By BlackPressUSA Newswire DETROIT – Words from Emma Lazarus’ poem The New Colossus, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore, send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp by the golden door,” seem to have been etched from the…
By BlackPressUSA Newswire Black midwives are going beyond the limits of conventional care to help communities confront the maternal healthcare crisis. The persistent U.S. maternal healthcare crisis is increasingly putting midwives in the spotlight as being part of the all-hands-on-deck approach to reducing the number of women having pregnancy related complications that too often include…
By Wanda Haynes Certified-Sommelier Vegans avoid all meat, dairy, eggs, wool, feathers, leather, fur, honey, seafood, fish, and animal-derived materials. This includes products tested on animals, and places that use animals for entertainment. The wine they drink must foster their diet and beliefs. The term “fining” is a process of adding substances to rid the…
By BlackPressUSA Newswire For generations, environmental justice in Black America has been measured in asthma rates, cancer diagnoses and poisoned drinking water. Scientists now say another consequence may be emerging: chemicals and microscopic plastics omnipresent in everyday life could be harming Black men’s fertility. GreenLiving & Environmental Issues Researchers have found that Black men tend…
Kern County built its healthcare system on foreign medical talent. What happens if the international pipeline breaks? This story was produced for the USC Center for Health Journalism’s Ethnic Media Collaborative. By Cecil Egbele “Kern County chose me,” said Dr. Ololade Oladimeji. “I did not exactly choose Kern County.” Known as Dr. Lola, Oladimeji is…
BETTY MÁRQUEZ ROSALES California is modifying how it pays for preschool by moving the entire California State Preschool Program under the same constitutional funding guarantee that supports students in transitional kindergarten through community college. It might appear to be a simple shift from one funding bucket to another. But some education advocates say the decision…
By Rhonda L. Randall, D.O., Chief Medical Officer at UnitedHealthcare, Employer & Individual As families prepare for the upcoming school year, many are focused on school supplies, schedules and getting back into routines. But one of the most important back-to-school steps happens before the first day of class: scheduling a well-child visit. Because many pediatric…
By Jongwon Lee GAINESVILLE, Ga. — After months of opposition from residents, local officials and congressional delegates, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has abandoned plans to convert two Northeast Georgia warehouses into immigration detention facilities. DHS announced June 18 that it would withdraw from plans to convert warehouses in the small cities Oakwood and…
By BlackPressNewswire Long before Black Americans held political power, built economic influence, or could count on equal protection under the law, we had something untouchable. We had our music. Before we owned radio stations, record labels, or corporate boardrooms, we had music. Before our stories made it into mainstream history books, they lived in our…
Gov. Newsom Swears in Tomiquia Moss as Head of California Housing and Homelessness Agency Bo Tefu and Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media Gov. Gavin Newsom has sworn in Tomiquia Moss as secretary of the newly established California Housing and Homelessness Agency, placing a longtime housing official at the helm of California’s efforts to…
Joe W. Bowers Jr. | California Black Media Former Vice President Kamala Harris said traveling the country since the 2024 Presidential election during her book tour gave her an opportunity to hear directly from Americans about the challenges they face every day, reinforcing her belief that many people feel unheard by Washington and increasingly look to state elected officials for…
Sacramento – Caltrans announced today that it received approximately $1.4 million in grant funding from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to help expand and improve traffic data collection that will help improve safety on the state highway system. Caltrans analyzes a wide variety of data sets to help evaluate road safety, including lane…
Public asked to reach out to bi-partisan members of Congress By Hazel Trice Edney UNCF (United Negro College Fund) is asking the public for help to pass historic multi-million dollar legislation that would undergird infrastructure projects at HBCUs across the nation. The IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act, which already has significant support from bi-partisan members of…
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media In August 2000, the California Legislature confronted a little-known chapter of American history after records uncovered in the state archives revealed that, before the Civil War, some insurance companies issued policies to slaveholders that insured enslaved people against injury, death or escape, treating human beings as property. That…
Bo Tefu | California Black Media Newsom, Legislature Reach Deal on $355.9 Billion Budget That Protects Health Care; Averts Deficits for Two Years Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic legislative leaders announced a final agreement June 26 on California’s $355.9 billion 2026–27 state budget, saying the spending plan preserves health care and other essential services while…
Amarone Della Valpolicella is a luxurious full-bodied dry red Italian wine from the Veneto region of Italy. Amarone is made using the appassimento (ah-pah-see-men-toh) process when grapes are left to dry for several months and then pressed once they have lost up to 50% of their original weight. Tastes of figs, dates, raisins, baking spices,…
Free School Supplies and Local Resources Available to Transitional Kindergarten Through 12th Grade Families at Bordwell Park RIVERSIDE, CA – The City of Riverside Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Department, in collaboration with The Adrian Dell and Carmen Roberts Foundation, the Black Arts Museum, and Feed Them Kids, hosts its 24th Annual Backpack Giveaway and…
Agency Emphasizes Heightened Summer Travel Increases the Risk of Pests Hitchhiking in Produce and Other Agricultural Products With travel demand expected to be exceptionally strong throughout summer 2026, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) alongside federal partners and county agricultural commissioners across California, are reminding travelers not to pack agricultural products that can…
Family and friends recently gathered in honor of Andrea Ellison’s 60th birthday celebration. Andrea is a native from San Bernardino, who matriculated through the San Bernardino City Unified School District, graduating from San Gorgonio High School. In addition to celebrating her 60th birthday, Andrea also celebrated 36 years of marriage to Willie Ellison who she…
By ACoM The launch of the $18.75 million California Civic Media Program (CMP) marks a historic investment in California’s local journalism. For decades, community media outlets have provided essential reporting for millions of Californians facing language barriers, geographic isolation and information gaps; yet, these platforms have been historically excluded from large-scale public and private institutional…
RIVERSIDE, CA – The Inaugural Golden Renaissance Scholarship Gala recently honored ten legends. Awards were presented for Lifetime Achievement, Public Servant of the Year, Trailblazer of the Year and Legacy of Impact. The Gala was created by the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Phi Upsilon Chapter and held in the Grand Parisian Ballroom at the…
The Los Angeles Chargers, American Airlines and USAA hosted a flag football tournament over the weekend to bring together our nation’s service members for a day of military appreciation, competition, team building and camaraderie. Hosted at The Bolt, the state-of-the-art training facility and corporate headquarters of the Los Angeles Chargers, the tournament featured 10 teams…
Edward Henderson | California Black Media Beginning July 1, several new California laws will take effect, bringing changes that affect workers, students, consumers, renters, and families across the state. While some of the new policies are administrative, others could have a direct impact on household finances, education, housing, and public safety. Here are some…
Critics question methodology, say state has solid literacy plan DIANA LAMBERT Despite six years of state investments to improve literacy instruction, California ranks among the bottom dozen states in preparing future educators to teach reading, according to a new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality. Fifty-two elementary teacher preparation programs in California submitted…
By Dominique Lambright In 1979, a groundbreaking study, the “Bean v. Southwestern Waste Management Corp.” case in Houston, became one of the first legal battles to challenge environmental racism. Although the residents lost the case, it sparked a national movement and laid the groundwork for what we now call environmental justice. Environmental racism is not…
