Month: October 2024

By Selen Ozturk If not countered, misinformation targeting immigrants and Latinos will be make-or-break this election year. If not countered, misinformation targeting immigrants and Latinos will be make-or-break this election year. Although the political use of immigration as a scapegoat for hate is nothing new, the Latino vote — the largest-growing U.S. voter demographic, with…

by Dwight Brown Film Critic for DwightBrownInk.com and NNPA News Wire It’s a story that needs to be told. But maybe not quite like this. Not in a bombastic flurry of images that overshadow a narrative that is as touching as it is important.  Dozier School, a reform school in Marianna, Florida, on the Panhandle…

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Color of Change, the nation’s largest online racial justice organization, and Americans for Tax Fairness released a damning report Thursday exposing the deep racial inequities entrenched in the U.S. tax system. The issue brief “How Tax Fairness Can Promote Racial Equity,” written by Color of Change…

SB 1348 will create the nation’s first state designation recognizing Black-Serving Institutions SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 1348 by Senator Steven Bradford (D-Gardena), which will promote Black student success in higher education by creating the nation’s first recognition of a Black-Serving Institution. The designation will be similar to the existing federal…

By Reginald Williams Special to the AFRO For many aging adults, cognitive decline can create a good bit of anxiety.  According to the Alzheimer’s Association, “while older Black Americans are twice as likely as older Whites to have Alzheimer’s or another dementia, research hasn’t yet identified the cause.” The organization also reports that “among Black…

By Hazel Trice Edney The cause of racial disparities between Black and White Alzheimer’s dementia patients has been a long-standing mystery for medical scientists. Now, there appears to be a breakthrough that could lead to the answer as to why older Black people are currently living with and dying from dementia at twice the rate…

Bo Tefu and Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber announced on Sept. 26 that morethan 1.2 million young people between the ages of 16 and 17-years-oldhave pre-registered to vote since the state launched the initiative inSeptember 2016. The state program automatically activates voterregistration for pre-registered youth when they…

Bo Tefu and Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media .On Sept. 23, Attorney General Rob Bonta accused the company ofdeceiving the public for decades, claiming that the plastic it producedwas being recycled to reduce its impact on the environment.ExxonMobil is the world’s largest producer of chemical compounds thatmake plastic.In the complaint filed in the…

by Mylika Scatliffe AFRO Womens Health Writer Relatives have been taking care of sick family members since the beginning of time, even if they aren’t recognized as caregivers.  Founded in 1993, the Caregiver Action Network (CAN) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with a mission is to bring awareness, garner respect and offer…

By Lou  K. Coleman You better get ready and bare this in mind. God showed Noah, the rainbow sign, He said it won’t be water but fire next time [2 Peter 3:6-7].  You know, way back in the Bible days, Noah told the people it’s gonna rain, but when he told them they paid him…

Michael Neuroth “The United States confronts a crisis of democracy, and the American church confronts a test of faith.” This is the first sentence of a recent statement signed by UCC General Minister and President, Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson, along with over 200 national faith leaders from across the ecumenical spectrum. The statement was…

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Despite vast challenges and unproven allegations, the executors have transformed Jackson’s estate into a financial powerhouse. Following Jackson’s death in 2009, the estate was nearly half a billion dollars in debt. Through strategic deals and projects, they turned it into a multi-billion-dollar enterprise. This included a blockbuster $600 million sale of 50%…

Edward Henderson | California Black Media Many cities in California limit the amount a landlord can raise rent each year. However, for nearly 30 years the state has imposed its own limits on the authority of local governments to enact rent control policies.Landlords across California are currently allowed to set their own rental rates when…

Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media State leaders concerned about the persisting gap between the incomes of Black and White Californians are urging the state to take steps to address the problem. On Sept. 18, International Equal Pay Day, the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) released new pay and demographic data that show Black…

Bo Tefu and Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media On Sept. 26, Gov. Gavin Newsom ratified an official apology from the State of California to Black Californians for the harm caused by slavery and centuries of discrimination that followed. The apology, issued in Assembly Bill (AB) 3089, authored by Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles)…

Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis today awarded over $800,000 in First District Community Grants Program funding to three Latino-serving organizations. The Community Grants Program helps develop and support organizations that meet the diverse needs of First District residents in such key areas as arts, environmental justice, health, housing, immigration,…

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Amos’ acting career spanned over five decades, with his most iconic role being that of James Evans Sr., the no-nonsense, hard-working father on the groundbreaking CBS sitcom Good Times (1974–1979). The show, which was the first sitcom to center on an African American family, became a cultural touchstone, and Amos’ portrayal of…