Kellie Todd Griffin | Special to California Black Media Partners Over two million Black Californians call this state home — making us the fifth largest Black population in the country. That’s not just a statistic; it’s a statement of power, presence, and potential. Yet, as housing costs soar and our communities shift from Los Angeles,…
Regina B. Wilson, Joe W. Bowers and Tanu Henry | California Black Media LOS ANGELES — Long before Martin Luther King Jr. Day was a national holiday, before California women could secure a home loan on their own, and long before South Los Angeles began to rise from the ashes of the 1992 unrest, Nathaniel…
With massive immigration crackdowns and deportations since January, what rights do Americans have to help undocumented immigrants? By Selen Ozturk With ramped-up immigration crackdowns and deportations since January, what rights do Americans have to help undocumented immigrants? The major federal law codifying U.S. provisions concerning this — the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (INA)…
SAN BERNARDINO, CA— Three distinguished leaders from the San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) have been recognized by the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) Region 12 for their exceptional leadership, commitment to excellence and dedication to advancing equity in education. Honored on May 19 at the ACSA Region 12 Spring Awards Dinner at…
Bo Tefu | California Black Media New Wealth Report: Black Californians Behind in Retirement Savings, Homeownership Rates A new report reveals that Black Californians are falling behind in key measures of wealth, including retirement savings and homeownership, raising concerns about long-term economic security and opportunity. The report, based on U.S. Census data, shows that the…
Edward Henderson | California Black Media Licensed marijuana store owners across California are backing a bill making its way through the State Legislature. Authored by Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San Francisco), Assembly Bill (AB) 564 seeks to suspend a pending tax increase on cannabis from 15% to 19%, which is scheduled to take effect on July…
By Stacy M. Brown The Trump administration is dismantling the very programs created to correct generations of systemic racism and economic exclusion—programs that helped level the playing field for Black, Latino, Indigenous, and women entrepreneurs. In a series of targeted assaults, Trump has moved to destroy the federal government’s most effective tools for uplifting historically…
By Stacy M. Brown In a dramatic and historic repudiation of Donald Trump’s mass pardons for Capitol rioters, one of the former president’s supporters has taken the extraordinary step of formally refusing his grant of clemency. Pamela Hemphill, a 71-year-old Idaho woman and one of more than 1,500 people pardoned by Trump earlier this year…
By April Ryan The Trump White House vows to appeal the three-judge panel of the United States Court of International Trade’s ruling that the proposed presidential tariffs exceed his legal authority. The May 28 ruling means neither President Trump nor his administration can arbitrarily invoke tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977….
“This year’s American Girl Tea Party will delight everyone from toddlers to grandparents,” says San Bernardino City Library Foundation Board president Cheryl Brown. SAN BERNARDINO, CA. — Toddlers, teens, parents, and grandparents are all invited to attend this year’s American Girl Tea Party on Saturday, June 14, from 10:00 am to 2 00 pm at…
Through narration and archival footage, the documentary Mother Suriname, from director Tessa Leuwsha, details the complex and often overlooked history of the former Dutch colony through the story of Leuwsha’s grandmother, Fancelyne Cummings, and other Surinamese women like her. Premiering on June 9, Mother Suriname will be followed by The Changing Same by Michèle Stephenson…
Riverside, CA, June 3rd, 2025—Feeding America Riverside | San Bernardino (FARSB) is looking to its community members to advocate for the upcoming CalFood budget, which asks for a budget of $60 million to maintain and expand our current food system at a time when the cost of living has strained family budgets, raising food insecurity…
Tracy Howe A month ago, the US government announced they would enable Oak Flat to be transferred to Resolution Copper, a foreign owned mining company. The required environmental impact study would be released. Resolution Copper quickly notified the San Carlos Apache tribe they intended to start preliminary work within weeks. This was just one event…
By Sunita Sohrabji UCSF infectious diseases specialist Dr. Peter Chin-Hong says the Department of Health and Human Services recommendations eliminating pregnant women and healthy children from Covid-19 vaccine eligibility is worrisome and not based on scientific data. Pregnant women are severely immunocompromised during gestation, but in the US they will no longer be eligible for…
by Breanna Reeves Former U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra gave insights into the current state of HHS under the leadership of current HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during the annual Association of Health Care Journalists Conference in Los Angeles on May 30. Moderated by Joanne Kenen, the journalist in residence…
By Larry Bucshon The White House just announced a sweeping plan that could ultimately cap U.S. drug prices at the lower levels seen in other developed countries. Administration officials have good intentions. They’re trying to shake up the plainly unacceptable status quo, in which American “citizens pay massively higher prices than other nations pay for…
By April Ryan The shift in the federal response to stopping covid vaccines for certain segments of society and the increase in cases of measles and the uptick in COVID and flu at the beginning of the year has Americans pondering what we know or don’t know. Medical professionals are concerned there is something else…
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) listed pregnancy as a condition that puts individuals at high risk for COVID-related complications. Moreover, health care experts have been encouraging annual COVID-19…
San Bernardino, Calif. – The life of Hattie Mae Love Pettway Inge will be honored in service on Thursday, June 5, 2025, at Loveland Church, 17997 Merrill Ave, Fontana, CA. Pastor Chuck Singleton will deliver the eulogy. Viewing is from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., followed by the service at 11:00 a.m. Inge passed on…
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent April D. Ryan Black Press USA Washington Bureau Chief & Senior White House Correspondent Just days after being pardoned by Donald Trump, reality TV star Todd Chrisley used his platform to call out the racism he witnessed firsthand in federal prison—shining a rare spotlight from within…
by Breanna Reeves Since returning to office in January, President Donald Trump has issued 152 executive orders, each chipping away at different federal programs, policies and laws that claim to “restore” America. As the Trump administration attributes dismantling diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives as an act of restoration, others attribute it to a mass erasure…
By Maureen Samms-Vaughan As a parent, what can I do to support my child with a disability? Why is it important to focus on a child’s abilities? Every child with a disability has strengths. These may be in doing artwork, in their personality, or in their motor skills. Every child has strength. It’s more important…
Ramos measures range from preventing suicide on state bridges, to continuing local election oversight from FPPC to increasing safety on tribal lands SACRAMENTO— Assembly lawmakers approved four Ramos bills dealing with public safety, election oversight and the reburial of Native American human remains. The Ramos bills that will now head to the Senate are: AB…
By Stacy M. Brown Despite the promise of equal opportunity heralded by the Supreme Court’s 1954 decision in Brown v. Board of Education, a new WalletHub report reveals that America’s educational system remains critically unequal—especially for Black students. The disparities, experts say, have only widened in recent years, worsened by former President Donald Trump’s dismantling…