By Lou K. Coleman-Yeboah After all that has been done and said [ U.S. Apology for Slavery, Jim Crow, July 29, 2008], “Our nation still has need of tears! Tears for all those lynched, maimed, whipped, shamed, and debased by our history of race hatred. Our country has need of tears for those who suffered…
Andy Wells-Bean Earlier this week, a couple of related items in my social media feed serendipitously arrived one after the other. First were the results of a survey that asked more than 1,000 academic, business, and political leaders asked to evaluate thirty-two global risks over the next two years and the next ten years. Climate…
Series Premiere: February 15, 2023 Format: Documentary Series, 4 x 45-min episodes “There are so many stories to be told in regard to the Black experience globally. I think that it’s important to tell the stories now because we can and haven’t always been able to. Even though there’s a lot more work to do,…
Charlene Muhammad | California Black Media April Valentine, 31, planned to celebrate her new birth with family and friends, but instead her loved ones found themselves in front of Centinela Hospital in Inglewood on Jan. 28, protesting her death. Valentine’s family alleges that she complained about leg pain for hours during the birth of her…
Senior resident of Rancho Cucamonga and president of the VIP Seniors Club at the Rancho Cucamonga Senior Center regarding his experience and call for attention regarding Medicare Advantage coverage. Dear Editor, Coming out of the pandemic, healthy habits and prioritizing care are front mind for the retired population more than ever before. I am…
Maxim Elramsisy | California Black Media In December, OpenAI, a San Francisco-based artificial intelligence (AI) research lab, released a free, publicly available version of their AI-based bot called ChatGPT. The “GPT” stands for Generative Pre-training Transformer. Transformers are programs, originally invented by Google, that use data to predict — as you’ve more than likely seen…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Covered California is reminding Californians that they still have an opportunity to sign up for quality health insurance and get financial help to lower the cost of their monthly premiums even though open enrollment ended on Jan. 31. Every year, Covered California allows people who have experienced a significant life event…
Edward Henderson | California Black Media Last September, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 257 into law. Supporters of the legislation, authored by Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena), hailed it for its promise to provide a minimum wage and improve working conditions for fast food workers. But late last month, the future of AB 257…
A makeshift memorial outside Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park where 11 people were killed in one of two mass shootings in California. The recent mass shootings in California put a tragic spotlight on the isolation and invisibility of many immigrant elders in the state. By Peter White Both shooters in the two mass…
“The bottom line is, these kids just don’t know how to behave themselves,” Adelanto High School Janice Bedian voiced relating, “So I don’t feel safe in my classroom all the time.” Gail Fry Contributor As previously reported in the San Bernardino American News, after hearing allegations of discriminatory discipline of Black students from school…
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Black Press has been the primary voice of the Black community for 196 years. It informs those who are frequently forgotten or ignored by the mainstream media. The Black Press of America has always spoken truth to power. Despite the horrors of slavery, the disgust and inhumanity of Jim Crow and…
By Marlene Davis With our theme being “I Am …Changing the Narrative” the Social-Lites Inc., are excited to have 5 outstanding young men participating in the 2022- 2023 Beautillion Program. The Knights are Jermaine Moreno and Jordan Evans from Grand Terrace High School Senior, K’Miles Davis of Rialto High School, Shannon Williams of Mojave High…
The San Bernardino City Unified School District Board of Education will hold a swearing-in ceremony for newly appointed trustee Felicia Alexander at its next meeting on Tuesday, February 7 at the Dr. Margaret Hill Community Room, 777 North F Street in San Bernardino. As a provisional appointee, Alexander will serve on the Board until the…
Joe W. Bowers Jr. | California Black Media When Gov. Gavin Newsom presented his 2023-24 budget, educators around the state were happy to hear his funding plans for California’s public schools. The deficit had little impact on education funding. K-12 per-pupil funding is $17,519 from the Prop 98 General Fund and is $23,723 per pupil…
Tanu Henry | California Black Media “Faith and prayer without action is meaningless,” said Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA-13), the longest serving — and the highest ranking — African American member of California’s delegation to United States House of Representatives. “House Democrats have met the moment and passed critical gun reform in the 117th Congress,” she…
Funding Includes $613 Million to Improve Grid Security and Reliability WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the Department is investing $2.7 billion to help 64 electric cooperatives and utilities (PDF, 175 KB) expand and modernize the nation’s rural electric grid and increase grid security. “These critical…
Max Elramsisy | California Black Media Dr. Rex Fortune, who was a husband and father, an educator, author and advocate passed away on January 29, 2023 at the age of 81. He devoted his life to lifting up the most vulnerable students and closing the academic achievement gap and in doing so made a lasting…
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media The California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African Americans decided at the two-day meeting on the campus of San Diego State University that it would support legislation that extends the panel until July 1, 2024. After an 8-0 vote with one abstention, the task…
By Lou K. Coleman-Yeboah Yeah, The [Devil’s] Matrix! “Do you want to know what “it” is? asks Morpheus. Neo nods, Yes! The [Devil’s] Matrix it is a world of lies, deceptions, and illusions. It is all around us. You can see it when you look out your window, or when you turn on your television….
Sandy Sorensen Many advocates for a strong, robust democratic process were breathing a cautious sigh of relief after the November 2022 midterm elections. With the myth of election denial still alive and well after the 2020 elections, there were threats of increased voter suppression and challenges to election officials and the vote-counting process. Among voting…
Smile SBC and First 5 San Bernardino bring pop-up dentist, Potter the Otter and more to promote National Children’s Dental Health Month To help parents of newborns and young children understand the importance of oral health, an event at Roberts Elementary in San Bernardino will kick-off the “Little Teeth, Big Responsibility” campaign in San…
Concerts at Yaamava’ Theater 1. Tower of Power, Santana and Ja Rule & Ashanti – Join us as we welcome many performers to Yaamava’ Theater’s stage, including: 1. February 11th— Tower of Power 2. February 9th— Ramon Ayala 3. February 17th — Santana 4. February 23rd —…
Civic Leaders Condemn Graphic Beating Of 29-Year-Old At The Hands Of Memphis Police Officers; Urge Caution When Watching Video By Verbal Adam OBSERVER Correspondent As protests erupted Friday in cities across America over the brutal killing of former Sacramento resident Tyre Nichols at the hands of five Memphis police officers, local leaders across the racial…
The San Bernardino City Unified Board of Education will hold a special meeting on January 24 to interview 10 candidates who applied to fill a provisional seat on the governing board. At its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, January 17, the Board will discuss the interview process and finalize interview questions that will be asked…
