Grocery Pharmacists, Patients, and Community Leaders Call for Safe Staffing After New Survey Reveals Long Waits and Safety Risks

Pharmacists and Patients from Ralphs, Vons, Albertsons, and Pavilions Demand Action From the Companies LOS ANGELES — Grocery pharmacists, patients, labor leaders, and community advocates gathered today in front of a Ralphs in Los Angeles to release new survey findings showing rising wait times and medication safety concerns inside neighborhood grocery pharmacies. The survey of…

Poll Shows Support for Policies That Help Families Afford Child Care

By First Five Years Fund  New national polling shows persistent voter concern about the affordability and availability of child care for working parents, alongside broad support across key demographic groups for federal child care policies that help families afford care. The national survey was conducted by UpOne Insight on behalf of the First Five Years…

OP-ED: One Hundred Years of Black Workers Telling the Truth

By Fred Redmond, Secretary Treasurer AFL-CIO n 1917, A. Philip Randolph and Chandler Owen launched The Messenger, a pro-labor, anti-war magazine that connected racism to exploitation and demanded justice for Black workers. Two years later, the federal government responded with tactics of targeted censorship—surveillance, harassment and threats of prosecution—and branded a small Black labor magazine…

CIAA Health and Mental Wellness Summit highlights fibroids and endometriosis in Black women

by Megan Sayles AFRO Staff Writer “I don’t know about you, but I cannot even begin to count how many sisters and friends have experienced these conditions that so often go untalked about,” said Tiffany Robinson, vice president for state government affairs at CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield. “We know that pain is often minimized, care is…

Newsom changed California prisons. What will the justice system look like after he leaves?

by Adam Ashton California’s criminal justice system looks different in a very tangible way compared to when Gov. Gavin Newsom took office seven years ago. It has fewer prisons thanks to a dramatic decline in the number of people the state is incarcerating. It’s directing more resources to rehabilitation programs. And, at the prison that…

CAIR-SFBA Condemns Alleged Hate-Motivated Vandalism at San Francisco Church

(SANTA CLARA, CA, 3/3/2026) — The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the alleged hateful vandalism targeting the San Francisco Seventh-day Adventist Church-Central in Pacific Heights.  On Saturday morning, San Francisco police arrested a suspect after officers discovered…

Sacramento Conference Tackles California’s Stubborn Housing Crisis

By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland), the keynote speaker at “A Conference on Housing” in Sacramento on Feb. 24, says solving California’s housing crisis at all levels — and providing affordable, environmentally responsible homes for low-income families and communities of color — can go hand in hand. Assemblymember Buffy…

Political Playback: California Capitol News You Might Have Missed 

Gov. Newsom Calls Pres. Trump’s Attack on Iran “Reckless” Bo Tefu | California Black Media    Gov. Gavin Newsom criticized President Donald Trump over the recent U.S. military strikes on Iran, calling the action “reckless” and warning it puts American lives at unnecessary risk.   In a social media post on Feb. 28, Newsom said while he agrees…

The Concerned Citizens for the Development of North Fontana and the City of Fontana Sponsor the 58th Annual Black History Month Parade 

Concerned Citizens for the Development of North Fontana and the City of Fontana brings to San Bernardino County the 58th Black History Month and Expo Saturday February 28th 2026 the parade steps off at 10:00 a.m.  Summit and Citrus Ave. to Sierra Lakes Parkway where the Expo begins 12:00 noon in the North Fontana Home…

Mexico Moves to Curb Cartels With Killing of El Mencho. Will the US Follow Suit?

By Manuel Ortiz MEXICO CITY—One of the world’s most wanted drug traffickers, Rubén Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias “El Mencho” was killed Sunday morning. His death came as part of an operation carried out by the Mexican government. According to Mexican officials, the operation took place in Tapalpa, Jalisco, in western Mexico. It was carried out…

San Bernardino Democratic Luncheon Club Announces 32nd Annual Banquet and Spring Speaker Series

SAN BERNARDINO, CA — The San Bernardino Democratic Luncheon Club announces its upcoming schedule of events, headlined by the 32nd Annual Banquet and Installation of Officers on March 14, 2026. This landmark event will feature Congressman Pete Aguilar as the guest keynote speaker. The program will be hosted by Club President Tim Prince and will…

State Dem Convention: Nichelle Henderson Stuns Field, Topping Delegate Vote in Superintendent of Public Instruction Race

Bo Tefu and Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media   Black Democratic candidates walked away from this weekend’s state party convention with a mixed but telling set of results.   One race in particular delivered a headline-making surprise. The biggest jolt came in the contest for Superintendent of Public Instruction, where educator Nichelle Henderson outpaced…

Civil Rights Organizations and Social Justice Advocates Oppose Dangerous Ballot Measure that Threatens Access to Care for Patients at Community Health Centers and Clinics

Molly Weedn Sacramento, CA –(2/20/26) Today, prominent civil rights and social justice organizations announced their strong opposition to the dangerous ballot measure that threatens access to care for millions of California patients who depend on community health centers and clinics. “Community health centers provide the essential care that so many low-income individuals rely on for…