By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent President Biden continues to make significant strides in alleviating the student loan debt crisis, announcing the approval of debt cancellation for an additional 74,000 student loan borrowers. The latest action contributes to the record-breaking relief the administration has provided to more than 3.7 million Americans. Earlier…
TEMECULA, CA, January 19, 2024 – Leading up to Black History Month, artist Kobina Wright has announced an initiative to engage art collectors and enthusiasts. From January 25th to February 1st, 2024, Wright will be giving away a unique art print every day, marking a sweet beginning of a week-long event that aims to inspire…
WASHINGTON – Undergraduate and graduate students studying music with ambitions for future careers can apply for the DAR Marian Anderson Legacy Scholarship which is due Jan. 31. Sponsored by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), the scholarship provides a one-time $5,000 award to one student annually who is pursuing undergraduate or graduate…
By Megan Sayles AFRO Business Writer Employees and students at Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) have sent a letter to President Kevin W. Sowers and Dean Theodore L. DeWeese expressing their disappointment over the institution’s response to its chief diversity officer’s definition of “privilege” in a monthly newsletter shared with the school community. In the…
By Lou K. Coleman And you are going about business as usual. Wake up and pay attention! For we are not on the ‘Brink’ of WWIII. We’re in It. Russia, China, and Iran are openly at war with the United States. And although this is not an all-out war but a decentralized one, do not…
Brooks Berndt Minister for Environmental Justice A new report on spirituality in the United States was recently released by the Pew Research Center. It was greeted with the usual round of news stories about how “Americans have been abandoning organized religion in droves” while a growing group identifies as “spiritual but not religious.” Over the…
Special to California Black Media Partners In the words of W. E. B. Du Bois, a trailblazer in the founding of the NAACP, “The power of the ballot we need in sheer self-defense — else what shall save us from a second slavery? Freedom, too, the long-sought, we still seek — the freedom of life…
By Selen Ozturk As a worsening opioid epidemic ranks among California’s most challenging crises, the Sierra Health Center is reducing harm through care over criminalization. At a Thursday, January 18 briefing co-hosted by EMS and Sierra Health on the occasion of its 10th anniversary, three leaders of Sierra nonprofit grantees shared how they were innovating…
Just one day before his second sexual assault civil trial was to begin, Trump cruised to a landslide victory in the Iowa caucuses, solidifying his front-runner status for the Republican presidential nomination. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire A good parent usually chastises and punishes their child when they’ve egregiously misbehaved. Jaywalkers get tickets, and…
by AP News Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has passed away at the age of 62 after a battle with prostate cancer, according to statements from his family and the King Center. The King Center, in a statement, confirmed that the civil rights activist died…
By Charlene Crowell For America, Black History Month brings opportunities to revisit our nation’s lessons, achievements, and unfulfilled promises, capturing our attention as well as our hopes. Yet nothing hits home harder than the painful reminders of how so much of Black America continues to struggle financially, despite an economy that reports low unemployment,…
January 22, 2024- VICTORVILLE, Calif. — The City of Victorville is seeking applicants to fill a vacancy on its Community Services Advisory Committee. The application deadline has been extended to Feb. 15. Members of the Community Services Advisory Committee serve at the pleasure of the City Council and meet monthly to review and make recommendations…
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media As of Jan. 1, California became the first state in the nation to disaggregate data for its Black population by ethnic lineage. Thanks to a bill authored by Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena). Holden is a member of the California Legilslative Black Caucus. A California Department of Human Resource…
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media Since Gov. Gavin Newsom presented his 2024-25 budget to the State Legislature on Jan. 10, lawmakers — including members of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) — have been sharing their initial reactions to potential cuts. Those stakeholders have also been examining the Governor’s $291 billion spending plan…
International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27 Gives California Jehovah’s Witnesses Time to Reflect on Victims of Nazi Persecution JW.ORG California resident David Cohen remembers being deeply troubled after learning about the Holocaust at school, but that horrific event in history became personal when he became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in 1991. “Many people suffered…
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Cynthia Mitchell Heard, President & CEO of the Los Angeles Urban League, (LAUL) and the LAUL Board of Directors, is pleased to announce the appointment of David P. Anderson, MSSE as its new Chief Operating Officer effective immediately. LOS ANGELES URBAN LEAGUE APPOINTS DAVID P. ANDERSON, MSSE AS…
By Larissa Bungo-Senior Attorney January 23, 2024-Got an email or text message about a tax refund? It’s a scam. IRS impersonators are at it again. This time, the scammers are sending messages about your “tax refund” or “tax refund e-statement.” It might look legit, but it’s an email or text fake, trying to trick you…
Sacramento,CA– January 22,2024-Assemblymember Chris Holden welcomed the delegation of Armenian leaders from California and the province of Syunik, Armenia in commemoration of Assembly Concurrent Resolution 105 of 2022 and Assembly Joint Resolution 1 of 2023. There are nearly three million Armenians living in Armenia, which consists of a portion of the Armenians’ historic homelands. The…
By Ben Jealous What if the answer to undoing the harm wrought by the demise of America’s manufacturing sector was right in front of us? An economic boom waiting to happen, to rebuild communities and revitalize our beaten-down working class…and, this time, without the rampant industrial pollution that fuels climate change and sickens our people……
Bring the World to Your Home This Coming Fall ASSE International Student Exchange Programs (ASSE), a Non-Profit, Public Benefit Organization, is inviting local families to discover the many rewards of hosting a foreign exchange student. ASSE students come from more than 50 countries worldwide: France, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Ukraine, Japan, Australia, to name a few….
By Teri Williams The new year brings new beginnings, which is a great time to focus on love and finances. Whether it’s self-love, romantic love or the love of our children, love has an impact on our money. Better to be intentional about the mixture of the two, rather than put our head in the…
Written by Claire Samuels This recipe is so easy, it’s almost not even a recipe. It showcases flaky and rich pink salmon, a low-calorie protein source full of heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids and energy-boosting B vitamins. This non-recipe is versatile! Replace salmon with another flaky fish like tilapia or trout. Swap out the veggies for…