FONTANA, CA-One of the purpose of the North Fontana Black Awareness Parade Committee Black History Month events, is to bring awareness of the accomplishments made by African-Americans to the Americas, not just to have a procession going down the street. 90 year old Mr. Hank Williams who is a one of the first African American…
WASHINGTON – In a 5-to-3 decision in Jennings v. Rodriguez, the Supreme Court overturned a ruling requiring that immigrants subjected to prolonged detention must be given a custody hearing. Two lower federal courts had interpreted federal immigration detention statutes to require hearings after six months of detention. Today’s ruling sent the case back to the…
UC Riverside-led research offers valuable insights into halting metastasis By Iqbal Pittalwala On FEBRUARY 23, 2018 RIVERSIDE, Calif. – A research team at the University of California, Riverside has discovered a way for chemotherapy drug paclitaxel to target migrating, or circulating, cancer cells, which are responsible for the development of tumor metastases. Until now, paclitaxel…
By Curtis Bunn, Urban News Service Orlando—T-Ann Johnson saved a client’s life. That’s when she knew the job was more than just a job. It was a calling. Saving lives was not in the job description. But, as Director of Empower and Serve by Nexus, it came naturally as one would drink water when thirsty,…
By Tanya Wallace-Gobern, Executive Director of the National Black Worker Center Project (NBWCP). Racism and white supremacy are powerful, shapeshifting forces. They have persisted in our culture, politics and economy across time and space. Even as our nation makes progress, the power of white supremacy changes shape, creating new ways to limit it. It has…
By Charlene Crowell The U.S. House of Representatives broke the hearts of a broad and diverse coalition of advocates after Members of Congress passed predatory lending legislation on February 14. A bill passed the lower chamber that would render useless state laws in the majority of states, including the 15 states and the District of…
Internet activity of all visa applicants, visa holders and green card holders is now tracked. And Sunni Muslim immigrants could face long-term surveillance Azadeh Shahshahani The Guardian Earlier last week, the existence of a draft Department of Homeland Security (DHS) report came to light, which calls for long-term surveillance of Sunni Muslim immigrants. Internal documents…
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. – Cal State San Bernadino President Tomás D. Morales spoke to churchgoers in Rancho Cucamonga on the importance of preparing young African-Americans for college starting at preschool and continuing through elementary school, middle school and high school. “Parents and grandparents, you need to be paying attention to your child as you negotiate…
ONTARIO, CA – U.S. Representative Norma J. Torres met with superintendents from the Fontana Unified School District, Chaffey Joint Union High School District, Ontario-Montclair School District, Pomona Unified School District, and the Chino Valley Unified School District to discuss strategies to prevent gun violence in schools. In light of the tragic high school shooting in…
Defender News Service- ALABAMA After nearly a century of educating Black students, Concordia College in Selma, Alabama announced on Wednesday that it will cease operations at the end of the spring semester. “It was the toughest thing I’ve had to do in my 50 years of higher education,” Dr. James Lyons, the interim president of…
Community Education News San Bernardino, CA— Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-San Bernardino) announced that his office will once again participate in the Congressional Art Competition, an annual showcase of art from high school students from across the country. The competition allows high school students in every congressional district to submit works of art to their local…
NNPA Publishers Raise Awareness about the Every Student Succeeds Act in the Black Community By: Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Today, more than ever before, parents, educators and stakeholders around the country are learning about the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and the opportunities it presents for school districts to innovate learning in…
By Jeffrey W. Hicks We have come a long way toward building Black homeownership since the Fair Housing Act was signed into federal law 50 years ago. In commemorating that milestone, we recognize and emphasize that, with fewer than half of Black Americans owning their homes, we still have a long way to go to…
By Amiyah King Howard University News Service WASHINGTON—Tens of thousands of high school students across America were marked with an unexcused absence Wednesday, but everyone knew where they were. In the Washington area, high school students from DC. Public Schools and from public schools in Maryland marched to the Capitol and then to the White…
By Susan Cox Southern California Edison (SCE) recently joined in the national celebration of Black History Month in Compton at its 16th annual BHM event which recognized Edison customers, business and community partners in its mission to give back to the communities it serves. Joining in the festivities was Pedro Pizarro, president and CEO of…
“He probably used that training to do what he did,” said Jordan Jereb, leader of the Republic of Florida. By Kaitlyn D’Onofrio / February 15, 2018 Nikolas Cruz, who shot and killed 17 people at a high school in Florida on Wednesday, reportedly has ties to a white nationalist organization, according to the leader of…
Colin Gillespie So much about Donald Trump, his behavior, his connections, his campaign and his presidency seems so crazy it is hard to make sense of it all-until we see for years he’s been a Russian agent working for spymaster Vladimir Putin. This is a deeper treason than previously speculated. We don’t know what is…
By ShaRhonda Knott-Dawson To my beautiful, brilliant Black daughters: I have so many hopes and dreams for you, that if I tried to say them all, they would run longer than the entire Harry Potter series! My hopes for you, my two beautiful Black girls, are so simple and yet also entirely grandiose. My…
The former first lady took to Twitter to rave about the record-breaking movie. By Sheryl Estrada As the superhero movie “Black Panther” roared at the box office over President’s Day weekend, former First Lady Michelle Obama expressed why she loves the film that set a record for a February opening. Obama tweeted on Monday: Michelle…
Rev. Dr. Velda Love Minister for Racial Justice The President released his federal budget proposal recently. It features deep cuts in domestic programs and entitlements including Medicare, education, social safety nets that ensure food security, and reduced spending for health and education for children. The devastation cuts broadly across the nation impacting America’s most impoverished…
By: Lou Yeboah Now that the celebration of Black History Month is coming to a close; how can we honor our history, respond to the present, and build a viable, vibrant future for our people? I’ll tell you how…. We can honor their memory by rediscovering the “Faith” that allowed them to survive. The Faith,…
Auditions are announced for Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” the fully staged Broadway musical for this year’s Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival. Producer-Director Wayne Scott has scheduled the open auditions for two Saturdays, March 10 and March 17, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The auditions will be held at First Congregational Church, 2…
First-Ever Repurposing Programming Deal by a Multicast Network A, Feb. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Bounce, the fastest-growing African-American network on television, has acquired the day & date repurpose rights to “The Wendy Williams Show” from Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury in a new agreement announced today. The deal represents the first-ever repurposed programming arrangement done by a new-generation…
By JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A wave of feverish anticipation, fawning critical acclaim and groundbreaking cultural meaning pushed “Black Panther” to a record-setting $218 million debut in U.S. and Canada theaters, firmly establishing the superhero sensation as a box-office landmark. The Marvel film from the Walt Disney Co. blew past…
Washington, D.C. (Feb. 20, 2018) — The National Association of Black Journalists is excited and proud to announce its partnership with Facebook on its recently launched The Facebook Journalism Project Scholarship. The scholarship program was created to support the next generation of journalists, and to strengthen the pipeline of diversity in journalism and media. “It’s…
