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HONORING MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR Martin Luther King: ‘I Have a Dream’ speech
Nashville Pride, NNPA Newswire The “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered by Martin Luther King, Jr. before a crowd of some 250,000 people at the 1963 March on Washington, remains one of the most famous speeches in history. Weaving in references to the country’s Founding Fathers and the Bible, King used universal themes to depict…
On King Holiday Commemoration: 600 Black Legislators Resolved to Push Policies for Economic Justice Resolution considered new win for Black Wealth 2020
By Hazel Trice (TriceEdneyWire.com) – It was three years ago that a group of national business leaders launched a movement called Black Wealth 2020 partially based on the economic vision articulated by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. King said in his final speech on April 3, 1968: “It’s all right to talk about streets flowing…
Poverty Isn’t a Privilege: The White Man Is Your Brother Too
By Keith Magee Writing to fellow clergy from a Birmingham Jail (The Negro Is Your Brother), Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – gravely concerned about all who were poor and experiencing inequality – said, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a…
Don’t Let Predatory Tax Loans Take Your Refunds
By Charlene Crowell, NNPA Newswire Contributor For many consumers, the New Year brings an annual effort to file taxes early enough to help pay off big bills, replace major appliances or tuck away a few bucks for the proverbial ‘rainy day’. With a continuing federal shutdown, this year there are also an estimated 800,000 federal…
Governor Names African American Women As California’s First Surgeon General
CBM Staff Governor Gavin Newsom today named Dr. Nadine Burke Harris as California’s first-ever Surgeon General. As a pediatrician, entrepreneur and nonprofit CEO, Dr. Burke Harris has dedicated her professional career to understanding the link between adverse childhood experiences and toxic stress in children, and the effect both have on future health outcomes. She is…
Abuse of agricultural trade aid costs U.S. taxpayers
By Cora Fox, policy associate, Center for Rural Affairs In 2018, President Trump pledged $12 billion to provide direct aid to corn, cotton, dairy, hog, sorghum, soybean and wheat producers. Through the Market Facilitation Program, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has administered this aid to provide short-term relief to producers who are feeling the effects…
Supreme Court decides not to hear cases on transgender troops, DACA
By Nicholas Sakelaris Jan. 22 (UPI) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday opted to stay out of an appeal to the Trump administration’s new restrictions for transgender troops. By not acting on the transgender case, the administration can start enforcing its restriction on transgenders in the military. The Trump administration overturned an Obama-era rule,…
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka to Trump: Forget Wall, Fix Nation’s Deadly Water Problems
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The lead content in Newark’s drinking water now is the highest ever recorded in the past 17 years and Mayor Ras Baraka has sent a letter to President Donald Trump because of the health emergency. In his January 14th letter to President Trump, Baraka implores the President…
Advice on Health Screenings and Habits for the New Year
Staying healthy in the New Year is an important resolution, but many adults tend to bypass preventive exams and screenings that would keep them stronger longer. Just as infants and children need to follow an immunization timetable, adults should also regularly schedule certain medical tests. The beginning of a new year is the perfect time…
The State Of Free Speech In San Bernardino County
Oft-arrested Hesperia resident keeps pushing against time limits to public comments. By Martin Estacio Staff Writer HESPERIA — At a June 2017 City Council meeting, Bob Nelson begins his public comment time by announcing he’s going to go over his allotted three minutes. “You have no need to put a time limit on speech,” he…
My Patient Rights Reminds Californians of New Law Requiring Co-Prescribing of Overdose Reversal Drugs to Combat Opioid Crisis
Sacramento, Calif. – My Patient Rights and the California Chronic Care Coalition are reminding Californians to make sure that they and their family members are aware of a new law that takes another step in addressing the opioid crisis. This law states that prescribers of pain-relieving opioids must also offer a prescription for the opioid-overdose…
January 2019 Scam Alerts
As the tax season approaches, individuals as well as small businesses need to be cautious of identity theft. Identity thieves use stolen Employer Identification Numbers to create fake W-2 Forms to file with fraudulent individual tax returns. Fraudsters also used these to open new lines of credit or obtain credit cards. Now, they are using…
