ROLLING OUT — As the nation pauses to pay homage to one of America’s greatest sons, take a look at some little-known facts about the late civil rights icon. By Terry Shropshire | Rolling Out Martin Luther King Jr. would be 93 years old today, had he not been assassinated on April 4, 1968. The…
Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media Voting rights was the central theme at a virtual breakfast the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) held Jan. 12 to celebrate the sacrifices and impact of Martin Luther King Jr. on American life and politics. “It is not enough to evoke Dr. King’s name on his birthday, post…
BlackPressUSA News Established by Walt Disney World in 2008, Disney Dreamers Academy’s mission is to inspire young leaders to dream beyond imagination by providing life-long access to personalized support for the Disney Dreamer, their caregivers and community through insightful content and uplifting experts, mentors and sponsors. The exclusive Walt Disney World Resort mentorship event that…
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond and Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-Highland) want Californians to have a better understanding of the history and culture of California’s Native American people. At the State Capitol last week, Thurmond joined Ramos, the only Native American serving in the Legislature as…
Jurisdictions can take several steps to eliminate the financial barriers imposed by fines and fees, which would help system-impacted individuals clear their records and reenter society. One in 3 people in the United States has a criminal record. These individuals are subject to more than 44,000 legal sanctions and collateral consequences that create barriers to…
Los Angeles, California (Jan. 17, 2022) – As the Omicron variant surges throughout Los Angeles, significant testing shortages are magnifying the strain on families and individuals across the region. A free COVID-19 testing site, hosted by Reliant Health Services and sanctioned by the City of Hawthorne, will be open to the community beginning January 18th….
By AMAC The traditional way of changing the color of your car is to take it to a body shop, pick a color and let the professionals paint it for you. But says the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC] it’s the 21st century and BMW is showing off a car that changes color with…
By Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic The Tragedy of Macbeth was theatrically released nationwide in 2021 and is now streaming on AppleTV+. Watch this work of art on a TV screen and you’ll likely agree that last year’s “Best Film” is this year’s masterpiece. Joel Coen (O, Brother, Where Art Thou) has created…
By Clifton Harris For many of us, social media is a platform we all use for various reasons. It could be for fun, business, marketing ideas and art or just killing time. For Jerel Hodnett, he turned Tik Tok into a mission to become a viral sensation and the mission he set forth to accomplish…
FTC also notifies additional consumers to apply for refunds The Federal Trade Commission is returning more than $10 million to consumers who were charged undisclosed fees by online lender LendingClub Corporation. The FTC is distributing refunds directly to more than 15,000 LendingClub customers and encouraging additional LendingClub customers to apply for refunds. The FTC sued…
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media Last week, Assemblymember Akilah Weber (D-La Mesa) announced the introduction of Assembly Bill (AB) 1655, legislation that would make Juneteenth a paid holiday in California. AB 1655 is co-authored by Assemblymember Reginald Jones-Sawyer (D-South Los Angeles) and Mia Bonta (D-Oakland). Weber, Bonta and Jones-Sawyer are all members of…
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.) – A new collaboration between San Bernardino Valley College’s Film, Television and Media Department and Inland Empire Food Aficionado Chef Lee Burton is brewing and it’s resulting in a new TV show set to premiere on KVCR-TV. Students enrolled in FTVM 114, 112, 130, 131 and 132 will have the opportunity to…
(Washington, D.C.) Since our nation was founded, Black churches have led at the forefront of critical and meaningful democratic reform in our society. From the abolition of slavery and the public education movement, the advent of civil rights to the expansion of voting rights, the Black church has helped interpret the spiritual mandate of democracy…
Noel Andersen The rising trend to cast blame on immigrants continues to be at the heart of U.S. politics and is growing across the globe. As we approach the State of the Union address and reflect on the last year, we realize that the Trump anti-immigrant era has left a residual effect on the entire…
WASHINGTON – “The National Collaborative for Health Equity has a vision and a mission to eliminate health inequities and to help create conditions that will allow all people to experience optimal health and well-being. But we know that the biggest barrier to achieving that mission is racism. And so, as part of our work, we…
2022 report recognizes progress, work to be done to reduce tobacco use in California SACRAMENTO, CA (January 18, 2022) – On Wednesday, January 26, the American Lung Association in California will release the 20th annual “State of Tobacco Control” report. Access to the embargoed report and embargoed interviews are available upon request. WHAT: The American…
Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media On Jan. 8, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he is proposing a $2.7 billion investment to boost the state’s COVID-19 response efforts. The request is included in the state budget Gov. Newsom is sending to the State Legislature this week. He is asking lawmakers to take action on it…
‘The Measure of a Man’ By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Legendary actor Sidney Poitier, who broke barriers and stood for justice and Black lives during the most tumultuous times of the civil rights movement, has died. Poitier, whose iconic 71-year career, included starring roles in “A Raisin in the Sun,” “Guess…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent On the anniversary of the deadly January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, President Joe Biden doubled down on his campaign slogan from the 2020 election. He declared the race against former President Donald Trump as a “battle for the soul of our nation.” “Don’t kid…
BlackPressUSA News The University of La Verne and TELACU Education Foundation join in this initiative, which aims to prepare minority students for technology careers Santa Clara, Calif – Today, Infoblox, the leader in cloud-first networking and security services, launches the Infoblox Diverse Student Certification program with the University of La Verne, a Hispanic-serving Institution (HSI),…
AMAC News Army Sergeant John Gonsalves penned a letter to his mom and mailed it to her from Germany at the end of World War II. It was found 76 years later in a U.S. Postal Service processing and distribution facility in Pennsylvania in December 2021 and delivered in January 2022 not to his mother,…
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media Last month, the California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans heard expert accounts explaining how the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 affected residential communities of color in the state. In the last two-day meeting of 2021, the nine-member commission invited guests to…
By Charlene Crowell On Monday, January 17, the nation will pause to honor the life of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The only Black American to be honored with a national holiday, many will recall his historic civil rights achievements. But Dr. King also stood as a tireless champion for economic…
Tanu Henry | California Black Media Two organizations have made commitments to invest in local Black-owned media in California. Last year, The California Endowment, a foundation dedicated to promoting environments that support healthy living in the state, committed $300,000 to California Black Media (CBM) for the next two years. The money will be used to…