Category: Political/ Government News

San Bernardino, CA — More than 100 youth from the Inland Empire discussed ideas to address the racial, economic, and social issues prevalent in their communities at the first annual State of the Youth Conference.  Music Changing Lives, the Changing Lives Association and the Institute for Public Strategies hosted and facilitated the free conference on…

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY – On June 10, 2022, our Office received reports from Chino Hills Sheriff’s Station which led to ten felony charges filed against Peter Anthony McGuire (59) of Chino Hills. McGuire is accused of kidnapping, torturing, raping and disfiguring a woman he imprisoned in his Chino Hills home for six months. The victim…

SANTA ANA, CA – After more than a year of community engagement and advocacy by the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC) and our partner organizations, the Santa Diego City Council voted 7-2 to end the sale of menthol and all flavored tobacco products, including flavored cigars and flavored e-cigarettes. For decades, Big Tobacco…

Fund for Public Interest Journalism Would Direct at Least 25 Percent of $50 Million in Grants over 5 years to Ethnic Media SACRAMENTO – Ethnic media organizations would be eligible to apply for at least 25 percent of a $50 million fund under Senator Steve Glazer’s bill to bolster community news at a time when…

Los Angeles, CA — Today, the LA County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $10,000 reward offered by Supervisor Janice Hahn for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect in a Long Beach hit-and-run crash into an apartment building that killed a 42-year-old man and his three-year-old daughter.  “The Palacios family has…

Lawmakers Call on Chief Justice Roberts to Create Binding Ethics Rules for Supreme Court WASHINGTON, D.C. –— U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) along with 21 of their colleagues in a bicameral letter to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas…

Washington, D.C. — This week, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act, a comprehensive federal cannabis legalization bill that contains strong social equity provisions with an emphasis on restorative justice for communities most impacted by cannabis prohibition. Statement from Toi Hutchinson, President and CEO…

First African American Chair in 27 Years Sacramento, CA – California State Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (AD – 63) appointed Assemblymember Chis Holden (AD – 41) as Chair of the California State Assembly Committee on Appropriations. “I thank Speaker Rendon for appointing me as Chair of the Appropriations Committee,” said Holden. “I appreciate his confidence…

(San Bernardino, Calif.,) The Annual Free Share and Care Day will be held at St. Paul AME Church in San Bernardino. on Saturday November 20 from 10-2, the Health Expo is a Co-Sponsored by IEHP will include SAC Health, dental exams, Covid Vaccinations for all age group appointments are still available.  Livestream Blood Bank will…

Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — Meet Kam Ballard, founder of b.c.e Shoes, an online company that customizes shoes for the sororities and fraternities in the Divine 9. She says that she started the company to offset college costs for her children. She comments, “I started this company as a way to pay for my children’s college education….