Category: General
Assemblymember Reyes, SOAR IE, and Safe Routes to School National Partnership Host Press Conference and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the Muscoy Sidewalks for Safety
Muscoy – Assemblymember Eloise Gómez Reyes invites you to a Press Conference and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the Muscoy Sidewalks for Safety on Saturday June 16, 2018 from 9:00am-12:00pm at Muscoy and Vermont Elementary in partnership with SOAR IE, Safe Routes to School National Partnership, MHS Central Valley Prevention Program, the Muscoy Community Coalition for…
Starbucks’ Optional Diversity Training Empowers People like Roseanne
Clearly communicated policies and values build corporate diversity success — treating people right is not an option for a well-run company. Luke Visconti, CEO, DiversityInc May 30, 2018 Luke Visconti is the founder and CEO of DiversityInc. Although the title of his column is meant to be humorous, the issues he addresses and the…
Money makes the difference for kindergarteners in the summer
By Jill Barshay, Hechinger Report, NNPA/ESSA Kids arrive at school with large achievement gaps between rich and poor, and the achievement gaps grow over the summer. Now two new studies show that the summer learning gap between the lower and middle classes may be narrowing while the rich surge ahead of everyone. A May 22,…
CSUSB’s Yotie Talks series to explore race and class in the #MeToo movement
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Mary Texeira, Cal State San Bernardino sociology professor, will present “Exploring Race and Class in the #MeToo Movement” as part of the Yotie Talks series on Thursday, June 7, at 2 p.m. in the John M. Pfau Library, PL-5005. The event is free and open to the public. Parking at CSUSB…
New Study Finds Disparities Among College Graduates
By AFRO Staff A new study investigates inequity beyond college doors, showing that even Black and Hispanic students who earn tertiary degrees face disparities. The report, The Neglected College Race Gap: Racial Disparities Among College Completers, which was authored by the Center for American Progress, went beyond the usual examination of education disparities in graduation…
ORGANIZATIONAL MISBEHAVIOR Video: #SwimmingWhileBlack: Racial Slurs and Pee in Omni Hotel Pool Ignored
White privilege rewarded and police threaten to charge Black family instead. By Jayme S. Ganey June 05, 2018 Another case of big business and police perpetuating racism on the job. Dr. Covey Banks and her family, on an Orlando vacation, were swimming in the Omni Hotel pool, until a member of the Clampett family, a…
Big Government’s Focus on Fines and Fees Disparately Impacts Poor, Minority Communities
Black Leaders Offer Better Deal From the Criminal Justice System Washington, DC – Law enforcement agencies focus too much on revenue-generating activities that have a negative impact on poor and minority communities, further straining the relationship between police and the communities they serve, according to the black leadership network Project 21 . As part of…
Your Cable – Internet Bill Will Increase
By Jerome Horton| Special to California Black Media Partners If Senate Bill 822 (Weiner) passes in its current form, your internet rates will increase. States around the country are rushing to restore the net neutrality rules developed under President Obama and rolled back by the Trump Administration. However as they say, “the devil is in…
Research Scientist Scores Induction Into Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame
LOS ANGELES (June 4, 2018)— Lisa Thomas thought her basketball days were over. For 19 years, the Cedars-Sinai laboratory investigator of inflammatory bowel disorders and immunobiology concentrated on studying the human microbiome—the ecosystem of microorganisms, bacteria, fungi and viruses that naturally live within the human gut. Her glory days as a forward and center for…
Father’s Day Is an Opportunity to Ask Dad About His Health
By Rick Beavin, California Medicare President, Humana With Father’s Day coming up, many of us are looking forward to this day of celebration when we can express our love and gratitude for all that Dad has done for us over a lifetime. Those of us with fathers in their golden years may find that Father’s…
States take expanded health care coverage to the ballot
By Jordan Rasmussen, jordanr@cfra.org, Center for Rural Affairs Recently, Utahns surpassed the threshold of signature collection to place Medicaid expansion on the November ballot. Idaho is following close behind. The residents of these rural states seek to extend access to coverage that has been denied by their state governments. If passed in November, health care…
Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Immigrant Heritage Month
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring June 2018 “Immigrant Heritage Month” in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below:
Filmmaker’s Documentary to Expose the U.S. Government’s Destruction of Black Wall Street, the Execution of Well-Known Black Leaders, and More
Indie filmmaker, Brandi Webb, brings charges to indict the U.S government in her experimental documentary entitled “Betrayal of a Nation” New York, NY — In an experimental documentary, indie filmmaker Brandi Webb has indicted the U.S. government on charges that hold it accountable for crimes committed against citizens of color. These crimes date back to…
KATE SPADE Suicide Note … ‘ASK DADDY, I LOVE YOU’
Kate Spade’s suicide note was addressed directly to her 13-year-old daughter … TMZ has learned. The note was found on a bed near her body and, according to law enforcement sources it read, “Bea – I have always loved you. This is not your fault. Ask Daddy!” We’re also told the housekeeper found her tied…
‘STEVE HARVEY MORNING SHOW’ Junior Spates’ Assistant FOUND DEAD IN ATLANTA HOTEL
An employee on Steve Harvey’s radio morning show died this weekend after being found unresponsive in his hotel room by one of Steve’s famous co-hosts … TMZ has learned. According to an incident report, obtained by TMZ, cops were called to the W Hotel in Atlanta early Sunday afternoon, where the body of Kier “Junior”…
Witness For Justice #896 Another One Bites the Dust
Amy Johnson UCC Our Whole Lives Coordinator and Commissioned Minister for Sexuality Education As I began to write this piece, the internet was blowing up with the latest sexual harassment scandal: Morgan Freeman. Sigh. Another one bites the dust. Will there be justice? And what, exactly, does justice look like here? Freeman not getting any…
“The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth!”
By: Lou Yeboah Listen, Jesus was not into the business of wasting time. Therefore, to all you pretense and treachery God’s chosen people; God says, “You have the brazen look of a prostitute… and because you refuse to be ashamed,” you too like Israel, the northern ten tribes, will be judged and destroyed for the sins…
Bishop To Ordain Two New Priests For The Diocese Of Orange
New shepherds will join their brother priests in caring for one of the largest and fastest growing Catholic congregations in the United States. Garden Grove, Calif., (June 5, 2018) – The Most Reverend Kevin Vann, Bishop of Orange, will ordain two men to the priesthood in an ancient and solemn ceremony at Holy Family Cathedral…
Women hold two-thirds of outstanding student debt in U.S.
By Danielle Haynes June 5 (UPI) — Women are more likely than men to take on student debt to attend college and hold nearly two-thirds of the $1.4 trillion in outstanding student loans in the United States, a report released Tuesday by the American Association of University Women indicates. The organization analyzed data from 2008,…
Report: North Korea’s Kim Yong Chol proposed casino to Trump
By Elizabeth Shim June 5 (UPI) — The senior North Korean official who met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday may have proposed the construction of a casino, according to a South Korean press report. Newspaper Donga Ilbo reported Tuesday Kim Yong Chol, vice chairman of the Central Committee of the…
A costly pair of melons
AMAC They’ve gone “fruit crazy” in Japan, says the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC], noting that a pair of Yubari melons recently sold at auction for nearly $30,000. Yubari is a region in the Hokkaido province of Japan well known for the rare, sweet taste of its melons. The high roller who paid the…
Bombs away!
AMAC Two preteen girls went for a dip in Lobdell Lake in Genesee County, Michigan recently and as they waded into the water they felt a strange object underfoot – a practice bomb from World War I, according to the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC]. Parents were keeping a watchful eye and cautioned the…
