Sacramento Police Dept. under Fire for Shooting Death of Stephon Clark, an Unarmed Black Man, in South Sacramento By Genoa Barrow (Sacramento Observer/NNPA Member) SACRAMENTO—Angry and frustrated residents are demanding answers after a police-involved shooting left an unarmed, Black man dead last week. Stephon Clark, 22, was fatally shot in his Meadowview area…
By Adrienne Perkins and Montana Couser, Howard University News ServiceOn March 24, 2018 WASHINGTON — Hundreds of thousands marched in the nation’s capital and across the world to commemorate those killed by gun violence and to demand more effective gun control legislation. The march, entitled March for Our Lives, was led by teenagers and survivors…
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Cherie Saunders, Eurweb.com The Top Comedians chart ranks the most popular comedians on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and Google Plus, with global data provided by social media analytics company MVPindex. The chart’s methodology blends social engagement on the platforms along with weekly additions of followers/subscribers. Rounding out the top 10 are comedians Colleen Ballinger (No….
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Three icons of their respective industries were honored at the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s annual Torch Awards dinner at The Dupont Circle Hotel in Washington, D.C. Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), James Farmer of General Motors, and Rev. Dr. Amos C. Brown, a student of Dr. Martin Luther King…
Jason Hanna and Madison Park, CNN (CNN) Authorities are looking at a package that exploded early Tuesday at a FedEx sorting center near San Antonio and a parcel discovered at a location near Austin to see whether they are connected to four bombings in the Texas capital, a federal official with knowledge of the investigation…
BY JESSICA BENNETT, MARCH 20, 2018 Great news for Philadelphian songstress Jill Scott, as a judge recently ruled the “Golden” singer won’t be forced to pay estranged husband Mike Dobson’s divorce legal fees because it would be too similar to paying him spousal support, one thing her airtight prenuptial agreement will not allow, according to…
BY TEDDY GRANT, MARCH 20, 2018 Fans wanting to see Beyoncé and Jay Z at the “On The Run II” tour will get another chance to buy tickets. On Tuesday, the famous duo announced an additional nine dates for their latest concert which kicks off Wednesday, June 6 in Cardiff, UK. Announcing new shows in…
By: Lou Yeboah After all Jesus did for you, you spit in His face by continuing in your sin. You ingrate! You have failed to appreciate the purpose of God’s forbearance with you. Showing contempt for God’s forgiveness. You done lost your mind! Dead towards God, but alive to Satan’s power. You better wake up…
By Ronda Racha Penrice, Urban News Service HAMPTON, Ga. — Tiger Woods changed the face of golf. Venus and Serena Williams TRANSFORMED tennis. And now Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. MAY DO THE SAME FOR NASCAR. The 24-year-old race car driver’s Cup Series debut at the iconic Daytona 500 got the nation’s attention. As NASCAR’s first…
By Manny Otiko | California Black Media A recently passed San Francisco ordinance is designed to provide consumers with more informed choices, but Diane Sullivan, an advocate for low-income families, says it will make food more expensive. Sullivan debated the consequences of the law at a hearing at City Hall on Monday. The new ordinance…
Oakland, Calif. – With $2.3 million in federal funds, the Los Angeles Unified School District will protect the lives of students and instructors through an earthquake safety project at the Benjamin Franklin Senior High School Boys’ Physical Education Building in North East Los Angeles. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded $1,762,852 to further the…
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is experiencing a big uptick in complaints that scammers pretending to be the FTC are calling, emailing, texting and faxing. The scammers are claiming that either the targets have won a big prize or that they are in trouble and have to pay delinquent accounts. In fact, the Department of…
By Greg Dill Starting in April 2018, Medicare will mail new Medicare cards to all people with Medicare, to help protect you from identity fraud. Fraudsters are always looking for ways to get your Social Security number, so we’re removing those numbers from Medicare cards to make them safer. Your new card will have a…
49 UC Riverside medical students were matched for a residency program, with the majority staying in California By Iqbal Pittalwala On MARCH 16, 2018 RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Forty-nine students graduating from the School of Medicine at the University of California, Riverside, took part today in “Match Day,” the day when graduating medical students throughout the…
WASHINGTON – Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement after Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross testified before a subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee: “It’s no surprise that support for adding a citizenship question to the 2020 Census goes all the way up to…
March 15, 2018-Beginning with a controversial nomination that ended in a tie-breaking Senate confirmation vote and continuing throughout her tenure as Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos has faced unceasing criticism. While Administration officials would be inclined to give her the benefit of the doubt, many across the country would argue that she is not serving the…
Freddie Allen (Editor-In-Chief, NNPA Newswire) —Due to shifting demographics in the U.S., it’s increasingly important for Blacks to take the lead in shaping America’s energy policies. —The American Association of Blacks in Energy is a Black think tank focused on energy policies, emerging technologies, and environmental issues. —President Donald Trump and the Senate Democrats released…
By Twillea Evans-Carthen Sacred Sistahs, Inc. 10th Annual Shero and Scholarship Fundraiser Breakfast was held on Saturday, March 17, 2018 at Immanuel Praise Fellowhip Church. Dr. Tonia Causey-Bush, Founder and Chief Excecutive Officer was pleased to honor Shero Twillea Evans-Carthen, University Ombuds Officer and Director of Ombuds Services at California State University, San Bernardino; Shero…
By Michael Harriot Brendon Glenn is dead. Like in the countless cases that preceded his, Glenn was an unarmed black man killed by a police officer. Like those of his innumerable predecessors, his death was captured on video. As usual, the officer who shot Glenn says that the man was reaching for a…
By Sun Kim | California Black Media Sacramento, Calif. – Protesters of all backgrounds converged on the Sacramento headquarters of the National Rifle Association, as a culminating event to cap off regional demonstrations against gun violence. The protests were in response to the recent school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida…
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research award will identify best management practices to protect bees RIVERSIDE, Calif. (www.ucr.edu) — A team of researchers at the University of California, Riverside, have received a $490,000 Pollinator Health Fund grant from the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR). The grant will support a study measuring the effectiveness…
Gail Fry Contributor Documents provided to the San Bernardino American News reveal that the California Fair Political Practices Commission has an open investigation into whether two members of the Hesperia City Council, Rebekah Swanson and Paul Russ accepted campaign funds from a purported non-existent entity, Mountain States Consulting Group. According to a…
By Jordan Rasmussen, jordanr@cfra.org, Center for Rural Affairs Blair Nelson, a student who works part-time, is one of more than 2.6 million American adults who are unable to access health insurance because they fall into a health insurance coverage gap. Blair earns too little to qualify for subsidies to purchase insurance from the health insurance…
