Rebecca Safier Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) provided students of color with access to higher education during a time of legal segregation. It wasn’t until the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that segregation in public places was banned and employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, and religion was outlawed….
By Iqbal Pittalwala Barish, the Linde Professor of Physics, Emeritus, at Caltech, shared the Nobel Prize with fellow Caltech physicist Kip Thorne and MIT physicist Rainer Weiss. The prize recognized their “decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves.” On Sept. 14, 2015, LIGO, or the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory, detected…
By Freddie Allen (NNPA Newswire Contributor) The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) announced plans to conduct a groundbreaking survey that will gauge the awareness and impact of President Barack Obama’s education law—the Every Student Succeeds Act—in the Black community. The NNPA is a trade group that represents more than 200 Black-owned media companies and newspapers…
By Charlene Crowell For years, and particularly in recent months, major news outlets have heralded the nation’s robust economic recovery. From rising corporate profits, to lower unemployment, or rising stock prices on Wall Street, many consumers might conclude that financial stability not only returned after the Great Recession but continues to climb. But for people…
By Mark Hedin U.S. citizens across the country soon will vote on all 435 seats in the House of Representatives, for 35 U.S. senators and three dozen governorships. The House of Representatives and possibly the Senate are up for grabs. Given the high stakes, voters would do well to check at least a month ahead…
Gail Fry /Contributor Due to the efforts of Fighting 4 the Tatas Breast Cancer, Inc. Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Joshlyn Earls, the State of California has declared October 3, “Inflammatory Breast Cancer Awareness Day” encouraging public knowledge of a deadly, aggressive and rare breast cancer. In an interview with San Bernardino American News,…
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 Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Contributor Katherine Johnson, who hand-crunched the numbers for America’s first manned space flight – a feat that finally got its Big Screen acknowledgement just two years ago, turned 100 on Sunday, August 26, 2018. “[On Sunday], we celebrate Alpha Kappa Alpha’s own, Katherine Johnson. She’s credited with crunching the…
R&B Singer J Rome Releases His Long Awaited New Single and Music Video “4U” Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) — R&B artist J Rome, releases his new single and music video “4 U” which is available on all digital platforms now. The silky soul vocalist is best known for winning ABC’s singing talent show “Duets”, singing…
Pastors Asked to ‘Call the Nation to Its Conscience’ Sunday, September 2nd, has been declared as “Social Justice Sunday” in Black Churches across the United States. “Social Justice Sunday” will serve as the kick-off to the “Call to Conscience – Forward to Action” event to be held September 5th and 6th in Washington DC. “Historically…
Velda Love Minister for Racial Justice I mourn the loss of Rev. Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon. She departed August 8, 2018. Dr. Cannon was the first African-American woman ordained in the United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America in 1974 and in 1983 became the first African-American to earn the Doctor of Philosophy…
By: Lou Yeboah God’s Warning to a Doomed Generation – “The Greatest Prophecy in the Bible”—soon to be fulfilled. You see, Jesus made a promise. He said, “I will come again.” [Matthew 24:36], “But of that day and hour knoweth no man; not the angels of heaven, but My Father only.” But He says we…
By Barrington M. Salmon, Contributing Writer, Black Press USA Prisoners in at least 17 states across the country went on strike this week to declare that the way they’re being treated by guards and prison officials is no longer acceptable. The strike, which began on August 21 is scheduled to end on Sept 9. The…
By Ken Thorpe About 30 million Americans have diabetes, and an estimated 1.5 million more are diagnosed each year. More than 25 percent of seniors have diabetes, and minority populations are at the greatest risk of developing this disease. African Americans, for instance, have a 77 percent higher risk of developing diabetes compared to White…
By Danielle Haynes Aug. 28 (UPI) — Independent researchers from George Washington University on Tuesday said the death toll from Hurricane Maria was more than double the 1,427 people the Puerto Rican government calculated. The study, a collaboration between GWU’s Milken Institute School of Public Health and the University of Puerto Rico Graduate School of…
Arrowhead United Way is joining forces with San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools and Cal State University San Bernardino to support the “San Bernardino Countywide Vision2Read” Reading Rally 2018. This event could no t be possible without volunteers like you! Please join us and become part of the experience…
The men said they were wasting resources, meanwhile real terrorists were out there By Jayme S. Ganey Three former federal air marshals, Steve Theodoropoulos, Henry Preston, and Ed Cunningham, said they were told by a supervisor to target “the Black people” when they worked in Orlando because “they’re the ones who have warrants.” “But he…
NNPA Newswire The United Nations is mourning the death of former Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who passed away peacefully after a short illness, on Saturday 18 August 2018. The renowned Ghanaian diplomat was 80 years old. Mr. Annan was the seventh man to take the helm of the global organization and the first Secretary-General to emerge…
Every year, San Bernardino High School (SBHS) holds the Miss Cardinal City pageant, which prepares participating students to represent the school and community for the school year. Miss Cardinal City, along with the reigning Mr. Cardinal City, represents SBHS at school and community functions throughout the year and volunteers with a variety of charitable organizations…
TORONTO, August 1, 2018 – North America’s smallest and most authentic conference for startups and entrepreneurs announces a $40,000 diversity and inclusion fellowship for its upcoming September summit. The announcement marks the birth of Fireside Conference’s “Pledge 5” movement, where they hope to inspire other conferences, summits and community organizations to pledge, at minimum, 5…
By Tyvan Burns, Diamond Durant, Denver Lark (#TeamOptimistic, NNPA DTU Journalism Fellowship) Dating back to 1947, when Jackie Robinson became the first African American Major League Baseball (MLB) player for the Brooklyn Dodgers, increasing diversity and inclusion continue to be two of the league’s most important objectives. As the league’s Deputy Commissioner for Baseball Administration,…
