Heatwave, BT Express, Meli’sa Morgan, The Dazz Band and Minister/Award-Winning Entertainer Clifton Davis Join Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight, George Clinton and More January 20-27, 2019 From Ft. Lauderdale to the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Half Moon Cay Ft. Lauderdale, Fla (September 25, 2018) — The 2019 Soul Train Cruise adds five legendary entertainers to…
Noel Andersen UCC & CWS Grassroots Coordinator for Immigrants’ Rights Our sacred texts remind us to welcome the sojourner in our midst and to love our neighbor as ourselves. Yet our government is enacting horrific policies designed to separate families and terrorize those fleeing persecution, violence and poverty. I was recently part of a United…
By: Lou Yeboah I want you to know that as followers of Jesus Christ, we are to be constantly aware that the devil is out to destroy us. Revelation tells us Satan has declared all-out war on God’s saints. [Revelation 12:12]. While many Christians slumber at this midnight hour, just as Jesus predicted, the devil…
By Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Newswire Contributor Our nation, these United States, is founded on the principles of racism and patriarchy. They are reflected in our very constitution, where enslaved persons were counted as a fraction of a person and only men of property were allowed the right to vote. The filthy inequality at the foundation…
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor In 2013, then Biscayne Park Police Chief Raimundo Atesiano informed community leaders of the Biscayne Park Police Department’s perfect clearance record for solving crimes: It was 100 percent. According to Atesiano, his police department near Miami was perfect at solving burglaries. On September 21st, it was revealed in…
By Marshall A. Latimore Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms welcomed a panel of service providers, advocates, and government officials to City Hall to discuss labor exploitation, sexual exploitation and ways to address human trafficking on Sept. 18. The meeting marked the beginning of the city’s response to the anti-trafficking challenge presented by the Pathways to Freedom…
By Stacy M. Brown,NNPA Newswire Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Camille Cosby has filed an official complaint about her husband’s judge to the Judicial Conduct Review Board of Pennsylvania. One week before iconic comedian Bill Cosby faces sentencing in his assault case and just a week after defense attorneys filed a motion asking for Judge Steven T. O’Neill to…
By The Chicago Crusader Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy, a CPS selective enrollment high school in Chicago’s Pullman neighborhood, announced recently it will partner with the Schuler Scholar Program (schulerprogram.org), a Chicago-area non-profit dedicated to helping first generation, low income, and underrepresented students prepare to gain admission to and succeed at highly selective colleges. Starting…
UC Riverside is the new headquarters for ‘CAMP,’ a systemwide program funded by the National Science Foundation Sandra Baltazar Martínez The National Science Foundation has awarded a five-year, $4 million grant to fund a program for minority students across nine University of California campuses. This NSF grant allows the Louis Stokes STEM Pathways and Research…
SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson marked Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month today by reminding students, teachers, and staff at C.K. McClatchy High School to recognize the risk factors of suicide so they can help identify students who might be in crisis and need assistance. Students from the C.K. McClatchy National Alliance on Mental…
Innovative programs that improve food safety, develop job prospects for high school students and streamline the way the County’s roads are maintained are among five programs recognized with prestigious Merit Awards by the California State Association of Counties (CSAC). “These well-deserved awards illustrate the great work being done by County employees putting the public’s hard-earned…
ColorComm, Inc. will produce the Men of Color in Communications (MCC) Business Summit on November 15- 16, 2018 in New York. NEW YORK, Sept. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — ColorComm, Inc., the nation’s premier platform addressing diversity and inclusion from across the communications, marketing, media, and advertising industries, will launch the Men of Color in Communications…
Laura Mitnaul Wooten, honored during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s annual conference, urged Black people to vote in midterm elections. By Sheryl Estrada Laura Mitnaul Wooten plans to head to the polls on Nov. 6 to vote in the midterm elections, and to work, as she’s done every Election Day for the past 79 years,…
An employment fair that attracts thousands of people will be held Thursday (9/20) at the Fantasy Springs Casino Resort Event Center in Indio. This is on track with last year’s record of over 90 employers and exhibitors from the hospitality, retail, banking, gaming, education and government sectors. Employment opportunities range from entry level to upper…
San Diego, CA – Employment & Community Options (E&CO), an organization that gives individuals with disabilities more options for living their lives to the fullest, has rebranded as Options For All. Founded in 1985, Options For All serves individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, helping empower them to become fully-participating members of their communities. The…
Chang to help spearhead integration of primary care and behavioral health care MORENO VALLEY, Ca.—Dr. Matthew Chang has been named the new director of RUHS Behavioral Health. He replaces former Director Steve Steinberg, who retired earlier this month after 25 years with the department. Before being appointed to the department’s top post, Chang had been…
By Rick Beavin, California Market President, Humana Health benefits can be confusing to navigate, particularly as you become eligible for additional support services. While most Americans 65 and older—or those who qualify due to disability—are eligible for Medicare, some may also be eligible for MediCal, California’s Medicaid program, based primarily on financial need. Individuals who…
By Simeon Gant Special to California Black Media Partners Governor Jerry Brown and his team gathered more than four thousand people from around the world in San Francisco for three days last week to sound the alarm: Climate Change is a public health issue! Hundreds of people protested and disrupted this gathering of environmentalist, policymakers…
Featuring the supremely skilled Jazz and R&B singer, songwriter, and producer, Lalah Hathaway and the dynamic, world-renowned violinist, Damien Escobar. This event will take place at the Redondo Performing Arts Center on Saturday, October 6th. Doors will open at 6:00pm. Cocktail Hour will take place from opening until 7:00pm. Damien Escobar will then soothe your…
Akoma Unity Center is hosting Jazz In the Park at Anne Shirrells Park in San Bernardino. The free concert will host live jazz and a variety of musical entertainment in an atmosphere the entire family can enjoy. The festival will take place at Ann Shirrells Park, 1367 California St., San Bernardino on Sunday, September 30….
**Information Station** Free Senior Event Games..Free Raffles..Delicious Foods..Gifts Come out and enjoy exciting information to maintain a healthy, vibrant senior lifestyle. Local businesses will present important information regarding: Health and Safety Senior Savings Travel/Entertainment Reverse Mortgages Avoiding Financial Scams and more…. Each Month-Every 4th Monday September 24, 2016 1:00-3:00p.m. 19220 Cottonwood Ave. Jess…
By Hazel Trice Edney and Hamil Harris (TriceEdneyWire.com) – As America prepares to return to the polls for mid-term elections amidst racial tensions, continued economic inequities and a President that appears to embrace racism and shun truth, thousands of Black church leaders and parishioners answered a “Call to Conscience/Day of Action” last week, intended to…
raci Blackmon Executive Minister, Justice & Local Church Ministries I spent the last week of August at the border in Tucson, Arizona with the people of faith from across the ecumenical Body of Christ. We visited with migrant travelers who have journeyed through the desert and listened to the stories of those who search the…
By: Lou Yeboah As unpopular as it may be, it behooves us to take heed to the message. You see, despite the fact that the people mocked Jeremiah and God because it seemed that Jeremiah brought nothing but God’s sad news of condemnation. This sad news was the truth. Jeremiah may have been tempted to…
