WRIGHTWOOD, CA – April 19, 2023 – The Wrightwood Arts & Wine Festival is coming up soon, and as if the musicians, poets, and food vendors weren’t enough, over 30 talented artists are getting ready to display and sell their original works.From glassblown pieces to handmade jewelry to acrylic paintings to textile art to handcrafted…
Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media Watching your tax dollars, elected officials and legislation that affects you. The California Legislature is currently considering several bills related to gun safety, criminal justice, and police accountability. Several of these bills have already been approved by the Assembly Safety Committee and are now under review by other…
McKenzie Jackson | California Black Media Schools across the Golden State received a windfall of $44.6 billion in local property tax revenue, according to the 2021-22 California Board of Equalization’s (BOE) Annual Report released late last month. The funds collected from property owners for the 2021-22 fiscal year, which ended at last June, was an…
By Sonya Herrera San Jose Spotlight One Silicon Valley lawmaker wants the state to get into the housing market to assist residents in the “missing middle” — comprising those who earn too much to qualify for low-income housing but who don’t earn enough to afford a market-rate home. To help these residents, Assemblymember Alex Lee…
By Tanya Dennis When civil rights attorney Pamela Price decided to run for Alameda County District Attorney, her life was already the personification of poet Langston Hughes’ famous poem “Mother to Son” that notes that “Life Ain’t No Crystal Stair.” Price comes from the type of community she ran for office to serve. She was…
By Barrington M. Salmon For well over a year, a vote on the proposed $8.6 billion deal between TEGNA and Standard General by the Federal Communications Commission has been delayed because the transaction is under scrutiny. At an open meeting late last month, the issue took centerstage although it was not among those topics commissioners…
Thurmond Recognized for Leading Efforts to Transform California Schools LOS ANGELES—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond was honored Sunday, April 30 with the Educator of the Year Award by Loyola Marymount University (LMU) School of Education. The award recognized Superintendent Thurmond’s substantial contributions to the field of education; his advocacy for greater equity in…
New Superintendent Mauricio Arellano spent his first week at the helm of the San Bernardino City Unified School District reacquainting himself with schools across two cities, where he visited numerous classrooms and spoke with students, teachers, and administrators after arriving at a rousing homecoming. Arellano also relished meeting families and reconnecting with longtime colleagues. In…
BY MARISA KENDALL All over California, cities are falling far short when it comes to providing enough shelter for their homeless communities. More than 69,000 homeless residents live in Los Angeles County, for instance, but that county has just over 21,000 beds in shelters and temporary housing programs. It’s a similar story in Sacramento County,…
“Dual Threat Prep’s inaugural program will equip student-athletes with the skills necessary to make an impact outside of the game,” said Dual Threat Prep Founder and Executive Director Kristina T. Wilson, Esq. (Black PR Wire) LOS ANGELES – Dual Threat Preparatory Academy, a Black-owned and operated educational program for student-athletes, is excited to announce the…
Call to action around National Missing or Murdered Indigenous People Day (May 5), as two Calif. tribes under emergency declarations SACRAMENTO—As the national day to commemorate Missing or Murdered Indigenous People (MIIP) on May 5 nears, the California Native American Legislative Caucus will mark the first week in May with a round of activities highlighting…
The institute will help to preserve the memory of Vincent Chin, who was killed 40 years ago at a time of severe anti-Asian hate, and comes as hate crimes targeting Asian Americans is once again on the rise. By Julia Tong On April 26th, AAPI Congressman, educators, and organizers gathered in front of the US…
By Lou K. Coleman Wake up! Watchmen’s are sending out the warnings and blowing shofars. America is in trouble. What we’re seeing in America is the death of morality. What we’re seeing in America is the death of biblical standards. Morality and biblical commitment are fading in our nation and fading before our very eyes…
Sherry Warren and Katie Adams Siblings in Christ, Seekers of Justice We wish it were not true, but these are not unprecedented times; the right to bodily autonomy is a continual struggle and we’re seeing those rights being chipped away, sometimes bit by bit and sometimes with a sledgehammer. The Dobbs decision which obviated Roe…
By BlackPressUSA The Walgreens COVID-19 Pulse Check Study is a quantitative survey of 1,048 adults 55 and older conducted February 17 – 18, 2023 using an online data collection methodology. Walgreens COVID-19 Pulse Check finds Seniors are Less Socially Active Now than Before the Pandemic and Seeking Confidence in Socializing DEERFIELD, Ill. —Walgreens unveils The…
Palm Desert, Menifee, and Riverside, CA – Riverside University Health System (RUHS) – Behavioral Health invites community members to attend a free, family-friendly mental health awareness fair being held at various locations throughout Riverside County in celebration of Mental Health Month. The events will take place at three different locations on three different dates, including…
by: Josh DuBose, Sandra Mitchell, Carlos Saucedo Posted: May 1, 2023 / 05:33 PM PDT Updated: May 1, 2023 / 09:43 PM PDT Hollywood writers are now set to strike Tuesday as talks between the Writer’s Guild of America the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers concluded Monday without an agreement. This will…
Anna Lee Mraz | Special to California Black Media Partners The fifth of May, Cinco de Mayo, is a holiday that celebrates the Battle of Puebla, which took place in 1862 near the Mexican city of Puebla. On this day, the Mexican army, led by General Ignacio Zaragoza, defeated the French in their attempt to…
By Kymyona Burk and Sylvie Légère (TriceEdneyWire.com) – As a parent, do you think your child is reading at grade level? The Learning Heroes’ National Parent Survey, conducted annually since 2016, consistently found that many parents tend to overestimate their child’s academic performance, including their reading levels. According to Be A Learning Hero’s Hidden in…
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. Whether we accept it or not, obesity continues to be a complex, chronic disease that kills thousands of Black Americans every year. Indeed, nearly half of Black Americans live with obesity, so we cannot afford to ignore this national emergency any longer. The public discourse around weight loss that…
Antonio Ray Harvey| California Black Media The California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans is recommending that the State Legislature fund a governmental department dedicated to assisting reparations applicants prove their ancestry to enslaved people in the United States. The task force’s proposal to establish a “genealogy branch” within the…