The California Black Media Political Playback: Black Advocates Celebrate Women’s History Month

Tanu Henry and Maxim Elramsisy | California Black Media Black Advocates Celebrate Women’s History Month March is Women’s History Month, and several California organizations are celebrating trailblazing women making history in our state — whether it’s recognizing the record-setting number of women who are state constitutional officers or lauding the unprecedented number of women serving…

International Award-Winning Maryland Based Choir, Takoma Academy Joins National Nonprofit U.S. Dream Academy for a Special Concert in San Bernardino, CA

The Empowering Students Through Song – U.S. Dream Academy and Takoma Academy Partner to Host Special Concert in San Bernardino, CA The event will take place  Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 4:00 p.m.  at the San Bernardino Seven Day Adventist Church, 1696 North G Street, San Bernardino CA, 92405 Event Background:  International award-winning choir, Takoma…

Greyhound Announces New Stop At San Bernardino Santa Fe Depot

The partnership between Greyhound Lines, Inc. and San Bernardino Transportation Authority (SBCTA) brings local and intercity bus transportation together   DALLAS (March 1, 2023) – Greyhound, the largest provider of intercity bus transportation in North America, today announced its new stop at San Bernardino Santa Fe Depot. The new stop, which began service on February…

Letter To The Editor

Dear Editor, There is a powerful engine that drives American society today. Long ago it was God, family, and country; today it is salary, self, and secession. Today money drives not only business and banks, but politics, government, media, education, sports, and even religion. God himself has been bankrupted by commercialization. Children see their happiness…

Supervisor Joe Baca, Jr. Allocated 2.1 Million Dollars to Make the Blake Ballfield Project Come to Life

San Bernardino, Ca.- Supervisor Joe Baca, Jr. allocated for the approval of a funding contract with Provisional Educational Services Inc., to the PAL Ballfield at Blake Park to begin improvements on the park. The project has now been approved and plans to begin the rehabilitation project have begun. PAL Center Chief Executive Officer Dwaine Radden…

Reparations: California Legislative Analyst’s Office Proposes “Paths” For Payments

Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media This past weekend, the California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African Americans received insight on how the state government might implement recommendations the panel submits in its final proposal due before July 1. Chas Alamo, the principal fiscal and policy analyst at the California…

Senator (Ret.) Vanessa Delgado is First Latina to Chair South Coast AQMD Governing Board in 47-Year History

Councilmember Michael Cacciotti Appointed as New Vice Chair, Three New Board Members Appointed  DIAMOND BAR – 3/03/23 Vanessa Delgado, former California State Senator and South Pasadena Councilmember Michael A. Cacciotti held their first meeting as the newly elected Chair and Vice Chair of the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s (South Coast AQMD) Governing Board….

Local Business Owner, Kisha Collier, Named to NSBA Leadership Council

California – Kisha Collier, Funded w/Lady K, Victorville was recently selected to serve on the National Small Business Association (NSBA) Leadership Council. NSBA is the nation’s oldest small-business advocacy organization and operates on a staunchly nonpartisan basis. Collier, a recognized leader in the small-business community, joins the NSBA Leadership Council alongside other small-business advocates from…

Creed  III

by Dwight Brown film critic for DwightBrownInk.com and NNPA News Wire For a first-time director, actor Michael B. Jordan lands a solid punch. As soon as the bell rings, it’s on.  Continuing a boxing movie franchise that started back in 1976, with the Oscar-winning film Rocky, and sustaining that winning spirit for 47+ years later…

Obesity Care Week Begins as Report Reveals that Nearly 50 Percent of African Americans Have Obesity

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Obesity Care Week 2023 (OCW) kicked off on Monday, Feb. 27, with a focus on the disproportionate impact of obesity on communities of color. Health officials responsible for OCW said racial and ethnic minorities have a higher rate of chronic diseases. African Americans have the highest…

Saluting Sistas Who Succeed

The (Black PR Wire) (Black PR Wire) Women have truly come a long way. There was a time when women couldn’t vote, own property, join the military, or even wear pants. But times are changing and women are breaking the glass ceiling each and every day. We have seen Black women accomplish many firsts; from…