Category: Opinion

Hardy Brown | Special to California Black Media Publishers Assemblymember Corey A. Jackson is my friend. An outspoken advocate for equity, fairness, public health, and social service resources for our Inland Valley community, I have come to admire and respect Jackson’s grit and his work as a legislator. However, I don’t always agree with his…

By Dominic Boston As a young Black man, this topic is personal to me. When people discuss mental health, they usually don’t picture someone who looks like me. Instead, Black men are often seen as strong, tough, or able to handle anything life throws at us. Growing up, I was taught exactly that. My elders…

During the last two years, we have seen millions of Americans from all walks of life turn out to participate in the “No Kings Day” protest marches across this nation. The demonstrations have been against the illegal practices and activities of President Trump in violation of the Constitution and all democracy stands for. We have…

By Carla Thomas Lee’s professional training took her to New Orleans, where she worked at Restaurant August and expanded her knowledge of Cajun, Creole, and French cuisine under the guidance of internationally recognized chef John Besh. When she returned to San Francisco, Lee was part of the kitchen staff that helped reopen the remodeled Cliff…

By Rob McManus Many people use AI tools to search for products and services instead of search engines. If Black-owned businesses aren’t easy for AI to find, they end up losing potential customers. Let AI help you gain the trust of people who are considering your business for the first time so your brand can…

By Stephen Oduntan Stephen A. Smith rarely struggles for words. One of the most recognizable voices in sports media, he has built a career on passionate opinions and unfiltered commentary. But when ESPN parted ways with Ryan Clark, Smith’s reaction was strikingly simple. “It hurts. It really does,” Smith said. Smith called Clark “arguably the…

By The Black Press USA Roosevelt opens The Color of Our Money Is Green with the conversation every Black family needs to have before their next vehicle purchase. In Episode 1, Roosevelt covers the federal data documenting why Black borrowers pay significantly higher auto loan interest rates than white borrowers with similar credit profiles, exactly…

WESTSIDE GAZETTE — The television show *A Different World* offered an early portrayal of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), depicting Black excellence, growth, struggle, and purpose. The author recounts how the show prepared them for their experience at Florida A&M University from 1997 to 2002, where they found a sense of belonging and community….

By BlackPressUSA Newswire For more than three decades, my work has been rooted in West Baltimore, where the gap between scientific progress and community benefit is not theoretical; it is something families experience every day. That is why a recent announcement about a new treatment for metastatic pancreatic cancer demanded my attention. New clinical data…

By Emil Amok Guillermo I came to Winnipeg to perform my one-man show, 69, Emil Amok: Anchorman—The News Made Me Do It. I didn’t expect to leave with another lesson about America. It came over dim sum. After the show, Shirley—a Chinese Canadian—and her friend Chris, a Sri Lankan-Mauritian Canadian—insisted on taking me to a…

By: A.R. Shaw  BLACKPRESSUSA OP-ED: LeBron James picked Philadelphia to close out his career, and pairing with Jaylen Brown makes the 76ers instant contenders. But the bigger story is what the two of them do once the game ends: foundations, schools, voter mobilization, and a refusal to stay quiet. LeBron James’ decision to join the…

By John Fensterwald, EdSource State Superintendent of Public Instruction candidate Sonja Shaw has called the new law that strips the next state superintendent’s authority to manage the California Department of Education an unconstitutional “sweeping power grab.”   On Fox, X and elsewhere, she has vowed to sue Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature to prevent…

By Dwight Brown, Film Critic for DwightBrownInk.com and NNPA News Wire “Promise me you’ll come back.”  “What if I can’t?”  Back in ancient Greece, when Odysseus (Matt Damon), the king of the island of Ithaca, went off to fight the 10-year Trojan War against the city of Troy, he didn’t know if he’d return. That…

By A.R. Shaw Caitlin Clark is more than a WNBA player; she has become a tool of weaponization against Black women. And now the federal government is involved. Led by Texas representative August Pfluger, 11 Republican lawmakers signed a letter to WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert, threatening to have the Department of Justice investigate the league…

By BlackPress USA Newswire By any measure, economic mobility is about more than money. The ability to buy a home, start a business, attend college, access healthcare, vote, and advocate for one’s interests all shape whether families can build wealth and pass opportunity to future generations. That reality is why many economists and civil rights…

By BlackPressUSANewswire In Indiana, over 650,000 kids are without consistent meals this summer because the state opted out of an important federal food program. I just introduced a bill to change that. The Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (Summer EBT) program is designed to fill a gap for kids who typically rely on free meals at…

 MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN REPORTER — A recent on-court incident between Alyssa Thomas and Caitlin Clark led to a Flagrant 2 foul and a one-game suspension for Thomas, sparking widespread reaction online. A Black journalist noted a pattern of weaponizing such incidents to spread racism and attack Black women and the WNBA. Following the incident, Thomas and…

By Delegate N. Scott Phillips As Americans celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation’s founding, we should do so with both pride and purpose. Two hundred and fifty years is an extraordinary milestone and is worthy of reflection on the ideals of democracy, and liberty and justice for all. For African Americans, the American story…

Supreme Court Strikes Down Birthright Citizenship Order, Advocates Link It to Voting Rights Fight By BlackPressUSA.com Contributing writer Clint Combs reports on the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling upholding birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment, striking down Trump’s executive order. Justice Clarence Thomas dissented, arguing the amendment has been “repurposed,” while Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warned…

By BlackPressUSA Newswire DETROIT – Words from Emma Lazarus’ poem The New Colossus, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore, send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp by the golden door,” seem to have been etched from the…