriff of mishandling the COVID-19 response of their respective jurisdictions. Co-signed by over 20 community organizations, the joint letter states, “Instead…
NEW YORK — On Monday, the Trump White House released the report of the presidential “1776 Commission,” which both defends America’s founding on the basis of slavery and likens progressivism to fascism. In the following statement ReNika Moore, director of the ACLU’s Racial Justice Program, highlighted the white supremacy that will define the Trump administration’s…
Manny Otiko | California Black Media This Wednesday, when Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor swears in former California Sen. Kamala Harris as vice president, she will make history for several reasons. Harris – who was born in Oakland and spent part of her childhood in Berkeley — will become the first woman and the first…
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media Two Black lawmakers, Sen. Steve Bradford (D-Gardena) and Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles), made history last month when they were both appointed Public Safety Committee chairpersons in their respective chambers of the California legislature. This is the first time in California history that two Black elected officials have…
