By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) London Breed has made history, becoming the first African American woman elected mayor in San Francisco after her opponent conceded in what had been a razor-close race. Breed, who had been appointed mayor last December following the death of Mayor Ed Lee, was forced out of the post…
Dan Alexander , Forbes Staff Amid President Trump’s headaches confirming cabinet secretaries, from neophyte Rex Tillerson to conflict-prone Scott Pruitt to unprepared Betsy DeVos, all of whom squeezed through, Wilbur Ross was a tonic. With his blue power suit and decades of deal making, he had the look and the résumé of a commerce secretary….
SAN BERNARDINO, California?—In March 2018, San Bernardino Valley College was awarded 17 silver and bronze “Strong Workforce Stars” by the California Community College Chancellor’s Office to recognize it for increasing graduate earnings by up to 551%, as well as for helping students to attain a regional living wage and find employment in their field of…
By Dr. Elizabeth V. Primas (Program Manager for NNPA ESSA Public Awareness Campaign) The National Family Engagement Summit of 2018 was held in Richmond, Va. Throughout the summit, multiple opportunities were provided for attendees to interact with some of the nation’s leading experts in parent and family engagement. Participants came from near and far. Over…
By Manny Otiko | California Black Media The California Senate has approved an almost $200 billion budget which set asides money for several issues that progressive groups deem important such as education, homelessness and transportation. The budget also approves $300 million for schools to boost the academic performance of underachieving students. Thiswas an issue that…
A proven success, the program will broaden its reach to serve even more Inland Empire high schoolers and their teachers beginning in fall 2018 By Tess Eyrich On June 14, 2018 RIVERSIDE, Calif. (www.ucr.edu) — A $150,000 grant will enable the University of California, Riverside’s Graduate School of Education to strengthen and grow one of…
By The Washington Post/NNPA/ESSA Since 2002, the AP World History course has covered thousands of years of human activity around the planet, starting 10,000 years back. But now the College Board, which owns the Advanced Placement program, wants to cut out most of that history and start the course at the year 1450 — and…
The father of two had no time for Ryan’s Father’s Day wishes while parents are torn from their children at the border. Kaitlyn D’Onofrio Singer John Legend had a simple but powerful message for House Speaker Paul Ryan after his attempt to send a happy Father’s Day message despite Republicans tearing fathers and mothers away…
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awards all-new 2018 Ford Expedition a five- star rating in its New Car Assessment Program – the highest possible score – making this full-size SUV a leader in safety • Expedition is the only vehicle in its segment to earn an Overall Vehicle Score of five stars • Passenger…
Research shows Black children ages 5-12 have a suicide rate that is roughly two times higher than white children. Written By Clarissa Hamlin As more and more activists shout that Black lives matter nationwide, the more awareness is raised about the painful struggles of people of color including suicide. An alarming pattern has grown into…
By Lauren Poteat (NNPA Newswire Contributor) In the battle to save the lives of our mothers, daughters and sisters, “WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease,” is one of the greatest allies that families have against the deadly disease, the leading cause of death among women in the United States. WomenHeart, “the nation’s…
Dear California Journalist, In this era of newsroom layoffs, journalists can’t have too many skills. Data-savvy journalists are among the most sought after in newsrooms today. If you’ve been wanting to improve your data skills, we have an exciting opportunity for you — the all-expenses-paid Center for Health Journalism’s 2018 California Data Fellowship, which comes…
By Dwight Brown (NNPA News Wire Film Critic) Lions and tigers and bears, oh my. Tyrannosaurus, velociraptors and brachiosaurus—run for your lives. The cloned dinosaurs from the theme park Jurassic World are in trouble on the volcanic isle of Isla Nublar, which is erupting, spewing hot lava and emitting a deadly ash cloud. If they…
Written by Connie Larkman Everyone has a right to live. That statement, the focus of this week’s Poor People’s Campaign rally in Washington, D.C., on June 11, prompted powerful speeches, drew signs with a number of different calls to action around jobs, income, the right to organize and housing, resulted in more 100 arrests in…
Deenabandhu Manchala Global Ministries Area Executive for Southern Asia In April I attended the Global Ministries’ gathering of anti-human trafficking activists in Kupang, Indonesia. A group of us went to the airport to join a community as they received the body of a man named Mingus as it was returned from Malaysia. The 40-year old…
By Lou Yeboah And yet, still, you are in need of milk. Shame on you! “For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God…” [Hebrew 5:12-14]. I tell you, you got to grow up! Over and over we are…
WASHINGTON, DC — (June 19, 2018)Today, Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) joined more than 100 of her colleagues in introducing the Keep Families Together Act of 2018 in response to the Trump administration’s insidious practice of family separation. This bill has also been introduced in the Senate by Senator Diane Feinstein of California. “The separation of…
(LOS ANGELES) – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), released the following statement today on the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration stance that has led to forced separation of families and horrific accounts of children being taken from their parents: “Our nation’s soul is at…
June 19 (UPI) — Starbucks announced Tuesday it plans to close 150 underperforming stores in the 2019 fiscal year. The company will triple its traditional annual average of closing about 50 stores as part of a streamlining effort including rapidly optimizing its U.S. store portfolio. “While certain demand headwinds are transitory, and some of our…
REDLANDS, CA- A Juneteenth Celebration and unveiling of a Memorial honoring Israel Beal, a former slave, who came to California and bought twenty acres of land in Lugonia; next he purchased seventeen and one- half acres adjoining this, and then ten acres in Redlands. The Redlands property has since been traded for twenty acres adjoining…
The administration of “family values” has created a narrative that immigrants are not moms or dads, only criminals. Sheryl Estrada June 11, 2018 Families fleeing dire situations are having their children torn from their arms due to a new “zero tolerance” Trump administration policy. Presidential Adviser Ivanka Trump on Twitter boasted of cuddling her two-year-old…
In 2016, Matthew Tucker was killed by officers from the Riverside County Sheriff’s office, who were called in for a suicide crisis intervention. Riverside County, CA (BlackNews.com) — Temecula, CA is a location families relocate to, attracted by a better school district in a ‘safer’ neighborhood. Temecula, California had earned a reputation for being the…
