Sen. Isadore Hall | Special to California Black Media Partners Last spring, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first new Alzheimer’s disease therapy since 2003. For the six million-plus people living with the fatal disease in the United States, the availability of a medicine designed to treat the underlying cause of their ailment…
Tips.FBI.Gov News HAVE YOU SEEN THIS PERSON? The FBI is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying individuals who made unlawful entry into the U.S. Capitol building and committed various other alleged criminal violations, such as destruction of property, assaulting law enforcement personnel, targeting members of the media for assault, and other unlawful conduct, on January…
Tanu Henry | California Black Media If it were not for the news headlines, you probably would not know California is under a state of emergency due to continuing drought conditions affecting more than 95% of state residents. Last summer was the hottest recorded in Western states. And in a 128-year stretch, 2022 has so…
SAN BERNARDINO — APRIL 4, 2022 — The San Bernardino County Democratic Party on March 24, 2022 unanimously accepted the endorsement recommendations of the Endorsement Committee. The Endorsement Committee, headed by Third Vice-Chair Kareema Abdul-Khabir, recommended endorsement in four races on the primary ballot: San Bernardino City Mayor; County Board of Supervisors District 2; County…
San Bernardino City Unified School District’s (SBCUSD’s) Keith Brockie is the California League of Schools (CLS) State High School Educator of the Year for 2022. Brockie is a classroom art teacher, a demonstration teacher, a teacher induction coach, and the Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) department chair at Arroyo Valley High School, and that’s just…
Case Has Statewide Implications; New Legislation Would Address Pay Parity on Community College Campuses LOS ANGELES — In a news conference this morning, two Long Beach City College (LBCC) part-time faculty members announced they have filed a class-action lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against Long Beach Community College District (LBCCD) over failure to compensate…
National School Lunch Program Still Important Part of Safety Net LESTINA DONGO AND LINDSAY MONTE APRIL 04, 2022 Recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) shows that in 2019, prior to the pandemic, roughly 33.2 million children received school meals, including about 21.3 million who received free school…
San Bernardino, CA. – San Bernardino County Fifth District Supervisor Joe Baca, Jr. is happy to announce the 2022 HealthCare Workers Week recipients who were recognized for all their efforts in our healthcare community. The HealthCare workers selected work right here in our Fifth District and have dedicated years of experience and efforts to heal,…
TFCF News Time for Change Foundation’s (TFCF) 20th Anniversary Awards Gala, “Once Upon A Time” will honor outstanding individuals and organizations that go above and beyond for our community and continue to make a difference in the lives of others. Time for Change Foundation is proud to announce that Patty Favela will be honored with…
4th District Court of Appeals May Rule For or Against Measure Z On Wednesday, March 30th 4th District Court of Appeals Judge Art W. McKinster stayed proceedings associated with San Bernardino County Measure Z. The Appeals Court ordered “The proceedings are STAYED pending determination of the petition on its merits or further order of this…
Strategy sets key priorities and calls for outcomes with accountability Climate Adaptation Strategy launched via interactive website SACRAMENTO — Following the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s release of its latest report on efforts to combat the climate crisis, the Newsom Administration today launched the state’s Climate Adaptation Strategy outlining the all-hands-on-deck approach to building…
By Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic Marcus and Drew are like Cain and Abel. Two brothers both loving and jealous. In the bible, only Cain survived. Should one of them be worried? Producer (Sons of Anarchy), writer (Luke Cage), director (Things Never Said) Charles Murray’s home turf is television. The limitations of his…
In her first public sighting since the tragic death of her son Ian Alexander Jr., Regina King was sighted on set filming a biopic on Shirley Chisholm in her hometown of Cincinnati. The 50-year-old Oscar winner is channeling her grief to portray the first African-American congresswoman and presidential candidate who passed away in 2005 at…
A picture or video is worth a thousand words. There are no secrets in the social media world. Singer/Songwriter Ciara ran into some fans recently and the fans posted a video on TikTok as they called each other beautiful and it went viral. The proud mother of three, looked very pregnant, and followers/fans called out…
By Lou Yeboah Well, Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida, says the Lord. For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at…
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media A day after the Task Force to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African Americans decided who would be eligible for compensation, the nine-member panel approved a framework for calculating how much should be paid — and for which offenses — to individuals who are Black descendants of…
Rachel Hackenberg A dinner was held for Jesus in Bethany, the home of Lazarus. Martha served, and Lazarus sat at the table with Jesus. Mary took a pound of costly perfume—its fragrance filling the whole house—and she anointed Jesus’ feet with it, then wiped his feet with her hair. Judas Iscariot watched disapprovingly and said,…
In case you missed it, gas prices across the country have started to drop after President Biden announced the largest release of oil reserves in history to help American families who are paying more at the pump due to Putin’s Price Hike. Here’s a look at some of the coverage in states from Florida to…
“One of the things we learn in Adult Mental Health First Aid, is that spending time with your friends is good for your mental health,” said Ceseña. (San Bernardino, Calif.) “It’s one of those ‘everybody knows’ things, that men tend to be reluctant to ask for help when they need it. To counter the negative…
April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month WASHINGTON — Several organizations are calling for the United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) to reconsider its recommendation against screening for testicular cancer, which includes a recommendation against self-exams. The coalition is also calling for increased research and greater awareness of the challenges facing testicular cancer patients, survivors,…
Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media Over the last two months, Gov. Gavin Newsom has met with some of the state’s counties to promote CARE Court. CARE Court – the acronym stands for Community, Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment – is a mental health framework the state created to help people who are suffering from…
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media The Sacramento Police Department (Sac PD) has made two arrests in the mass shooting that happened in the early hours of April 3 in downtown Sacramento. Brothers, Dandre Martin, 26, and Smiley Martin, 27, are in SAC PD custody. Dandre Martin was booked Monday for felony assault and…
Los Angeles, CA — Today, the LA County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $10,000 reward offered by Supervisor Janice Hahn for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect in a Long Beach hit-and-run crash into an apartment building that killed a 42-year-old man and his three-year-old daughter. “The Palacios family has…