By Erica Wright After the shooting death of 21-year-old Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford Jr. by a Hoover police officer at the Galleria Mall outside Birmingham on Thanksgiving, the Alabama NAACP has released a statement condemning the act. “Police officers must know the facts involved before pulling their weapons. Police officers must stop being trigger happy when…
By Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D., NNPA Newswire Contributor The State of Georgia’s Democratic Gubernatorial nominee has ended her historic run for governor in a controversial political race that has captured the attention of the country. In a press conference held today at 5 p.m. at her Kirkwood headquarters, Abrams acknowledged GOP candidate and former Secretary…
Portrait of A Man who’s steps were ordered by the Lord Deacon Harvey R. Walker was born on December 7, 1938 to late Carrie Stephens and Willie Walker in Boston, GA. He was proceeded in death by his daughter Rhonda and two son’s Gerald & Donald, one brother and one sister. On November 17, 2018…
John Andrew Funderburk was born on June 23, 1944 in Chesterfield, South Carolina to Andrew Cecil Funderburk and Eloise Burch-Funderburk. John was the oldest child from their union. John resided in Rialto, California for over 30 years. John attended Gary High School in Chesterfield, South Carolina. After high school, John joined the United States Army…
PLEDGES TO BE A CHAMPION OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND A SUPERINTENDENT FOR ALL CALIFORNIA STUDENTS By Sentinel News Service Assemblymember Tony Thurmond is the projected winner of the California State Superintendent of Public Instruction election. More than a week after Election Day, Thurmond has overcome an 86,000 vote deficit on Election Day to win the…
All San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) campuses, except Middle College High School, will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday starting Monday, November 19, 2018. All SBCUSD offices and Middle College High will be closed on Thursday, November 22 and Friday, November 23. All SBCUSD offices will be open and all schools will be…
Brad Waller, Vice President for Communications bwaller@capta.org / (951) 314-3707 SACRAMENTO – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson and California State PTA remind educators who have closed schools because of dangerous air quality that they can apply for a waiver to ensure they do not lose funding because of a drop in attendance….
By Khalil Abdullah, Ethnic Media Services Editor’s Note: Khalil Abdullah, a veteran reporter with both the general market and the Black press, was former director of the National Association of Black State Legislators. Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith’s remark to a colleague that “If he invited me to a public hanging, I’d be on the front…
Rutledge, a Senior Learning & Development Consultant at Wells Fargo, talks about her journey transitioning from the U.S. Navy and why it’s important to allow your authentic self to show up whether in the military or Corporate America. Le Nette is a Learning & Development Sr. Consultant within Talent Development & Organization Effectiveness (TDOE) at…
On Nov. 6, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) served a search warrant on a black-market marijuana cultivation operation at the 1700 block of Hidden Valley road in Trinity County. The property contained an unpermitted water diversion, water pollution violations, over 900 unprocessed growing marijuana plants and 5,069 pounds of untested black-market marijuana…
Hitting your 50s or 60s can bring several life changes, and increasingly those include artificial joints. For much of the aging U.S. population, knees in particular are wearing out. More than 600,000 knee replacements are performed annually in the U.S., according to The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. That number is expected to swell…
By Defender News Service Michelle Obama says she felt alone after a miscarriage 20 years ago and she and Barack Obama underwent fertility treatments to conceive their two daughters, according to her new memoir. In some of her most extensive public comments on her White House years, the former first lady also lets her fury…
By Marie Y. Lemelle Since the age of 8, Bone Davis has spent his entire life as a musical performer. “I learned to play the bass, keyboards and drums,” he said. He made a name for himself as a keyboardist, playing rhythm and blues and jazz with a diverse group of music legends including B.B….
Companies are distancing themselves from Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. By Frank Kineavy Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith is facing backlash as she heads into a midterm election runoff slated for Nov. 27 against Democratic opponent Mike Espy, who is African American. Hyde-Smith “joking” about attending “a public hanging” — a method of domestic terrorism that killed hundreds…
Chicago Tribune Shane Harris, Greg Miller, Josh Dawsey First published: The Washington Post The CIA has concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul last month, contradicting the Saudi government’s claims that he was not involved in the killing, according to people familiar with the matter….
By Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic Back in the day, if you couldn’t get to church on Sunday to hear the pastor’s sermon, you’d put on Aretha Franklin’s Amazing Grace album, the best-selling gospel record of all time, and she would give you your spiritual fix. After a long delay, and its share…
Offering an everyday low price might not be the best strategy for retailers facing the threat of new competitors in their market Markdown retailers can survive the entry of an everyday low-price retailer into a highly competitive market by manipulating price, product availability, and the regret consumers feel when they pay too much or wait…
Tracy Howe Whispelwey Minister of Congregational and Community Engagement I am deeply troubled by the continued escalation and racist rhetoric against Central American migrants and others heading towards our border. The unbridled dehumanizing, demonizing, and racist assertions by our current president are now institutionally supported with expanded Border Patrol and Immigration Customs Enforcement law enforcement…
By: Lou Yeboah … You best put them on. Because the devil, as a roaring lion is going about this world seeking whom he may devour. His mission is to kill, steal, and to destroy. He doesn’t care who you are or where you come from. He doesn’t care where you’ve been or where you…
“Let’s just follow the rules here,” said U.S. District judge Joan Lefkow. by Jayme S. Ganey Attorneys representing Jemel Roberson’s family said they knew the name of the officer who shot him, but wanted the Midloathian Police Department to release it. On Monday, Gregory Kulis and Lee Merritt filed a motion to release the name,…
The Associated Press. When police arrived after reports of a shooting over the weekend at a bar outside Chicago, witnesses say Jemel Roberson, a 26-year-old security guard who worked there, had already subdued the alleged assailant, pinning him to the ground. Adam Harris, who was at Manny’s Blue Bar in Robbins at the time of…
Fulbright Scholar Roberto Rivera looks to Jamaica as a model of restorative justice Roberto “Bobby” Rivera spent 20 years as a police officer in Southern California before a medical injury prompted his early retirement in 2011. What he couldn’t have predicted at the time was that the injury that ended one career would also open…
“If I reach back far enough I can touch my own family slavery in a very personal way.” – Bishop T.D. Jakes By Michael H. Cottman Urban News Service DALLAS – Inside a provocative exhibit about Thomas Jefferson and slavery, Bishop T.D. Jakes was reminded of his own enslaved ancestors. Jakes, who has visited Africa…
The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) Quality Standards Certification Team unanimously agreed to recognize continued Quality Certification status for Bethune-Cookman University. In addition, the USDLA Board unanimously voted and approved the continued certification. Under the leadership of Dean of B-CU Global Online Dr. Arletha McSwain, USDLA is confident the University and the B-CU Global…
