By DaQuan Lawrence/AFRO International Writer DLawrence@afro.com As the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (MOW) returned to the nation’s capital for its 60th commemoration and iteration, national and international leaders called attention to the importance of remaining committed to the struggle for civil liberties and human rights. On Aug. 26, thousands of attendees from…
A white racist named Ryan Palmeter, 21, shot and killed three Black people at a Dollar Store in Jacksonville, Florida on August 26. The incident is the latest mass murder by a white supremacist in the U.S. Police told the public at an August 26 press conference that Palmeter used a Glock and an AR-15….
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Gun violence overwhelmingly hurts communities of color due to a lack of investment coupled with weak gun laws. To combat this issue, U.S. policymakers should pair common-sense gun legislation with investments in community-based violence intervention and policies addressing the root causes of gun violence. By Chicago Defender Staff Columnist A. Toussaint Werner…
The San Bernardino City Unified School District’s (SBCUSD) Positive Youth Development department hosted a successful Operation Student Recovery on Wednesday, August 23, 2023, visiting the homes of 409 students who have not attended school since the start of the new school year on July 31, 2023. Operation Student Recovery (OSR) is designed to take a…
Superintendent Mauricio Arellano invites employees, families, and the community to participate in a valuable opportunity to discuss and share thoughts about the future of the San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD). Arellano will be hosting a series of Superintendent’s Forums, where input from SBCUSD partners will play a crucial role in shaping the direction…
SACRAMENTO, CA — Following Tropical Storm Hilary damage to California specialty crops, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) today hosted United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials alongside local leaders and growers to announce bipartisan legislation to improve access to federal agriculture disaster programs. The announcement comes ahead of the September 30 deadline for Congress to…
Gail Fry | IE Voice News & Black Voice News Contributor A shopkeeper’s stand for equality of the LBGTQ community and met with objections from certain people in the San Bernardino Mountain communities has ended in tragedy. The rainbow flag she displayed outside her shop was torn down, and the shopkeeper, Laura Ann Carleton, shot…
Goal is to Encourage Participation in the Affordable Connectivity Program Among Families Receiving Federal Housing Assistance WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) formalized a partnership to promote awareness of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) among federal housing assistance recipients. HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge announced…
By Breanna Reeves With more than 15 million beneficiaries at risk of being disenrolled for Medi-Cal benefits, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) released their first month of redetermination data. DHCS recently launched the Medi-Cal Continuous Coverage Unwinding Dashboard with data from June, the first month for which redetermination data is available. The interactive…
By Lou K. Coleman But it will not change the fact that what God says will come to fruition. You better know that you know! Jesus Himself talked of a future time so horrendous that no human lives would be spared, “unless those days were shortened.” [Matthew 24:22]. Daniel the prophet warned us of terrible…
A memorial tribute to Dr. Robert L. Fairley will be hosted at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church,1575 W. 17th Street, San Bernardino, CA on Saturday, Sept. 9, at 10:00 am. Dr. Micheal Andrew Owens, current pastor at New Hope and congregation will salute Dr. Fairley Pastor Emeritus’s legacy. The legendary, Inland Empire, Dr. Robert L….
By Gina Browne, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Educational Services and Support, California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office SACRAMENTO, CA—This time of year when the fall semester is beginning, I often hear students and parents say, “It’s too late to enroll in college and get the money I need to pay for tuition, books, supplies, and living…
SACRAMENTO — Today, Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that, under the threat of litigation, the City of San Bernardino agreed to update their housing plan to meet their state-mandated goals, which include 8,123 additional housing units by 2029. California law requires every jurisdiction to adopt a multi-year housing plan and the…
By Lee Saunders, President, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) As we prepare to celebrate Labor Day, it’s as exciting a time as any in recent memory to be a part of a union. Working people are seeing what the union difference is all about, and they want to be a part…
Application Deadline: October 2, 2023 To Apply Click Here During times of war, thousands of young men and women across this country left high school and the comforts of home to serve gallantly in the armed forces. Their sacrifices ensured our freedom and shaped the course of history throughout the world. After the wars ended,…
In a Shooting Yesterday at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a Faculty Member was Also Shot and Killed During The Second Week of Classes NEW YORK — Students Demand Action and Mom Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, issued the following statements on gun violence-related incidents that…
25 Black women entrepreneurs from across the U.S. awarded $10K in funding and yearlong mentorship Nationwide — The BOSS Network, an online community of professional and entrepreneurial women who support each other through digital content, programs, and event-based networking, and Sage (FTSE: SGE), the leader in accounting, financial, HR, and payroll technology for small and…
As temperatures begin to rise again, health officials are urging residents to take precautions to protect themselves from triple-digit temperatures that are expected to hit the region today and tomorrow. There are 69 cool centers in locations throughout Riverside County offering residents a welcome retreat from the heat. This is a partnership coordinated by Community…
The following is a statement from Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Campaign Manager for Biden-Harris 2024: For decades, presidents have tried to take on Big Pharma on behalf of seniors, but President Biden finally got it done. Thanks to President Biden’s leadership, millions of seniors, including those taking life-saving medication to prevent heart failure or to manage…
By Dr. Frances “Toni” Draper, AFRO CEO and Publisher Nearly 20 years ago, historian John William Templeton and engineer Frederick E. Jordan Sr. declared August as National Black Business Month to “drive the policy agenda affecting the 2.6 million African American businesses.” Today, according to the latest data, there are more than three million Black-…
This latest accounting demonstrates in detail how Thomas supposedly has profited surreptitiously from a significantly larger and more influential network of wealthy and well-connected patrons. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent (NNPA NEWSWIRE) – In what activist Sherrilyn Ifill called a crisis, more stunning revelations have surfaced over lavish gifts allegedly accepted…
McKenzie Jackson | California Black Media Five percent of the 225,231 Californians who lost their Medi-Cal coverage in June were African American. According to numbers from the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), around 14,000 Black Californians lost health insurance with the state’s safety net health care exchange because they didn’t turn in the…
SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond hosted a webinar featuring a variety of inspirational speakers who discussed the importance and journey of ethnic studies in California. The webinar provided an opportunity for local educational agencies (LEAs) to become acquainted with the benefits of ethnic studies and to be reacquainted with the Ethnic Studies Model…
“Seniors need to have an ongoing relationship with their healthcare provider,” says Dr. Albert Arteaga. SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the three leading causes of death for people 65 and older are heart disease, cancer and COVID-19. The CDC also notes that 23.3 percent of seniors are in…