Clifton L. Harris, a 2024 candidate for San Bernardino County District 1 Supervisor is running to improve and make positive changes for the 500 thousand population in the High Desert area of San Bernardino County. Victor Valley area needs a Cal State University Campus for reasons of economy, jobs, commuting and stability. Reestablish the plans…
In Texas student Darryl George’s ongoing battle over his hair, the superintendent says “being American requires conformity.” by Aziah Who would have thought Darryl George’s school year would go this way? Certainly not him, or his mother Dareesha George. Since last fall, the 18-year-old and his mother have been in an ongoing battle with Barbers…
The 31st Annual San Bernardino Culture Foundation’s Black Rose Awards takes place on Friday, February 23, at 5:30 p.m. at the Riverside Convention Center. SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. —The San Bernardino Black Culture Foundation has announced its award winners for 2024, honoring two people for The Dr. Juanita Scott Humanitarian of the Year Award. Foundation President…
Dec 13, 2023 Fact Checked Understanding the impact of sleep on your overall health and following good sleep habits can help you manage chronic diseases as you age. Written by: Steven Marshall, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN Medical Reviewer: Chester Wu, MD Reviewed by: Susan Stiles, PhD, Former Senior Director, NCOA Center for Healthy Aging Key Takeaways Sleep is…
January 25th (Anaheim, CA)- Inland Empire singer-songwriter Amoré The Songstress released her debut EP “Finally Vol. 1” on January 26th and the wait was well worth it. The new EP was performed for NAMM members first at this years NAMM 2024 Show in Anaheim, CA and she put on a spectacular performance with her live…
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…
