By Susan McFarland July 10 (UPI) — The Senate on Tuesday began discussions about Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s appointee to replace Anthony Kennedy on the U.S. Supreme Court, even before he arrived on Capitol Hill. Trump announced Kavanaugh late Monday as his much-anticipated choice to fill the vacancy. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell opened…
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Ford Motor Company sent one of its millennials to host a session at the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) annual summer convention in Norfolk, Virginia. Jessyka Faison, the automaker’s product communications coordinator specializing in SUVs, delivered a spirited message in a session titled, “The Black Press: Our Community…
27 percent of people killed by police were Black. In all killings, only 1 percent of the officers involved were charged with a crime. Kaitlyn D’Onofrio In 2017, police killed 1,129 people. Officers were only charged with a crime in 1 percent of cases. And of the 1,129 people officers killed, 27 percent were Black…
Ron Harris is a journalist, adjunct professor at Howard University and co-author of the new book The Black and The Blue, A Cop Reveals Crimes, Racism and Injustice in America’s Law Enforcement By Ron Harris Dear U.S. Media, Democrats, Republicans, Independents and to the concerned Americans who poured out into the streets to protest Donald…
By Michigan.Gov/NNPA/ESSA On April 26-28, the Detroit – For Inspiration Recognition of Science & Technology (FIRST) World Championships were held, hosting over 15,000 students and 40,000 spectators from all around the world, including of 111 Michigan teams. It is with great excitement that the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) share two Michigan teams, Stryke Force,…
By Charlene Crowell With 44 million consumers owing student debt that now reaches $1.5 trillion and still climbing, a lot of people want to better understand how and why this unsustainable debt trajectory can be better managed. For Black consumers who typically have less family wealth than other races and ethnicities, borrowing is more frequent,…
SHINES at UC Riverside pursues fundamental advances in energy production, storage, and use By Iqbal Pittalwala On JUNE 29, 2018 RIVERSIDE, Calif. – The Spins and Heat in Nanoscale Electronic Systems center, known as SHINES, at the University of California, Riverside, has received funding for two more years from the Department of Energy. SHINES received…
The Riverside County Registrar of Voters office certified the results of the June 5 Consolidated Primary Election on June 25. An amendment to the certified election results was released today to include 108 ballots that were not included in the certified results issued Monday. The amended election results did not change the outcome of any…
By Manny Otiko | California Black Media The Supreme Court struck a major blow to the power of public sector unions yesterday. In a 5-4 decision, the justices ruled that public sector unions could not collect dues from non-union members. Before the decision, workers who did not decide to join a union were still charged…
Money will help fund 183 high-quality housing units and neighborhood upgrades at Arrowhead Grove SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – In a milestone decision on June 28, 2018, the state’s Strategic Growth Council (SGC) awarded San Bernardino $20 million through the California Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) program – a first for the Inland Empire….
Nationwide — African American parents who want to teach their children about their heritage can now easily do so thanks to a new Black History card game now available at BlackHistoryCardGame.com. The game, designed for children in grades K-8, is a simple, but very effective “Guess Who?” card game that features 28 Black history legends….
Dynamic event to be hosted by actress Essence Atkins and feature all-female honorees for second year OAK BROOK, IL — (June 8, 2018) — In celebration of the 15th annual McDonald’s® 365Black® Awards, the company will honor celebrities and everyday heroes who make positive contributions to the community. To date, this year’s roster of remarkable…
Other artists to perform include Charlie Wilson, Xscap3, Common, The Roots, The O’Jays, After 7, Bootsy Collins, DJ Jazzy Jeff and MC Lyte. Cincinnati, OH — Premier ticket and hotel reseller, QLZ Productions, is providing ticket and hotel packages for the 2018 Cincinnati Music Festival. The iconic event will happen Thursday, July 26 to Saturday,…
Rev. Dr. Bentley de Bardelaben Executive Associate for Justice and Local Church Ministries The story of the involuntary separation of vulnerable children from their parents seeking refuge in the U.S. has dominated the global news cycle for nearly a month. This is an outgrowth of the current administration’s “zero-tolerance” immigration policy, which compels criminal prosecution…
By: Lou Yeboah Thus saith the Lord; what right have you to declare My statutes, or take My covenant in your mouth, seeing you hate instruction and cast My word behind you? You give your mouth to evil, and your tongue frames deceit. You sit and speak against your brother, you slander your own mother’s…
By Emeline Posner On a small plot of land on the outskirts of Chicago, a farm collectively owned by gender-non-conforming immigrants will cultivate produce and a younger generation of food justice activists. That’s the vision that Viviana Moreno, Nadia Sol Ireri Unzueta Carrasco and Jazmín Martinez, organizers and farmers based in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood,…
The Law Office of Sharon J. Brunner and The Law Office of James S. Terrell The Law Office of Sharon J. Brunner and The Law Office of James S. Terrell urge the public to come together to voice your concerns to the San Bernardino County Grand Jury. The San Bernardino County Grand Jury oversees all…
“A woman who has been here since 1929 … will not experience that in 2018 without the community fighting,” said Evelyn Redic’s granddaughter. By Sheryl Estrada At age 89, Evelyn Redic can recall life under Jim Crow-era laws, where Blacks were refused service in many public places. So when Redic was forced to urinate outdoors…
DATE: June 29, 2018 \ 4:45 a.m. INCIDENT: Commercial Burglary LOCATION: 10100 block of Foothill Boulevard SUSPECT: Malyk Grant, 21-year-old from Riverside Bryson McCoy, 21-year-old from Corona Devante Sargent, 22-year-old from Corona SUMMARY: On June 29, 2018, at 4:45 a.m., deputies from the Rancho Cucamonga Station responded to a commercial burglar where they determined two…
By Manny Otiko| California Black Media These are challenging times for journalists. The Internet and declining advertising revenue have taken a large chunk out of the industry, and we live in a climate where the president of the United States has declared the media “the enemy of the people.” Last week’s attack on the Capital…
Song Is Co-Written By Dove Award-Winning Pop Artist Plumb NEW YORK, June 28, 2018 – Big Film Factory has released the lyric video for Grammy award-winning gospel artist Cece Winans’ touching version of the song, “Beautifully Broken,” written by pop artist Plumb and Jenny Slate Lee. The lyric video follows the recent debut of the…
By Alex Butler July 1 (UPI) — Four-time NBA MVP will join the Los Angeles Lakers after agreeing to a four-year, $154 million contract on Sunday. James’ representation at Klutch Sports Group announced the move. “LeBron James, four time NBA MVP, three time NBA Finals MVP, fourteen time All-Star, and two time Olympic gold medalist…
The roots of Trump’s child-detention policy are in American history. By Patricia J. Williams As recently as last year, Republican Congressman Steve King was considered an outlier when he opined that “we can’t restore our civilization with someone else’s babies.” Now the Trump administration has endorsed this politics of blood and soil, full bore. “They’re…
