Day: January 21, 2025

Image credits (left to right): Keynote speaker Dr. Stephanie Powell addresses the audience at Forest Lawn’s Black History Month event; Charles Lane performs with singers during Forest Lawn’s Black History Month event. Saturday, February 1, 2025, 4:00-7:30 PM Hall of Crucifixion-Resurrection, Forest Lawn–Glendale  LOS ANGELES, CA—Forest Lawn–Glendale celebrates Black History Month with a free, family-friendly…

By Quintessa Williams/Word In Black Recent incidents of racial harassment in schools and the president elect’s re-election have intensified concerns among Black parents about their children’s safety and well-being on campus. “As we inch closer to Jan. 20, I worry for my son and his friends who are about to graduate, a milestone we should…

LOS ANGELES – After you apply with FEMA for disaster assistance, you may wonder what comes next. Sometimes, FEMA may call you for more information or to give you an update. Messages from FEMA will arrive by email, phone, or text. You will know the message comes from FEMA if it is from one of…

by Constance Brown-Riggs, MSEd, RD, CDE,CDN Search the internet or turn on the TV and you’re likely to come across a celebrity-endorsed supplement touted to be “totally safe,” “all-natural,” or “without side effects.” Because it’s a celebrity, we assume they’ve used the product, and we believe “it must really be safe.” The truth is, the…

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent NNPA NEWSWIRE — Trump has long referred to January 6 rioters as “hostages,” framing their convictions as politically motivated. Speaking to NBC News, Trump characterized the pardon as a “fun” start to his second term. Four years after the deadly January 6 Capitol insurrection, Donald Trump,…

By: Lou K Coleman “At 2:45 p.m. on Friday, local time, life was normal in Japan. People were working. Students were in class. Shoppers were in grocery stores. Trains were running and passengers were loading airplanes. Banks were open, government officials were in meetings, and lovers were thinking of dinner dates later that night. Power…

Governor and Legislature Have Unique Opportunity to Help All Californians by Ending the “Hidden Tort Tax” By Victor Gomez, Executive Director, California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse  California Governor Gavin Newsom curiously signed an executive order temporarily suspending the crippling California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), which will now allow victims of the recent fires to more…

by TERRY TANG Associated Press The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He chose that location in part to honor President Abraham Lincoln as “a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today.” Now, millions of people honor…

LGBTQ+ advocates didn’t even have to wait until President Trump’s first day in office to see how an emboldened Republican-controlled Congress will act. On January 14, days before the inauguration, the U.S. House passed the “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act,” prohibiting transgender women and girls from playing on school sports teams that…

By Selen Ozturk Hate crimes are mounting in rural California, where many ethnic minorities are too distrustful of the government toreport them. Hate crimes are mounting in rural California, where many ethnic minorities are too distrustful of the government to report them. In response to this rise, California launched CA vs Hate, a reporting and…

Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson In 2020, on the eve of the global lockdown due to the spread of the then mostly unknown COVID-19 virus, my father took sick in New York. I spoke with my sister who also lives in New York to determine what we should do about his care. We discussed options…