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…
By Stacy M. Brown Grammy-nominated singer Maysa Leak, one of the most distinctive and dynamic voices in soul and jazz, joined Black Press USA’s Let It Be Known during Black Music Appreciation Month for a candid and joyful conversation that traced her journey from Baltimore stages to global acclaim. Still radiating the same warmth that’s…
Sonya Young Aadam | Special to California Black Media Partners At California Black Women’s Health Project, we believe a healthier future is possible when women are empowered to make choices in an environment where equal access and health justice are community priorities. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised budget proposal includes the California Department of Health’s complete…
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Charlie Rangel, the long-term Congressman and a heavyweight in New York politics as a member of Harlem’s “Gang of Four”, has died at 94. By Lauren Burke Charlie Rangel, the long-term Congressman and a heavyweight in New York politics as a member of Harlem’s “Gang of Four”, has died at 94. His…
Erin who’s a 17 year old African American female student was viciously assaulted and body slammed face first unto the cement by a male San Bernardino police officer on May 21st around 2 pm. That video has now gone viral. Erin and her family is being represented by Attorney Toni Jaramilla and has enlisted civil…
by Breanna Reeves A California appellate court unanimously ruled that the Temecula Valley Unified School District (TVUSD) can no longer enforce a ban on critical race theory (CRT) while pending legal action takes place. The ruling came on May 20, as the Court of Appeal reversed a lower court’s decision to deny students and teachers’…
New $20M facility honors District alum and state leader deeply committed to safety, equity and student success SAN BERNARDINO, CA—The San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) officially broke ground on a new Public Safety Building named in honor of California State Assemblymember James C. Ramos, a proud attendee of San Bernardino schools and lifelong…
Nationwide — Educator, author, and college planning activist, Mychal Wynn, founded the Georgia-based Foundation for Ensuring Access and Equity College Planning Cohort program in 2006 to expand college, career, and scholarship opportunities for students from under-resourced backgrounds and marginalized communities. Wynn recounts, “In 2006, when my wife and I were appointed as Education Ministry Leaders…
by Don Valentine Rucker Park has been a cornerstone of Black basketball history, a legendary proving ground for both amateur and professional talent. Credit Walt “Clyde” Frazier, the swag God himself, who draped himself in mink coats and fedoras, flossing before the word was even in our lexicon. Young hustlers like Pee Wee Kirkland would…
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Trump was in office when George Floyd was killed, and I would blame Trump for creating a negative environment for police-community relations. By April Ryan “The president’s been very clear he has no intentions of pardoning Derek Chauvin, and it’s not a request that we’re looking at,” confirms a senior staffer at…
Kevin Yoder | Special to California Black Media Partners Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night can stop the U.S. Postal Service, but the mismanagement of former Postmaster General Louis DeJoy just might. Although DeJoy resigned this spring, the U.S. Postal Service continues to follow his failed “Delivering for America” plan into…
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Nearly half of Oregon’s media outlets are now owned by national conglomerates with no lasting investment in local communities. According to an OPB analysis, Oregon has lost more than 90 news jobs (and counting) in the past five years. These were reporters, editors and photographers covering school boards, investigating corruption and telling…
