Rev. Leon “Sonny” Clark, Longtime Orange County Pastor and Community Leader, Dies at 72 Bo Tefu | California Black Media Rev. Leon William “Sonny” Clark, longtime pastor of New Spirit Baptist Church in Santa Ana and a respected faith and community leader in Orange County, died Sept. 9. He was 72. Born Oct. 2, 1953,…
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media About 500 California public safety workers gathered at the State Capitol on Sept. 14 to urge Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign legislation that would allow enhanced retirement benefits for certain first responders. Authored by Assemblymember Tina McKinnor (D-Inglewood), Assembly Bill (AB) 1383 would modify public employee retirement benefits…
Nearly $162 million in CalKIDS Scholarships is available to eligible local students, with schools helping more families claim funds for college or career training San Bernardino, CA. — CalKIDS is launching the first CalKIDS Scholarship Month this September, partnering with county offices of education and school districts across California. This statewide effort will bring scholarship…
By National Institute for Early Education Research Georgia’s state-funded pre-k program for 4-year-olds was recently recognized as the largest state-funded preschool program in the nation to meet all 10 quality benchmarks, and the first universal program to do so. Georgia’s recognition is the top finding in the National Institute for Early Education Research’s new 2025…
By Barry Anderson I’m not going to lie to you: I love juice. All types of juice. Apple juice. Orange juice. Grape juice. Most juices I love to mix them up, blend them and enjoy them cold. But as I’ve gotten older, I noticed that my body doesn’t process juice like it used to when…
