NNPA NEWSWIRE — Eclipse enthusiasts congregated at numerous vantage points along the path, which spanned from Mexico’s Pacific Coast through Texas, traversing 14 other U.S. states before reaching Canada. Cities like Wilmington, Del., Philadelphia, Penn., Baltimore, Md., and New York City witnessed citizens stepping outside their usual routines to behold this historic event. By Stacy…
Edward Henderson | California Black Media A California based non-governmental organization, The African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC), has joined two other public health advocacy groups in a second lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the agency’s inaction on issuing a final rule banning menthol cigarettes. The suit, filed by…
Edward Henderson | California Black Media As reports of antisemitic and Islamophobic threats and acts of hate and violence increase in California and across the country, the California Commission on the State of Hate (Commission) and California Civil Rights Department (CRD) continue to encourage Californians to take advantage of anti-hate resources available statewide, including the…
Enhancements will promote nutrition security and maternal and child health, increase flexibility for participants and follow Administration’s successful efforts to fully fund WIC Chicago, April 9, 2024 – Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has finalized updates to the foods prescribed to participants in the Special Supplemental…
California Dream Act Applications will open to first-time financial aid applicants from mixed-status families to meet financial aid deadlines for fall 2024 The California Student Aid Commission (CSAC), together with the University of California (UC), the California State University (CSU), and the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO) announced today (April 9) an alternative financial…
Assemblymember Tina McKinnor | Special to California Black Media Partners Organized retail theft is a significant issue that impacts both consumers and businesses. While it is crucial to address theft and protect businesses from losses, we should also be mindful of safeguarding individuals’ constitutional rights, particularly the right to due process. AB 1990 by Assemblymember…
Settlement in First-Ever Civil Lawsuit Addressing the Use of Electronic Communications to Intimidate Voters NEW YORK – Civil rights plaintiffs and the state of New York agreed to settle a civil rights lawsuit in which defendants Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman were found to have broadcasted robocalls to more than 85,000 numbers in New York,…
By Selen Ozturk Listas empowers women with emergency resilience in the face of disasters ranging from extreme heat to winter storms to wildfires. Women are among the leading groups primed for disaster preparation, according to the California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES). As a result, CalOES is launching Listas, a first-of-its-kind campaign to empower women…
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom issued the following statement on today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reaffirming California’s decades-old authority to set clean vehicle standards: “Today the court sided with common sense and public health against the fossil fuel industry and Republican-led states. This ruling reaffirms California’s…
BY GIL GARCETTI AND JOSÉ ATILIO HERNÁNDEZ Californians are getting older. By 2040, 25 percent of the state’s population will be aged 65 and older, up from 16.6 percent today. What will this mean for our state? It will affect nearly all areas of government, including housing, healthcare, and our economy. And often, these issues…
While it may be easy to speculate what you may or may not do in a situation of abuse, one can never really know how you will react until that abusive situation happens to you. People who abuse other people are predators; they look for a person’s vulnerable spots so that they can exploit and…
SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond today joined State Senator Henry Stern, State Senator Susan Rubio, Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California representative Cliff Berg, and Anti-Defamation League Central Pacific Deputy Regional Director Teresa Drenick in announcing support for Senate Bill 1421 to establish an Office of Civil Rights within the California Department of…
By Lou K. Coleman Because I have stretched out my hand and no one heeded, I will laugh at your calamity; I will mock you when panic strikes you like a storm, and your calamity comes like a whirlwind. [Proverbs 1:20-25]. Understand the significance of the passage; after a certain point of perverse refusal has…
by Donna Bollinger | “Why do you do this work?” The question came from the pastor of the youth group visiting the United Nations. The group had unknowingly arrived on the opening day of the Commission on the Status of Women—arguably one of the busiest days of the year at the United Nations in New…
Residents who recycle correctly have a chance to win $100 gift card VICTORVILLE, Calif. — City of Victorville residents who recycle correctly have a chance to win a $100 gift card by entering “The Right Stuff” Curbside Recycling Contest going on now. Residents can sign up for the contest on the City’s website: VictorvilleCA.gov/Recycle…
What happens when our most vulnerable generation — children between birth and age five — don’t have access to health care? By Selen Ozturk What happens when our most vulnerable generation — children between birth and age five — don’t have access to health care? While the problem of coverage gaps has come to a…
by S.E. Williams “Protecting the security of information is a responsibility,” noted Equifax, a multinational consumer reporting agency and nearly everyone agrees. When you are battling Stage 4 leiomyosarcoma, lung, ovarian, pancreatic, prostate, breast or one of any other type of cancer, the last thing you need added to your stress level is a breach…
By Charlene Crowell Each spring, many aspiring students and their families begin receiving college acceptance letters and offers of financial aid packages. This year’s college decisions will add yet another consideration: the effects of a 2023 Supreme Court, 6-3 ruling that ended the use of affirmative action. No longer can race be considered as one…