By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Correspondent In her first act in office, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass will declare a state of emergency against homelessness in an announcement at Los Angeles’ Emergency Operations Center. The new Mayor asserts that the move “will allow her to take aggressive executive actions to confront the homelessness crisis…
Rates of the flu, RSV and COVID-19 have doctors concerned By Alex Caprariello, Taylor Delandro and Nexstar Media Wire | Dec. 12, 2022 (NewsNation) — Concerns are growing nationwide for rapidly increasing cases of what health officials have deemed a tripledemic: the flu, RSV and COVID-19, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent After 294 days in Russian custody, including the past several weeks in a dreaded and dangerous penal colony, WNBA star Brittney Griner is free. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met with Griner’s wife at the White House, where they spoke with the basketball…
The Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VI, “No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” Gail Fry Contributor According to documents obtained…
Students from across San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) will be singing, dancing, acting, and playing festive music leading up to the winter holidays. The public is invited to attend, and most performances are free. All adults will be required to show valid photo ID when visiting a school campus during school hours. Chavez…
By BlackPressUSA Convenience ensures greater COVID-19 treatment access to all Americans this winter DEERFIELD, Ill., December 8, 2022 – Today, in partnership with DoorDash and Uber, Walgreens announced free delivery of Paxlovid, a COVID-19 oral antiviral therapy, directly to the doorsteps of those who need it. With more than 8,000 Walgreens locations offering same day…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@ The January 6 House Select Committee has decided to make criminal referrals to the Department of Justice. Based upon the mountain of damning testimony and evidence compiled against Donald Trump, it’s believed that the committee will push for the unprecedented prosecution of a former president. Rep….
December 12, 2022 — Many hallmarks of the holiday season, including Christmas trees, holiday decorations, and festive meals, present potential fire hazards that contribute to an annual increase in U.S. home fires at this time of year. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Christmas Day and Christmas Eve are among the leading days…
Singer Songwriter Amoré The Songstress strikes again with her second Female R&B Artist of the Year award. Previously she won in 2010 and now in 2022 she has claimed the award for a second time. Amoré thanked fans and the awards committee for voting for her as she was escorted by her youngest son Jaron…
By Lou K. Coleman-Yeboah Something is about to happen. Alert the people of impending danger. Cry out like a mother who has lost her child. Blow the Shofar! Chaos and crisis are breeding grounds for revolution, the rise of despotic leaders, and totalitarian governments. The Great Reset: Think about COVID-19, the lockdowns, the economic crashes,…
Erica Poellot This week, the US Department of Justice is expected to rule on litigation against Safehouse, which seeks to establish overdose prevention centers (OPCs) in Philadelphia, a city deeply wounded by the overdose crisis. Despite rising overdose rates among Black and Indigenous communities, and in regions with limited harm reduction resources, only two OPCs…
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Many African American and other BIPOC news outlets are independently owned. Furthermore, these news outlets have developed and grown their audiences because mainstream media publications excluded the perspectives of minority voices. The Black Press built our own news outlets to support our own voices. As a result, this legislation would only further…
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. Grand Marshals for the 2023 San Bernardino MLK Parade and Extravaganza are James Ramos, California State Assemblymember; Joe Baca, Jr., San Bernardino County Supervisor, Fifth District; Helen Tran, San Bernardino City Mayor-Elect; and our new African American Chief of Police for the City of San Bernardino Darren L Goodman. The parade celebrates…
By Sunita Sohrabji “Test and treat, and you can beat COVID!” As Californians brace for a winter surge of COVID infections, that’s the message of Dr. Rita Nguyen, speaking at an online news conference on behalf of the California Department of Public Health’s COVID 19 Treatments Task Force. Her message was echoed by four frontline…
By Ben Jealous If you haven’t watched Sen. Raphael Warnock’s speech on the night of his reelection in Georgia on December 6, stop everything you’re doing, and watch it now. Then tell your kids to watch it. And your neighbors. What you’ll see is 20 minutes that will leave you with a deep feeling of…