(Ontario, California – February 18, 2025) – Over its 13 years in business, 1LoveIE has spread the word of the Inland Empire far and wide through its unique IE-branded product lines. Now, in partnership with Ontario International Airport (ONT) and Evolve by Hudson, the boutique retailer has the opportunity to expand its reach to the…
McKenzie Jackson | California Black Media California Republican leaders are pushing back against state and local initiatives across the Golden State aimed at preventing Californians from buying or installing gas appliances in their homes. On Feb. 10, they asked the administration of President Donald Trump to intervene. In a letter, the 28 Republican members of…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent The NAACP has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the legality of the Trump administration’s decision to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The civil rights organization argues that the move undermines protections for Black, elderly, and…
by Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent NNPA NEWSWIRE — The filing follows a directive from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management instructing agencies to identify employees without full civil service protections and conduct mass terminations. A coalition of civil servants across nine federal agencies has filed a formal complaint with the Office of…
Whether you’re too busy, trying to lose weight or are just not genuinely hungry, there’s really no good reason to skip breakfast. In fact, new research has found that not eating breakfast may actually increase a person’s risk of contracting a disease. “The study shows that, on the one hand, fasting reduces the number of…
By: Lou K Coleman “Destiny demands that you dig deep and finish strong. You didn’t come this far to only come this far. Dig deep, finish strong, and make yourself proud! Get going. Walk if you have to but finish the damned race.” [Gary Ryan Blair ― Ron Hill] and get under the Umbrella of…
Seth Wispelwey “Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it.” – The Gospel According to Mark, 10:15 (NRSVUE) Twenty years ago, I received a letter from a six-year-old in Abilene, Texas. I will forever cherish it, faded as it is now. But first,…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent The United States has fallen to its lowest ranking ever on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), Transparency International reported. The index comes as President Donald Trump signed an executive order halting the enforcement of a long-standing anti-bribery law. The law, in place for nearly five decades,…
NNPA NEWSWIRE — One of the many DOGE targets is the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Elon Musk and DOGE are expected to reduce HUD staff by 50%. According to a source close to the department, those cuts would “hollow out the agency.” By April Ryan Large-scale protests in major cities across the nation…
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA – American Sign Language (ASL) teacher Danyel Smith wasn’t quite sure why most of the student body, fellow faculty and staff were asked to gather in the gymnasium at Alta Loma High School Tuesday morning: “We were told it was a special assembly recognizing our school. But ultimately we didn’t know what…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent The Biden administration’s effort to rein in excessive overdraft fees is now under direct attack from congressional Republicans, who have launched a campaign to repeal the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that would cap overdraft charges at $5. The move comes as the banking industry—one…
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent (NNPA Newswire) – The Trump administration has launched a full-scale and racist assault on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in education, threatening to strip federal funding from schools that offer race-conscious programs, scholarships and student resources. Inside Higher Ed first reported that the Department of Education’s…
(Ontario, California – February 18, 2025) – Over its 13 years in business, 1LoveIE has spread the word of the Inland Empire far and wide through its unique IE-branded product lines. Now, in partnership with Ontario International Airport (ONT) and Evolve by Hudson, the boutique retailer has the opportunity to expand its reach to the…
Overview: Riverside County’s Constitutional Sheriff, Chad Bianco, is running for governor of California, despite his controversial history and questionable policies. Bianco has been criticized for his tough-on-crime stance, which targets Black people disproportionately, and his support for Donald Trump, who has been found guilty of multiple felonies. Bianco’s campaign is seen as a continuation of…
Victorville, CA – 02/14/25 – Victorville City Planning Commission met Wednesday, February 12 to consider modification of the Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for High Desert Homeless Services (HDHS). Approved unanimously, the updated CUP allows HDHS to reopen as a dedicated Transitional Age Youth (TAY) shelter for homeless youth ages 18-24 and permits the nonprofit to host a co-tenant. Family Assistance…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent President Donald Trump’s latest maneuver, an executive order to cut U.S. aid to South Africa while extending refugee status to white South Africans, is yet another calculated exercise in race-baiting and historical revisionism. Trump claims that Afrikaners, the white descendants of Dutch and French settlers who…
By Special Press Release AFGE (American Federation of Government Employees) urges federal employees not to take the so-called “deferred resignation” offer being promoted by Elon Musk, because President Trump may not even have the authority to make such an offer, and federal workers who resign may not get paid. In the latest effort to dismantle…
Edward Henderson | California Black Media Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) has introduced two bills in the State Senate that could lower prescription drug prices for California residents. Senate Bill (SB) 40, or the Insulin Affordability Act — and accompanying legislation, SB 41, or Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Reform — comprise Wiener’s Prescription Drug Affordability…
In an effort to block deep cuts to institutions that perform lifesaving biomedical research on behalf of all Americans, the University of California today (February 10) submitted a declaration in support of the California Attorney General’s suit against the federal government in response to new guidance issued by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). …
By Dr. Wilmer J. Leon, III (TriceEdneyWire.com) – “I don’t know who you are and I don’t know why you like this guy (Trump). I think what you like about him; he appears to be strong and the rest of us are weak… That’s what he’s selling…Here’s what you’re buying…He’s a race-baiting, xenophobic religious bigot….
Solomon O. Smith | California Black Media In recent months, the Beverly Hills Police Department (BHPD) and Beverly Hills Unified School District (BHUSD) have been hit with two lawsuits and numerous reports alleging racist incidents targeting Black residents. Last November, a formal complaint was filed on behalf of several students and two teachers — Bella…
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media Two former members of the California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans shared some of their experiences developing a 1,075-page report that detailed injustices suffered by African Americans during and after chattel slavery. Los Angeles-based clinical psychologist Dr. Cheryl Grills and Bay Area-based…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and 10 other Western Democratic Senators to sound the alarm over threats to the removal of hazardous fuels on U.S. public lands. The Bureau of Land Management recently issued stop work orders to…
LOS ANGELES – Homeowners and renters who have incurred damage or losses from the Los Angeles County wildfires that began Jan. 7 have until Monday, March 10, 2025, to apply for FEMA Individual Assistance. The program provides financial and other assistance to eligible individuals and households to help meet their basic needs and supplement their…