Blackdoctor.org The man known to the world as Pele, born as Edson Arantes do Nascimento, passed away two days before New Year’s Eve in São Paulo at the age of 82. He lost his long battle with colon cancer after being admitted to a hospital in São Paulo last month. One of his daughters, Kely…
“As this settlement makes clear, the Justice Department will continue to fight discriminatory and unlawful ‘crime-free’ ordinances across the country and work to ensure that everyone has fair and equal access to housing,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. Gail Fry Contributor On December 14, The United…
By Dr. Gail C. Christopher WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden recently signed into law the Respect for Marriage Act. This landmark United States federal law passed by the 117th U.S. Congress repeals the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), requires the U.S. federal government and all U.S. states and territories to recognize the validity of same-sex…
Los Angeles, CA—The Chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Janice Hahn has released the following statement regarding the Bruce Family’s decision to sell the Bruce’s Beach property back to the County of Los Angeles for nearly $20 million, the estimated value of the property. This decision comes nearly six months after Supervisor…
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif. – On December 29, 2022, William Shea McKay was identified as the shooter that killed Deputy Isaiah Cordero with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department during a traffic stop in Jurupa Valley. The San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office prosecuted McKay, who was convicted of his third strike in November 2021. Despite…
By Keith Reed On Monday night the NFL made the unprecedented decision to suspend a prime-time football game after a frightening incident involving a player. Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, 24, collapsed seconds after making a tackle early in the first quarter of the Bills’ Monday Night Football road game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Hamlin’s…
By Amy Hinojosa Advocates have long fought for federal funding to reach people in most need. Back in 1992, Congress established the 340B drug pricing program, which guaranteed drug discounts to hospitals serving a disproportionately high percentage of uninsured or low-income patients. Congress hoped the legislation would help hospitals provide better, less expensive care. But…
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Although we have millions of dollars here in California allocated to the issue of homelessness, one unanswered question is how do we reduce or eliminate homelessness without addressing the issues of “rent control?” By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher | San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper Locally in the State of California,…
For Jan. 1, 2023, the U.S. Census Bureau projected the U.S. population would be 334,233,854. This represents an increase of 1,571,393 (0.47%) from New Year’s Day 2022, and 2,784,573 (0.84%) since Census Day (April 1) 2020. In January 2023, the United States is expected to experience one birth every 9 seconds and one death every…
Sacramento – The California State Board of Equalization (BOE) welcomes new and returning Members to the Board as they have officially begun their term effective yesterday, Monday, January 2, 2023. Board Member Sally J. Lieber starts her first term on the Board representing the Second Equalization District, which includes 19 counties extending from Del Norte…
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. – January 3, 2023 – Dollar General is excited to announce its store at 15363 Village Dr in Victorville is now open! Normal hours of operation may be found through the Dollar General app. DG stores are proud to provide area residents with an affordable and convenient store location to purchase…
BY CALMATTERS PHOTO TEAM DECEMBER 28, 2022 How to remember 2022 in California? It was a big election year, but it was filled with so much more — old and new. The old: Homelessness continued to dominate public debate. The threat of wildfires stayed with us, as did the challenges of climate change. And, yes,…
By Lou K. Coleman-Yeboah That many are not discerning what the enemy is doing in this season. The rat has come in, hiding itself, as though what is being given to the people is wholesome and good, but not so, the rat is deceptive. Mass, unbridled deception is taken place. Wake up! For the many…
Sharon Fennema One of the things I love about this time on the cusp of a new year is the plethora of year-end lists that circulate. Lists of the best movies and music of 2022 abound, as well as retrospectives of significant moments in our common life. I appreciate the opportunity these lists afford us…
By Ben Jealous As we greet 2023, I’m feeling more than the typical seasonal optimism. America is primed once again for a historic achievement, call it our “Earth shot.” In the 1960s and early 1970s, the United States spent the current dollar equivalent of just under $300 billion on “landing a man on the moon…
“We cannot allow this radical experiment in ‘Woke’ justice to become a precedent for other states.” Washington, D.C./January 3, 2023 – Today, Concerned Communities for America (CCA) Executive Director DaQuawn Bruce issued the following statement applauding the Illinois Supreme Court for taking emergency action to temporarily prevent a new law from ending cash bail and…
Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media Aaliyah Muhammad is a member of the civil rights group All of Us or None and a pillar of her community in Sacramento. She works tirelessly to help the homeless population along Market Street, a thoroughfare in the Sacramento County community of Walnut Grove. She also is a…
A CDC food safety alert regarding a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium infections has been posted at https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/typhimurium-12-22/index.html. Key points: Fifteen people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella have been reported from Oklahoma, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Two people have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported. Interviews with 12 sick people and traceback…
SACRAMENTO – Following the Bruce family’s decision to sell their property to the County of Los Angeles, Senator Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) released the following statement: “I fully support the decision made by the Bruce family to sell the property to the County of LA. They are exercising a right that should have never been taken…
Have you tried walking for weight loss? There are so many health advantages to simply taking a walk. It can help reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels, and improve the efficiency of both the heart and lungs. Walking also helps combat anxiety and depression, and recent research…
California Homeless Housing Needs Assessment by Corporation for Supportive Housing puts a first-of-its-kind dollar figure on the investments needed to solve homelessness by 2035. LOS ANGELES, CA – The Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) and the California Housing Partnership, with the support of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, collaborated with multiple stakeholders to determine the…
Black Californians are most affected by criminal offenses based on prejudice McKenzie Jackson| California Black Media Officials and advocates across California are pouring resources into pointing out that racism and racial intolerance impact public health — major factors, they say, behind the substantial increase in hate crimes and hate incidents in the Golden State. In…
For more than a century, families and spectators from all over the world line the streets of Pasadena to view the Rose Parade at the start of each new year. It is a family tradition that fills the air with optimism and hope. Another tradition is also returning this year. For the first time since…