Future blasts Ciara’s husband Russell Wilson for ‘not being a man’
By Rollingout.com Future has slammed his ex-partner Ciara’s husband Russell Wilson for not “being a man” in their relationship. The 35-year-old rapper has 4-year-old son Future Zahir with his former fiancé Ciara and has hit out at the singer’s husband Russell — whom she married in 2017 — for “not telling her” not to talk…
Harlem Globetrotters Bring Their All-New Fan Powered World Tour To The Los Angeles Area In February
Committed to bringing fans the best experience and most electrifying athletes on the planet, the Harlem Globetrotters will give their fans a chance to get closer than ever to the action and team’s stars with their brand-new Fan Powered World Tour, which is set to come to the Los Angeles area in February. The Globetrotters’…
Lionel Richie’s son cautioned by police after making threats
By Rollingout.com Lionel Richie’s son was cautioned by police after making threats at an international airport. Miles Brockman Richie reportedly became angry on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, after being told he couldn’t get onto a flight. He allegedly claimed he was carrying explosives, which he’d detonate if he wasn’t allowed on the plane. According to…
Neima Abdulahi highlights Atlanta’s entertainment scene with ‘ATL CULTURE’
By A.R. Shaw Neima Abdulahi has always had a love of music for music and entertainment. A native of Somalia, Abdulahi relocated from East Africa to East Atlanta as a child and became immersed by Atlanta’s music scene. Now as a reporter for WXIA in Atlanta, Abdulahi provides an inside look into the city’s entertainment…
“I Tell You, It’s Time to Move Forward!
By: Lou Yeboah You know when Moses went to the Lord and asked Him what He wanted him to tell the people, the Lord said, tell them, “Go Forward!” [Exodus 14:10-15]. The word “Forward¨ carries the idea of advancement and progress. The Lord says you have been camped where you are long enough and it’s…
Witness For Justice #928 The Shutdown Isn’t Over Even When It’s Over
Sandy Sorensen Director, Washington Office At the time of this writing, it is day 28 of the partial federal government shutdown, now the longest in history. Even if the shutdown ends at the time this piece is published, or any time in the near future, the impact will be felt for months and years to…
CLBC Members Kick Off MLK Celebration In Capitol City
By Antonio R. Harvey| California Black Media SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom has been on the job for nearly two weeks and is already dealing with a teacher strike, a utility company that is threatening bankruptcy and the poor’s inability to access clean drinking water. He also released a budget proposal that would consist of…
Los Angeles Students Face Brighter Future Thanks to Tentative Settlement Reached in UTLA Strike
Outpouring of local, state, national and global support from parents, fellow educators, elected leaders and communities reaffirms strong support for public education BURLINGAME – California Teachers Association President Eric C. Heins issued this statement in support of L.A.’s teachers after announcement of a tentative agreement between United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) and Los Angeles Unified…
Government Shutdown Hits African Americans the Hardest
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia With over 50,000 federal employees, the fourth congressional district in Maryland represents the fifth largest number of workers, and Maryland likely counts as the third-largest impacted state by the government shutdown, according to Democratic Rep. Anthony Brown. “So, I’m hearing about this, like my colleagues, each and…
7 Takeaways From President Trump’s Oval Office Address
by Domenico Montanaro President Trump delivered the first Oval Office address of his presidency Tuesday night — and it came in the midst of a protracted partial government shutdown. There were a lot of questions going into the address, but there were at least as many afterward — especially, and most importantly: What now? So…
Los Angeles Teachers Strike For Smaller Classes, More Nurses And Librarians
Elissa Nadworny, Laurel Wamsley, Francesca Paris Updated Monday at 10:16 a.m.ET. Los Angeles public school teachers went on strike Monday morning, a result of failed negotiations between the teachers union and the school district. The strike has looked inevitable since Friday, when United Teachers Los Angeles rejected another offer from district leaders. “We are more…
Kenny Lattimore Foundation Brings Music and Arts to Los Angeles and Washington D.C. Schools
By Sentinel News Service Join the Kenny Lattimore Foundation and featured talents Annale’, known for her Billboard charting radio hit “Roses” and 21-year old classically trained pop pianist, Reyna Roberts for a night of music at The Rose Pasadena on Sunday, January 27, 2019. Kenny Lattimore will announce the partnership and launch of the pilot…
