Tanu Henry | California Black Media A little over a week ago, the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) handed down a 6-to-3 decision making it more difficult for a handful of states – including California – to keep strict laws they have in place against carrying guns in public. Late last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom…
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media A bill that would generate over $400 million for an estimated 785 public school districts across the state to provide critically needed academic support for Black students is on its way to the California Senate Committee on Appropriations. Authored by Akilah Weber (D-San Diego), Assembly Bill (AB) 2774,…
The #CaliforniansForAll Youth Jobs Corps gives additional $35M to cities and counties to provide paid service opportunities for underserved youth SOUTH GATE, Calif. — California Volunteers, Office of the Governor, Special Advisor Michael Tubbs, California State Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, California State Senator Lena Gonzalez, local mayors, and others to announce statewide recruitment efforts for…
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced a series of actions to support students’ academic recovery and to ensure recovery efforts are meeting student, parent, and family needs. These actions will help meet President Biden’s call for more schools to invest in strategies to accelerate academic recovery using American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds and to galvanize more…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent After the White House announced a plan to expand access to affordable high-speed internet for millions of Americans, particularly low-income families, it didn’t take long for Comcast to ensure its customers took advantage. The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), created under the historic bipartisan infrastructure bill, has…
By Mark Hedin “You might be done with Covid, but Covid is not done with you.” So said Denny Chan, directing attorney with Justice in Aging, at a press briefing co-hosted by the California Department of Aging on June 29 to address the high risks older adults still face from COVID-19 and what steps will…
By BlackPressUSA ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – 81 grassroots golf organizations will receive a total of $750,000 in funding to further their efforts to engage underrepresented populations of the sport. These groups (*full list below) are being awarded with a grant through Make Golf Your Thing, the industry’s commitment to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in…
By Mark Hedin Whatever our differences, we all have to eat. In the United States, where we can choose foods from all over the world, ethnic cuisine has become American as apple pie Journalists and chefs explored how the U.S. has welcomed and changed diverse eating traditions, and why, at a press briefing hosted July…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent President Joe Biden recently called on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax through September after taking action to boost oil and gas supply chains, including the release from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. According to a White House Fact Sheet, Biden has also encouraged oil companies…
By Lou Yeboah Why do you ignore My warnings? Don’t you know warning comes before destruction? Keep ignoring My warnings, and you will find yourself in Hell forever. I have called, and ye have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and you have disregarded; Ye have set at naught all my counsel and would…
Michael Schuenemeyer On June 25, the United Church of Christ (UCC) not only celebrated its 65th birthday, but also the 50th anniversary of the ordination of the Rev. Dr. William R. “Bill” Johnson*, the first openly gay person to be ordained to Christian ministry by a predominantly heterosexual denomination. Rev. Johnson’s ordination was a pivotal…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Acclaimed filmmaker, photojournalist, writer, poet, and humanitarian Chip Duncan takes readers on a tour of Laikipia County, Kenya, in his new release, “Ewaso Village: Poems and Stories.” The SelectBooks, Inc., offering provides a birds-eye view of Ewaso Village in a unique publication that incorporates stunning full-color…
The United States is deploying an enhanced nationwide vaccination strategy to counter the continuing spread of monkeypox, federal public health officials announced at a White House briefing on Tuesday. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is rapidly expanding access to hundreds of thousands of doses of the Jynneos vaccine, targeted to smallpox and…
By Mark Hedin More than two years after Covid-19’s onset, there is finally a federally approved vaccine against it in the United States for children age 6 months to 4 years old. Covid has become the fifth-leading cause of death among kids between the ages of 1 and 4, and the fourth-leading cause among those…
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center was recently honored by the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative (CMQCC) with two quality and engagement awards. CMQCC launched the Quality and Engagement Award Program to recognize and honor member hospitals for excellence in maternity care. To receive an award, the recipient hospital must have the highest level of engagement with…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Authorities on Sunday released disturbing bodycam footage of Jayland Walker, an unarmed Black DoorDash delivery driver with no criminal record shot dozens of times by Akron Police Officers. The lawyer for the 25-year-old’s family called it an execution, telling media members that police fired 90 shots,…
Over 85 percent of SoCalGas scholarship recipients are minority students majoring in STEM, accounting and finance LOS ANGELES—June 30, 2022– Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) today announced nine students from San Bernardino County, Riverside County and Imperial County who have been awarded funds from the 2022 SoCalGas Scholarship Program. The recipients will receive scholarships eligible…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it has entered into a Conciliation Agreement with California property owners Joel and Christie A. Crowley, a property management company, Distinctive Properties Real Estate and Property Management, and property manager William Ware, resolving allegations that they discriminated against an interracial married…
By Ben Jealous Did you ever wonder whether elections really matter? Well, the Trump Supreme Court majority has answered that question for good. Or, more accurately, they have answered it for bad. In the term that has just ended, the new far right-wing majority on the Supreme Court went on a rampage. They have torn…
Westat is currently seeking motivated individuals with a commitment to excellence to work as Field Interviewers for an important study, the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies-Cycle 2 Main Study (PIAAC-Cycle 2 MS). PIAAC is a cyclical, large-scale study of adult skills and life experiences focusing on education and employment. Survey participants are…
Members of the Executive Cabinet will temporarily run District after superintendent’s retirement Starting July 1, the daily operations of the San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD), the state’s seventh largest, will be the responsibility of four members of the executive leadership team. Collectively, those four leaders have vast experience in public education, have worked…
By: Radiah Jamil and Julianne Hill Four officers from the Walnut Creek Police Department in California arrived at Taun Hall’s home just minutes after she called 911, seeking help for her son Miles who was experiencing a mental health crisis. For years, Hall had been developing a relationship with police in preparation for an emergency…
Tanu T. Henry | California Black Media Last week’s Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade, the 51-year-old decision that guaranteed a woman’s right to an abortion, continues to draw outrage. It has sparked protests around the country and united opponents determined to use their political power to push back against it. Critics say…
Nationwide — The African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME Church) and the Alzheimer’s Association recently announced it is renewing their nationwide partnership, aimed at educating and engaging more than 2 million U.S.-based AME Church members in the fight against Alzheimer’s, for five more years. Since the partnership began in 2019, more than 1,600 AME Church members…
June 24, 2022 – Upon learning of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Planned Parenthood of Orange & San Bernardino Counties (PPOSBC) president and CEO Jon Dunn released the following statement: “Today’s verdict is an outrage, and rolls back decades of progress for women’s health and financial independence. The gains…
