By Ethnic Media Services Even as Covid-19 hospitalization rates surge in some parts of the U.S., many public health experts are advising a shift from thinking of the crisis as a pandemic to an endemic, in which Covid will continue to be around for an unknown number of years, but at levels that are low…
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media In keeping with its commitment to ending health inequities, the California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) released the first phase of a three-part study documenting how race and racism shape the health care experiences of Black Californians. The report, “In Their Own Words: Black Californians on Racism and Health…
By BlackPressUSA More than $100K in scholarship funds available for eligible HBCU upperclassmen—applications now open at TMCF.org CHICAGO — McDonald’s USA and Roland S. Martin, a lifetime member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., are awarding more than $100,000 in scholarships to rising juniors and seniors attending Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs). The effort,…
The fastest-growing entrepreneurship accelerator program helps women-owned businesses get to the next level. Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — Award-winning entrepreneur Dr. Velma Trayham has launched a $500,000 scholarship fund to support Black women entrepreneurs across the country. The fund, which is a part of her upcoming Millionaire Mastermind Entrepreneur Accelerator Program this spring, is being offered by…
By Victor Omondi The study stated that although the extra dose of either Pfizer or Moderna vaccine appeared to have some promising effect, infection rates in the trial were not significantly different for those who received three Pfizer doses. The study’s principal investigator Gili Regev-Yochay told reporters that “the vaccine is excellent against the Alpha…
By Victor Omondi A juvenile from upstate New York has been arrested and charged with the murder of an honor roll student from a nearby high school. Branden Rivera, 19, was indicted on Wednesday with shooting and killing Destiny Greene, 15, from Latham, New York, on Monday, May 24, 2021, according to the Albany Police…
Food Bank Board of Directors to Form Selection Committee for Successor (Riverside, CA – January 24, 2022) – After 6 years of feeding the hungry, Feeding America Riverside | San Bernardino (FARSB) CEO, Stephanie Otero has announced her resignation. “While I am sad that my time at FARSB will be coming to an end in…
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media To ensure Black communities across the state voice their thoughts and concerns and provide input, the California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African Americans is partnering with six “anchor organizations” to host public listening sessions. Each organization will help the task force hear various…
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media Gov. Gavin Newsom says his administration is emphasizing combating drug addiction and mental illness as part of the state’s multi-year plan to solve California’s homelessness crisis – the worst in the country. Newsom says focusing on those health needs of unhoused people is a component of his ongoing…
By Ryan Steal The federal government is continuing to crack down on Payment Protection Program fraud, and a new indictment in Georgia has named 19 celebrities and CEOs. Artists, athletes, and well-known public figures have all found themselves on Uncle Sam’s bad side after being accused of defrauding the taxpayer of millions of dollars. Ion…
Victor Valley facility is the first in California to make renewable natural gas from both wastewater and food waste and inject into a utility pipeline BURLINGTON, ONTARIO and VICTORVILLE, CALIF.—January 21, 2022 – Anaergia Inc. (“Anaergia” or the “Company”) (TSX: ANRG) announced today that its subsidiary SoCal Biomethane will officially commission operations at the Victor…
By Ryan Steal Don’t remind Steve Harvey that his daughter is doing grown-up things with her partner unless you want to see a true Family Feud. Lori Harvey’s connection with famed actor Michael B. Jordan was discussed on The Ellen Show recently, and Steve was asked about it. However, while Ellen Degeneres was asking the…
The San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) is eager to enroll the Class of 2035. Enrollment is underway in SBCUSD for students who will start kindergarten or transitional kindergarten in 2022. Children who will be 5 years old by September 1, 2022, are eligible to enroll in kindergarten for the 2022–2023 school year. Transitional…
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — Prose writer and author Jamell Crouthers has written I Woke Up a Black Man, his most profound book that tackles race in America. It’s a fictional story from the perspective of a white man who wakes up a Black man. Jamell writes a book that speaks on racism in America and by…
Ian Alexander Jr, the only child of the Oscar-winning actor and director Regina King, has died only a few days after celebrating his 26th birthday on Wednesday. “Our family is devastated at the deepest level by the loss of Ian,” a statement shared by a spokesman for King said. “He is such a bright light…
By Lou Yeboah There ain’t no other way to put it. Hear what Jesus says in [Mark 9:43-48]; If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having two hands, to go to hell…. And if your foot causes you to sin,…
Bentley deBardelaben-Phillips Monday was a national holiday. For most of us, it was a day set aside to regard the mission and ministry of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by doing acts of goodwill. Humbly, as a Black man with deep Alabama family roots (both enslaved and slave owner), I chose to participate…
Doctors recommend steps for preventing viral infections Sacramento, Calif. – With the cold and flu season in full swing at the same time as a dramatic uptick in COVID-19 cases due to the highly transmittable Omicron variant, many people wonder how to tell the difference between the viruses which can share similar symptoms. Likewise, California’s…
When I was about 16 years old, I told my pediatric care doctor that I was having headaches very often, and they “sucked.” My mother had a benign meningioma that had grown over 10 years and two brain surgeries and doctors told her for years it was just her sinuses, and my pediatrician knew that….
BURLINGAME — California Teachers Association President E. Toby Boyd, a kindergarten educator, released the following statement applauding the agreement announced Tuesday that will provide much-needed supplemental paid COVID sick leave for California workers: “We commend Governor Newsom, ProTem Toni Atkins and Speaker Anthony Rendon for hearing the pleas of workers throughout the state calling for…
(San Bernardino, CA) Since August 1 of last year, Omnitrans has offered kindergarten – 12th graders in the San Bernardino Valley free rides to school through its Free Fares for School pilot program. To date, the program has provided more than 250,000 free rides for students. Last week, the agency’s Board of Directors approved an…
East Point, GA — It is with great concern that the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund (“the Federation”) continues to work to persuade the Texas district court in Miller vs. Vilsack to allow the voices of and interests of our member-farmers to be heard during the Texas case that threatens their very existence. The…
Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media The COVID-19 winter surge has impacted different age groups in different ways, as caretakers struggle to take care of the elderly during this pandemic and parents remain wary of their children returning to in-person classes. “It’s been here but it’s been everywhere for like the last 14 days,”…
*Californians have through Jan. 31 to get comprehensive coverage from a name-brand health plan through Covered California, and there is more financial help available than ever before. *The final week of open enrollment comes as a record 1.8 million people have signed up for health insurance through the exchange. *The surge in enrollment is driven…