By Selen Ozturk As the Nov. 3 midterm elections approach, voting rights groups are mobilizing nationwide to help voters overcome an array of barriers, from registering to vote and reaching distant polling sites to navigating mail-in rules and obtaining government ID. While nationwide turnout surged in 2024 to 64% — the second-highest rate since 1908,…
By BlackPressUSA Newswire NEW YORK — For anyone raised in the Caribbean, or in a Brooklyn, Bronx, or Queens household where the radio stayed tuned to home, there was never a time without the Mighty Sparrow. His voice was simply part of the furniture of our lives: at Carnival, at weddings, at Sunday lunch, in…
By Derrick Lane An estimated five percent of the world’s population has COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and in the U.S., COPD is the third leading cause of death after cancer and heart disease. For Black men, COPD could be a double whammy death risk according to one recent study. Researchers at the University of…
The League of Women Voters of the San Bernardino Area (LWVSB) 51st annual Citizens of Achievement and Civic Engagement Awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, October 18, 2026, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., with registration and a pre-reception beginning at 12:30 p.m. at the Sterling Natural Resource Center, 25318 5th Street in Highland. This…
SAN BERNARDINO, CA — The San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters has delivered ballots for approximately 1.2 million active registered voters to the U.S. Postal Service for the Nov. 3, 2026, General Election. Voters do not need to wait until Election Day or for their ballots to arrive in the mail to vote. Early voting…
By Dr. James W. Schroeder Artificial intelligence is poised to revolutionize most industries, and medicine is no exception. Eight in ten doctors already use AI for everything from taking notes to getting up to speed on the latest medical research in order to better diagnose patients. AI promises to deliver enormous benefits to clinicians and…
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — I became paralyzed watching young Marines go outside the base, thinking about their families and whether they would see them again. I began hallucinating that wounded Marines I cared for were walking toward me in the war zone. I now recognize that, alongside my own PTSD, I was carrying secondary PTSD from…
By William Melhado and Mariana Sanchez, EdSource California State University is betting that artificial intelligence will transform the workplace — and that its 470,000 students need to learn how to use it before they graduate. Last year, CSU became the nation’s first public university system to pay for students’ access to ChatGPT Edu. It has…
Hardy Brown As a Co Founder of Westside Action Group (WAG) with the late Bob Parker, I worked with Alton Garrett, the current President of WAG and his Political Committee to produce a Slate or Election Guide for the Black Voters in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties to consider for the November 3, 2026 Election….
WESTSIDE ACTION GROUP (WAG) 2026 GENERAL ELECTION SLATE FEDERAL ELECTIONS US REPRESENTATIVE – DISTRICT 23 • Tessa Lynn Hodge US REPRESENTATIVE – DISTRICT 25 • Raul Ruiz US REPRESENTATIVE – DISTRICT 28 • Judy Chu US REPRESENTATIVE – DISTRICT 31 • Gil Cisneros US REPRESENTATIVE – DISTRICT 33 • Pete Aguilar US REPRESENTATIVE – DISTRICT…
By Victor Gomez, executive director, Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse As business owners check their mailboxes this Halloween season, they shouldn’t have to fear being targeted by a frightening demand letter threatening costly litigation. Yet for too many California businesses, that fear has become a reality. One of the scariest examples has been the explosion of…
By Selen Ozturk As Black voters remain the country’s most reliably Democratic bloc, their impact on the Nov. 3 midterms will depend less on party loyalty than on whether they turn out and whether their voting districts let them elect a candidate of their choice. Legal protections for Black political representation have weakened considerably since…
SAN BERNARDINO, CA — The San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters has delivered ballots for approximately 1.2 million active registered voters to the U.S. Postal Service for the Nov. 3, 2026, General Election. Voters do not need to wait until Election Day or for their ballots to arrive in the mail to vote. Early voting…
By BlackPressUSA Newswire SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY – SOUTHERNDIGEST — Students at Southern University express growing concerns about safety after dark due to poor lighting conditions across campus. Areas such as walking paths, the street near the bandroom, and streets by dorms are described as “terrifyingly pitch black” due to dying or non-existent lights. Spending time across…
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF.— The Salvation Army has launched a $30 million capital campaign to build a new consolidated campus in the heart of San Bernardino, bringing shelter services, food operations, warehousing and administrative functions together in one location. The Army recently unveiled plans at the Redlands Country Club. The campus is designed to respond to…
David Panush | Special to California Black Media Partners Beware of billionaires who want you to pay for their ego trip. That’s the story behind Proposition (Prop) 38 and why voters should say “no.” Prop 38 requires the state to borrow $8.4 billion for immunology research. Medical research is a good thing we all…
(October 6, 2026) This has been a sad year for soul music fans, one in which so many great artists have died. But some passings have additional weight, and feel like the end of an era. This is one of those. We are extremely sad to inform readers that R&B great Freddie Jackson has died,…
