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…