Black Doctors March Shine Spotlight on Institutionalized Racism

Solomon O. Smith | California Black Media The #BlackDocsBelong campaign held a rally in Pasadena last Friday calling on Black medical doctors to join their movement dedicated to keeping and growing the ranks of Black physicians. “We actively support and advocate for Black trainees and physicians facing workplace discrimination,” states the website of Black Doc…

American Girl Doll “Tea Party” Gets New Troop for the Girl Scouts

(SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF.) Families—complete with fathers, mothers, grandparents, and lots of daughters—attended the first American Girl Doll Tea Party in three years at Dr. Mildred Dalton Henry Elementary School in San Bernardino. The Girl Scouts were there, and they signed up enough girls to start a new troop. “Another great success of the American Girl…

Education Department Approves $1.5 billion in Debt Relief for 79,000 Borrowers Who Attended Westwood College 

Approval assisted by significant evidence from Colorado and Illinois attorneys general  Today, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced that it will discharge all remaining federal student loans for borrowers who enrolled in any location of Westwood College (including enrollment in Westwood’s online program) between January 1, 2002 through November 17, 2015 when it stopped…

Bank of America Introduces Community Affordable Loan Solution™ to Expand Homeownership Opportunities in Black/African American and Hispanic-Latino Communities

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Bank of America today announced a new zero down payment, zero closing cost mortgage solution for first-time homebuyers, which will be available in designated markets, including certain Black/African American and/or Hispanic-Latino neighborhoods in Charlotte, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles and Miami. The Community Affordable Loan Solution™ aims to help…

State Leaders: Beat deadline; Apply Now for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta is urging Californians to take advantage of recent changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and Temporary Expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness (TEPSLF) programs. Bonta’s announcement coincides with a CNBC survey that reports 31% of Black women are disproportionately impacted by…

Heat advisory issued for Riverside County this week

More than 70 cool centers available for residents to escape the heat Health officials are urging residents to take precautions to protect themselves from triple-digit temperatures that are expected to hit the region this week. Temperatures are expected to top 100 degrees through the week and into the weekend. “Take this heat seriously, even if…

Black  Mayors  of  Inglewood and Fontana   Applaud  Millions  in  Funds Awarded  as  Part  of  RAISE  Grant Program

Austin Gage | California Black Media Thanks to the Biden-Harris administration’s latest allocation of $2.2 billion from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program, eight grants — totaling more than $119 million — were awarded by the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to local governments, transit agencies and a tribal nation to…

New  Monthly  Food  Distribution Coming  To Westside Community

Pure Land Foundation to hand out free groceries Saturday at Arroyo Valley High Starting Saturday, August 20, San Bernardino’s westside community now has a free, monthly food distribution opportunity that runs from 9 a.m. to noon at Arroyo Valley High School. Saturday’s event is the first of three taking place through Monday at locations across…

Back to School: A Lesson for Success

Edwin Buggage Editor-in-Chief | Data News Weekly Bridging the Divide: Where are we in Public Education? In the years following Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans Public Schools have seen a system drastically changed and become ground zero for the school choice debate and experiments in K-12 education. After nearly two decades questions arise such as…