With effective hepatitis C treatment, why is this still such a prickly subject? It’s hard to believe that in 2018, with an effective treatment for hepatitis C on the books since late 2013, African Americans—who make up just 12 percent of the population—still account for 25 percent of people living with the virus. Yet this…
By Berenice Rushovich, Kelly Murphy, Jessica Dym Bartlett The number of American children in foster care has increased for the fourth consecutive year, from approximately 397,000 in 2012 to 438,000 in 2016. While almost all children in foster care have a history of exposure to trauma (e.g., neglect, physical abuse, domestic violence, parental substance abuse),…
“Lupus is not some distant disease,” Gabrielle Davis, founder of Lupus Sistas, tells Black Health Matters just days before the Black Health Matters Summit. In fact, lupus is an urgent matter. “It is rampant in the black community. It is having devastating effects on women, specifically black women.” It is with this same passion that…
New parents have a lot on their plates when heading home from the hospital for the first time. It can be overwhelming trying to remember everything that needs to be done. Do we have enough diapers? Are we feeding him or her enough? How much is enough sleep? All of these issues are important but…
During his State of the Union address, President Trump pledged to drive down drug prices. Sally C. Pipes That’s a worthy goal. Fortunately, the Trump administration is already pursuing it in ways that protect patients and encourage research and development. Many strategies that candidate Trump proposed on the campaign trail would have done more harm…
Jerome E. Horton Member, 3rd District State Board of Equalization The Board of Equalization was poised to raise gasoline taxes through a process directed by the legislature in 2010, referred to as a “gas tax swap.” Board of Equalization Member Jerome Horton said, “Enough is enough – Californians cannot bear another gas tax increase.” California…
Washington, DC (March 5, 2017) – Today, ‘American Dream Business’ announces the US tour with Black Expo America ‘American Dream Business’ pitch competition will travel across the U.S. hosting casting calls for business owners to pitch their business idea or concept to win $1,000, after the 2018 tour, American Dream Business Pitch Competition will award…
(WASHINGTON, DC) – A motion filed by a coalition of civil rights groups to voluntarily dismiss their claims against the discredited and now-disbanded “Election Integrity Commission” has been approved by a federal court judge. Last summer, MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) and LatinoJustice PRLDEF joined the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund,…
William Otis will fit right in with Attorney General Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III. By Kaitlyn D’Onofrio / March 5, 2018 A former federal prosecutor who once said Blacks and Hispanics are more violent than whites has been tapped to join President Donald Trump’s sentencing commission. William Otis, a Georgetown professor, writes on a blog called…
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – A Hesperia man who broke into a house and raped a 14-year-old girl was sentenced Thursday to 15 years to life in prison. Julio Moncada, now 24, confessed to raping the girl after breaking into the home in Hesperia at night. Moncada did not know the victim, but had a brief…
By Anne Branigin In an exclusive report, the HuffPost has revealed evidence suggesting a 25-year-old Florida middle school teacher, Dayanna Volitich, has been secretly hosting a white nationalist podcast. In the “Unapologetic” podcast, which Volitich hosts under the alias, “Tiana Dalichov,” Volitich brags about bringing her racist beliefs into her Crystal River Middle School classroom….
SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced today that the California Department of Education is taking a new step to help ensure student safety by auditing comprehensive school safety plans that are required of all schools by Education Code 32280-32288. The state compliance audit requirement will begin in the 2018-2019 school year. Local school…
Local community encouraged to ‘Share Your Story’ on IMLS social media in March, April WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 5, 2018) – The Institute of Museum and Library Services today announced that California’s Pretend City Children’s Museum, LA County Library, and Sacramento Public Library are among the 29 finalists for the 2018 National Medal for Museum and…
Local community members were honored for their service and student scholarship recipients were announced by the Cal State San Bernardino Black Faculty, Staff and Student Association at the sixth annual Pioneer Breakfast on Feb. 23. The event, which was held in the university’s Santos Manuel Student Events Center, coincides with the celebration of Black…
Every principal in the San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD), as well as vice principals clearing their credential, will participate in professional training over the next three years thanks to a $1-million state grant designed to help them succeed. The California Center on Teaching Careers grant will equip school principals and vice principals with…
President proposes cuts and giving the needy boxes of food on their doorsteps By Jasmine Hardy, Howard University News ServiceOn February 28, 2018 WASHINGTON — Angela Ford, Andre Hunter, La’Keshia Taylor-Tehrani, and Dwayne Gill. These four people are complete strangers, but they all have one thing in common: they depend on food stamps to feed…
By Wade Henderson (Founding Board Member, Center for Responsible Lending) From attacks on voting rights to police killings of unarmed civilians and growing inequities in earnings and wealth, the civil rights gains of the past six decades are facing threat after threat. But one front in the fight for full equality—meaningful access to higher education—is…
By James Rufus Koren Sacramento has joined Oakland, Philadelphia and other cities in suing Wells Fargo & Co. over allegations that the bank engaged in discriminatory mortgage lending practices, leading to a wave of foreclosures in minority neighborhoods. The city filed a suit in federal court, saying the San Francisco bank violated the federal Fair…
Florida Republicans have allowed the relentless pro-gun operator to become a de facto member of government. BY MIKE SPIES Jared Moskowitz, a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, was debating tax policy on the chamber oor, in Tallahassee, last week, when he received a call from his wife, Leah. He was surprised to…
By: Lou Yeboah We ain’t even three months into the New Year, and you doing the same thing that God delivered you from last year. Why? After all the pleading you did¯ “Lord, please, if you get me out of this mess, I promise I want do it again!” “Lord, please, please forgive me Lord,…
By Pastor Gregory Tatum Pastor Tatum is a Baptist Minister who has been preaching the Gospel for over thirty years. In his early years, Pastor Tatum hosted and produced his own local Christian cable television program called Christian Experience Ministries. This television outreach ministry stayed on the air in Southern California for more than twenty…
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — “Our Black politicians did it to us again,” Rev. William Owens, the president of the Coalition of African American Pastors (CAAP), said passionately during a press conference February 13, 2018 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. He was referencing what he and 20 other national black leaders felt was the…
FONTANA, CA-One of the purpose of the North Fontana Black Awareness Parade Committee Black History Month events, is to bring awareness of the accomplishments made by African-Americans to the Americas, not just to have a procession going down the street. 90 year old Mr. Hank Williams who is a one of the first African American…
WASHINGTON – In a 5-to-3 decision in Jennings v. Rodriguez, the Supreme Court overturned a ruling requiring that immigrants subjected to prolonged detention must be given a custody hearing. Two lower federal courts had interpreted federal immigration detention statutes to require hearings after six months of detention. Today’s ruling sent the case back to the…
Health care advocates provide a waiver checklist for states to achieve the best outcome for their residents WASHINGTON – As the nation’s governors descend on Washington, D.C. for the National Governors Association (NGA) Winter Meeting, Consumers for Quality Care (CQC) today issued an open letter urging them to keep consumers top-of-mind when considering state waivers….