Inland Empire, CA – June 9, 2025 — The Legacy Bridges Foundation is proud to announce the launch of Your Voice, Your Power—a free, 4-week virtual advocacy workshop designed to equip individuals with the tools, confidence, and community support needed to create meaningful change. This dynamic workshop is open to parents and caregivers of individuals…
Charlene Muhammad | California Black Media Small businesses in California – from sole proprietorships to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) – account for about 99% of all businesses in the state, making them the sector most responsible for job creation, more than 7 million. Considering their importance to the state economy, Gov. Jerry Brown created…
Two men sentenced to three years in state prison for exploiting California’s EBT system RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. – Riverside County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) investigations led to convictions in the theft of more than $300,000 from California’s Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) system. The investigation, led by the DPSS Investigations Unit, uncovered a statewide…
By Shea Allen | UAB News More families are dusting off their tents and heading into the great outdoors now that it’s summer. While camping offers a chance to unplug and enjoy nature, it also comes with serious risks. Brandon Buchel, M.D., an emergency room physician at UAB St. Vincent’s, sees firsthand what can go…
Sarah Lund Katie Beckett was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and at the age of five months old, she contracted a brain inflection and went into a coma. Most of the first three years of her life was spent in the hospital on a ventilator. Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) are waivers that help people…
Bo Tefu | California Black Media Kamala Harris Surprises Compton High Grads at 2025 Ceremony Former Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance at Compton High School’s graduation on June 5, joining more than 300 seniors and their families in a celebration held at the school’s new football stadium. Although Harris did not deliver…
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media On May 28, the Assembly Health and Privacy and Consumer Protection Committees held a joint hearing on generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). GenAI refers to digital systems that engineers train to conduct tasks or produce a range of content, including videos, text, music, code, graphics, and more. The discussion…
Rhonda Smith | Special to California Black Media Partners Obesity is a structural and systemic health crisis that demands a public health response. Across California, nearly one-third of adults are living with obesity, according to data from UCLA. But behind this number lies a deeper truth: obesity is a disease, not a choice, and Black…
By Keenan Abercrombia I was 10 years old when I first snuck one of my mom’s cigarettes. By 15, I was smoking regularly. Where I grew up in Compton, smoking wasn’t just a habit—it was a way of life. My mom smoked. My family smoked. Everyone I saw hanging out around the neighborhood and at…
By April Ryan “Can you imagine all of this for 45 arrests?” Juan Proano of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) asked. Proano is in Los Angeles after President Trump deployed the National Guard in response to Ice raids in what he calls “An attack on a sanctuary city.” As the sun rose…
Los Angeles – In response to the recent wave of immigration raids taking place across Los Angeles and Trump’s deployment of the National Guard, St. John’s Community Health – a network of community health centers providing free and low-cost health care in Los Angeles, the Inland Empire, and the Coachella Valley – released the following…
What you need to know: California is surging mutual aid resources to support law enforcement as they clean up the actions caused by President Trump. LOS ANGELES – Moving quickly to support local response to federal actions that have caused unrest in Los Angeles, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced surging state and regional law enforcement…
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association Words matter. With all of the diversionary and distractive attacks on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (D.E.I.), it is time not to retreat from freedom’s demand for equal justice. In America today it is time to move forward. “Forward ever. Backward…
Celebrity Golf Classic Raises Funds for Youth Education and Business Development SAN DIMAS, CA — The Southern California Black Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with Youth Power Community Solutions, is hosting the 29th Annual Celebrity Golf Classic on Monday, June 16, 2025. The event will take place at the Via Verde Country Club, located at 1400…
(ONTARIO, California) – Five legends whose on- and off-the-field contributions have made an indelible impression on the California sports landscape will be inducted into the California Sports Hall of Fame June 29 in Ontario. WHO: 2025 inductees are boxer Shane Mosley, who held multiple world championships in three weight classes; former San Francisco 49ers offensive…
By BCP Staff When it comes to protecting your identity, you might think about keeping usernames to yourself, using strong passwords, and reviewing your statements. That’s all great. But it’s also important to think about what you do with documents or digital files that contain your financial information. So, let’s look at what you should…
Riverside, CA, June 10th, 2025—Feeding America Riverside | San Bernardino (FARSB) is partnering with ABC7 for their 14th Annual Feed SoCal campaign. This campaign takes place throughout June, aiming to increase donations to FARSB and other food banks during the summer months, a period when contributions are typically lower. This effort comes amidst budget cuts…
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…