By Representative LaKeshia Myers February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), which is a day to increase awareness about HIV among African Americans and to encourage people to get involved in prevention efforts, get tested, and get treatment if they have HIV. According to the Centers for Disease Control, overall, new cases of…
By Angela N. Parker Founded by young people, for young people, the Peer Health Exchange (PHE) has worked to fill the health equity gap for youth in underserved communities. The organization began as a labor of love by six Yale students who, responding to New Haven public schools ending their health education programming due to…
BY Eisa Nefertari Ulen, Truthout “First graders listened to a story about Trayvon Martin written by eighth graders and shared ideas about injustice.” “My 2nd grader just came in, notebook in hand, asking how to spell Alicia, as in Alicia Garza.” “Proud of my powerful lessons on privilege, racism, discrimination, police brutality, and why Colin…
By Shevry Lassiter, The Washington Informer A pretty face, a sculpted body, a good cook, smart and financially stable are just some of the qualities women think men want. But if women had the ability to get in a man’s head and hear their thoughts, would more relationships thrive? That question isn’t answered in the…
By Wave Staff Report LOS ANGELES — What do U2, Jay-Z and Bruce Springsteen all have in common? They all have Grammy Awards. And now Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) does, too – at least through the end of the year. Los Angeles World Airports welcomed guests to LAX Feb. 5 during a special Grammy…
High Desert Black History Month Honorees Keynote Speaker: Lora King, CEO Rodney King Foundation Maria Opara-Apple Valley Unified Trustee-Unsung Hero Award Councilwoman Stevevonna Evans – Distinguished Leadership and Community Award James Campbell- NAACP 1st Vice Pres. – Humanitarian Award Mela Gomez-Distinguished Business and Community Leader Tamara Thomas-Pres. High Desert Black Business Chamber-Distinguished Service Award Harriet…
By: Lou Yeboah Why is it, do you think, that we need this constant reinforcement and reminding of the truth? Simply put, as Malcolm X said, “we have been bamboozled, hoodwink, and lead astray. While we may know the truth, we still are bombarded with worldly philosophies everywhere we turn. Make no mistake about it,…
Michael Schuenemeyer Executive for Health and Wholeness Advocacy Ministries With the 2019 National Week of Prayer for the Healing of HIV and AIDS just around the corner (March 3-9), the President’s State of the Union commitment to ending the HIV epidemic by 2030 is welcomed. It is an important reminder that this epidemic is still…
By Manny Otiko | California Black Media Assemblywoman Dr. Shirley Weber (D-San Diego) has again sponsored a bill to hold police officers accountable for deadly shootings. Assembly Bill 392, “The California Act to Save Lives,” will restrict officers from using deadly force only when faced with bodily harm. Officers could also use deadly force to…
BY Jake Johnson, Common Dreams As survey data continues to show that raising taxes on the wealthy is extremely popular among the U.S. public, new research by inequality expert and University of California, Berkeley economist Gabriel Zucman found that the richest 0.00025 percent of the American population now owns more wealth than the 150 million…
By Dr. Elizabeth V. Primas, Program Manager, NNPA ESSA Awareness Campaign In 1951, Langston Hughes laid bare the anxious aspirations of millions of Black people in America with his poem, “A Dream Deferred.” In 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. reminded America of the promissory note written to its citizens guaranteeing life, liberty, and the…
By Jorian Reeves Xavier University, Louisiana’s College of Pharmacy I had my first taste of global cultural learning in 2015 when I traveled to Qatar at the age of 14 for a week-long Arabic debate competition. Two years earlier, in seventh grade, I had started taking Arabic classes at Lindbolm Math and Science Academy, a…
The San Bernardino County Library invites residents to celebrate magic at the Library Enchanted Events. Enjoy an amazing experience and meet some favorite princesses as they visit the library. Enjoy a variety of fun-filled crafts, face painting, balloon artists, and more. These events are another opportunity to celebrate and support the Countywide Vision’s literacy campaign,…
By Deangelo Manuel Helena, AR (BlackNews.com) — 2019 marks one hundred years since one of America’s deadliest massacres that claimed over two hundred lives of black men, women, and children. In 1919, over a hundred sharecroppers and local farmers met with the Progressive Farmers and Household Union of America at a local church in a…
Had it not been for this attorney, Elmer Daniels might still be in jail. Here’s why. Brittany Horn, Delaware News Journal A Delaware man who had his life sentence dismissed last week walked out of Howard R. Young Correctional Institution days later, a free man. Elmer Daniels and his attorneys say state prosecutors, in a…
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2019 — St. Elmo Brady, the first African-American to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry, is being honored by the American Chemical Society (ACS) with a National Historic Chemical Landmark. The designation will be celebrated on Feb. 5 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, which awarded Brady his doctorate in 1916. The…
(FOX Business) The battered U.S. retail market is likely to see more prominent bankruptcy filings and store closures in the first quarter of 2019, according to the top executive at America’s largest mall operator. “There are some retailers out there that we’re nervous about. … We are concerned about a few [bankruptcies] that should shake…
S.E. Williams There is little question about the importance of closing the African American student achievement gap. It is more urgent today than ever before, yet for Black students in California, just as it is nationwide, although the goal of closing the gap is clearly attainable—it remains elusive. In June 2018 former Governor Jerry Brown…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Gwen Moore has made a strong and very personal case for lawmakers to keep the Affordable Care Act. In a televised interview, Moore revealed her cancer diagnosis and where she believes she’d be if it weren’t for former President Barack Obama’s signature piece of legislation…
A personal story – My journey to better health By Joy Stephenson-Laws At some point in your life, you have probably felt what I felt as it relates to your health…Confusion, uncertainty, worry … My aha moment was in my early 40’s when my doctor of many years started to prep me for what I…
By Rhea Landholm, Center for Rural Affairs Grocery stores are a staple on rural main streets across the country. They provide fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, staple food items, and even cleaning supplies, toiletries, and over-the-counter medicine. We’ve heard from a few communities who are seeking solutions on keeping their grocery stores vibrant. So, here…
By LIAM DILLON Among the hurdles Gov. Gavin Newsom will face in his goal to see 3.5 million new homes built across California over the next seven years is that the state hasn’t set aside enough land for that development, a forthcoming report by UCLA concludes. Cities and counties have zoned land to allow for…
Narrated by Sheryl Lee Ralph, the new documentary shines a light on the brave black and white women who crossed racial lines to fight slavery in AmericaSeries of screenings at the Free Library of Philadelphia kick off on Wednesday, February 27 PHILADELPHIA (February 1, 2019) — Sisters in Freedom, the extraordinary story of the black…
