Category: National News
COVID Cases Increasing in LA, New Testing Site Opens to Help Slow the Spread
California company offers multiple tests and flexible scheduling options as Delta Variant spreads Los Angeles, CA (July 09, 2021) –As the highly contagious Delta variant rapidly spreads across California, Los Angeles residents may be wondering how to keep their community safe from another surge in COVID-19 cases. To help individuals monitor their health, California based…
Ploughshares Fund announces $1,190,000 in Grants to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons
The global security foundation’s board of directors awards grants to 16 organizations working to stop nuclear threats WASHINGTON, DC – The global security foundation Ploughshares Fund announced that its board of directors awarded $1,190,000 in new grants to 16 organizations working to reduce and eliminate nuclear weapons, prevent conflict in regions where nuclear weapons exist,…
NAREB Urging Policy Makers To Upgrade Black Homeownership To Priority Status
National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) convenes 2021 Spring Policy Conference with specific policy recommendations that support the growth of Black Homeownership Washington, DC – May 10, 2021 – Burdensome student loan debt, home appraisal bias, disparate mortgage lending pricing, historic discriminatory federal policies still adversely affecting the growth of Black homeownership, and the…
Drink This At Night To Shrink Your Stomach While You Sleep
The one part of the body that nearly everyone complains about wanting to trim down is, of course, the stomach, the midsection aka your belly. Getting rid of belly fat can prove to be difficult for many of us. Most of us want to try to slim down our belly, but end up losing other…
Jury finds Chauvin guilty of murder, manslaughter in Floyd killing
Jon Collins, Riham Feshir, Brandt Williams and Matt Sepic A Hennepin County jury on Tuesday found ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd. In one of the most consequential verdicts in Minnesota history, Chauvin was found guilty on all counts, including second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder…
Police Say ‘Accidental Discharge’ Of Gun Led To Daunte Wright’s Death
Updated April 12, 20215:03 PM ET This story was originally published by NPR Becky Sullivan Officials in Brooklyn Center, Minn., called the death of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, the result of an “accidental discharge” of a gun by a police officer. At a press conference Monday, Brooklyn Center police Chief Tim Gannon played…
Jury Selection Continues in the Case of the Officer Who Caused Death of George Floyd
NNPA NEWSWIRE — To convict Chauvin of second-degree murder, Ellison and his team must prove the former officer caused Floyd’s death by creating an unreasonable risk and that he consciously caused severe harm. Prosecutors must also prove that Chauvin’s use of force was unlawful. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Jury selection…
10 People, Including Police Officer, Killed In Colorado Grocery Store Shooting
Ten people were killed by a gunman in Boulder, Colo., during a mass shooting at a grocery store that left a trail of bodies, including one police officer, officials announced on Monday evening. Law enforcement personnel said Monday that police had the suspect in custody and there was no further danger to the public. By…
Dr. Amos Isaac, Educator and Lifelong Community Leader, Has Died
Dr. Isaac, a retired educator and lifelong community leader, passed away at the age of 86. Final arrangements are entrusted to the care of Tillman Riverside Mortuary. Visitation will be at Tillman Riverside Mortuary on Thursday, February 11, 2021, from 10 AM to 11 AM. (Due to Covid gathering restrictions, no more than 25 individuals…
‘You Have the Wrong Place:’ Body Camera Video Shows Moments Police Handcuff Innocent, Naked Woman During Wrong Raid
By Dave Savini, Samah Assad, Michele Youngerman This story was published by CBS Chicago. By Dave Savini December 15, 2020 at 11:05 am CHICAGO (CBS) — For the first time, police body camera video reveals what an innocent woman said happened to her nearly two years ago: police officers wrongly entered her home with guns drawn and handcuffed her…
Healthy Deals Are On The Menu At Waba Grill
Value-Bowl Combos, Loaded Miso Soup and “Make it a Feast” Options are Here to Stay! CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. (November 12, 2020) – WaBa Grill, one of the nation’s leading healthy rice bowl chains, is happy to announce that due to popular demand, its Value-Bowl Combos, Loaded Miso Soup, and “Make it a Feast” options…
Leading Organizations Urge Policymakers and Higher Education Leaders to Improve Higher Education Transfer Policies and Practice
Urgent action is needed to tackle the largest anticipated wave of students transferring due to COVID-19, economic- recession and sig-nificant racial justice implications WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Anticipating a larger-than-ever wave of students transferring across higher education institutions due to COVID-19 and the economic recession, today a diverse group of 25 policy, advocacy,…
Ethnic Media Services and the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights host an important briefing on the early halt to the Census
The Supreme Court on October 13th allowed the Trump administration to halt the 2020 census count ahead of schedule, effectively shutting down what has been the most contentious and litigated census in memory and setting the stage for a bitter fight over how to use its numbers for the apportionment of the next Congress. One week later, Ethnic Media Services…
Internationally recognized trauma surgeon & Award winning vitamin D researcher, Dr. Leslie Rae Matthews selects The epiMediaGroup, LLC as Public Relations Firm of record.
Dr. Matthews launches a global campaign to educate on the benefits of “Vitamin D” in prevention of COVID-19. (September 21, 2020 – Atlanta, GA) In September 2020, Internationally Recognized and Award-Winning Surgeon, Dr. Leslie Rae Matthews launched a new campaign to educate the global community of the benefits of daily intake of Vitamin…
Jacob Blake handcuffed to hospital bed, father says
“He can’t go anywhere,” the 29-year-old’s dad said, speaking of his son’s paralysis. “Why do you have him cuffed to the bed?” By Clare Proctor Aug 27, 2020, 2:34pm CDT This story was originally published by The Chicago Sun Times When Jacob Blake’s father visited him in the hospital Wednesday, he said his son was handcuffed to…
Mourning Her Daughter’s Death Related To COVID-19, A Florida Mom Warns Sending Kids Back To School Is ‘Reckless’ And ‘Ignorant’
After losing her only child, 9-year old Kimmie, Mikasha Young-Holmes has a powerful message for parents. Written by Mikasha Young-Holmes as told to Chandra Thomas Whitfield This story was originally published on BET.com I have a message to all of the parents across the country, wrestling with the all-important decision of whether to allow their children…
Onions In All 50 States Linked To HUGE Salmonella OUTBREAK
Officials believe they have found the cause of the recent salmonella outbreak sweeping the nation and Canada. They have tracked the source to a shipment of contaminated onions. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced a Salmonella outbreak linked to onions from Thomson International in Bakersfield, California. The recall includes both bulk and bagged…
Prayers Up! Tamar Braxton Rushed To The Hospital After Possible Suicide Attempt
Fans of Grammy-nominated singer and reality show star Tamar Braxton have taken to social media with prayers and words of encouragement after news came out that she has been hospitalized Thursday evening after police responded to a report of a possible overdose and suicide attempt. The call alerted police to rush to a residence in…
Change is a movement and a Process
June 19th, 2020- Assemblymember Dr. Shirley Weber, Chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus One thing is clear this Juneteenth: change cannot wait. Today, not only do we commemorate Black liberation from slavery, we also commemorate victims of police brutality and the lives lost at their hands. Our nation is witnessing an uprising of righteous self-expression onto our streets, onto our newsfeeds,…
CNN reporter and crew arrested live on air while covering Minneapolis protest
By Kim Bellware May 29, 2020 at 4:54 a.m. PDT CNN correspondent Omar Jimenez and his camera crew were arrested on air just after 5 a.m. Friday as the team reported on the Minneapolis protests. A Minnesota State Patrol officer said they were arrested because they were told to move and didn’t, according to CNN. Jimenez is seen and…
‘Being Black In America Should Not Be A Death Sentence’: Officials Respond To George Floyd’s Death
May 26, 2020 at 1:30 pm MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — His name was George Floyd. He can be seen on a video Darnella Frazier posted to Facebook, shouting “Please, please, please I can’t breathe,” as a Minneapolis police officer held him down for minutes, with his knee on Floyd’s neck. Shortly thereafter, he was dead. The scene of…
Passing of NOBLE Founding Member Mitchell Ware
The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) extends heartfelt condolences to the family of Judge Mitchell Ware, who passed away April 19, 2020 of natural causes. NOBLE Founder Ware was a trailblazer in the policing profession serving as one of Illinois’ first black state troopers. He would go on to earn a law…
Georgia Man Ahmaud Arbery, Shot and Killed — Jogging While Black
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Add jogging while Black to the ever-growing list of reasons African Americans continue to be shot down senselessly by armed White men, supposedly under the color of law. Twenty-five-year-old Georgia resident Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed while jogging after a former police officer and his…
Your Response Can Shape Your Future
The 2020 Census is well underway. The massive undertaking of counting everyone living in the United States and five U.S. territories requires everyone’s participation. Over 75 million households have responded already. If your household has not responded, now is the time. Even if you received a paper questionnaire in the mail, you can still respond…
5 Confirmed Cases of African Americans Who Died from Coronavirus
Nationwide — Many from urban communities initially believed that Black people were immune to the coronavirus. This was obviously false information, partly due to the media’s bias in their reporting. Not only can Black people contract the COVID-19 virus, but many are also dying from it. Many have died already, but here are just five…
