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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…

By: Lou  Yeboah Sure, you did! You knew what you was about to do was wrong, but you did it anyway. So what do you mean you didn’t mean to? What kind of fool do you think God is? Do you think you can do something that he says is wrong and you won’t have…

By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) All too often, our “history” month turns into a tribute to the past. And while the past is an important place to lift up it is, indeed, a tributary, a stream that flows into the larger stream of an unbounded future. The future must always be greater than the…

By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. (President and CEO, NNPA) All parents want the best for their children. We all acknowledge that attaining a high-quality K-12 education is probably the single most important factor that will determine the future life success of a student in the public school systems throughout the United States. Yet, the…

Prosecutors are letting debt collectors hijack the justice system at the expense of people who cannot afford to pay bills. By Jennifer Turner When Roz, a mother raising three children with special needs on a razor-thin budget in Washington, wrote a check for $41.19 to Goodwill to buy secondhand clothing for her children, she had…

International research team includes two UC Riverside cardiologists By Iqbal Pittalwala RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Women have conventionally been considered a risk factor for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), a type of open-heart surgery that improves blood flow to the heart. But a research paper by an international team of researchers, including two cardiologists at the…

Tonya Pendleton, BlackAmericaWeb.com It’s the Black-ish episode the world will never see. The popular sitcom, starring Tracee Ellis Ross and Anthony Anderson has tackled some controversial topics before. Their Juneteeth episode covered the history of slavery and the show also dealt with the feelings of dread and horror African-Americans faced after the Trump election. Created…

Rebekah Choate Associate for Global Advocacy and Education March 8th is recognized around the world as International Women’s Day. It is a day for us to acknowledge and lift up the work of women and the role they play in our lives and our communities. Many times, this work is silent and unseen. It is…

By RICHARD C. PADDOCK MARCH 5, 2018 BANGKOK — A Belarusian escort with close ties to a powerful Russian oligarch said from behind bars in Bangkok on Monday that she had more than 16 hours of audio recordings that could help shed light on Russian meddling in United States elections. The escort, Anastasia Vashukevich, said…

By Anne Branigin By now you’ve likely seen the image of a 2-year-old black girl in a pink and red parka, her hair separated into two precise puffs, looking up in awe at a portrait of Michelle Obama at the National Portrait Gallery. That girl was little Parker Curry. And her mother, Jessica Curry, told…

By Lynette Monroe (Program Assistant, NNPA/ESSA Public Awareness Campaign) I don’t remember my grandparents assisting me with homework beyond holding up flash cards for me to recite. They could have, I just don’t remember. I do remember Lil’ Bow Wow’s release of “Beware of Dog” in 2000 followed by my incessant pleading to hang his…

By: Lou  Yeboah Is that right? Are you sure that’s what you want to do? Because flirting with sin is flirting with death. That’s right! You flirt with sin, you flirt with death. [Romans 6:23]. The rule is simple: If you play with fire, you will get burned. If you think you can sin to…

Sandy Sorensen Director, UCC Washington Office When I began serving in the United Church of Christ Washington office, gun violence prevention was one of my areas of policy focus. It was the early 1990s and, together with other faith-based and secular partners, we worked to pass the 1994 Assault Weapons ban. It expired ten years…

JULY 27, 1950 – FEBRUARY 28, 2018 Wayne Bryant Edmonds, age 67, of Riverside, California passed away on Wednesday February 28, 2018. Wayne was born July 27, 1950. Wayne is survived by; sisters Shirley Edmonds, Lorean Williamson(Carl), brothers Booker T. Edmonds, Jr., and John S. Edmonds(Gina). Visitation for Wayne will be held Sunday, March 11,…

The movie was extremely personal for her. Written by Moriba Cummings Black Panther’s fans range beyond Marvel comic fanatics and, frankly, people within the African diaspora. In fact, the film has immensely impacted one of Hollywood’s most cherished actresses, Sandra Bullock, who recently spoke out about the visceral reaction she had while speaking to the…

Bryant addressed Laura Ingraham’s comments against LeBron James. By Sheryl Estrada / March 5, 2018 Former NBA Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant, along with animator Glen Keane, won the Oscar on Sunday night for best animated short film for “Dear Basketball.” The film is based on a poem Bryant wrote in 2015 announcing his impending retirement…

By Marilyn M. Singleton, M.D., J.D Some pundits blamed algorithmic trading for the stock market’s recent wild ride. “Algo-trading” relies on computers programmed to follow defined instructions for placing trades. For example, the computer buys 50 shares of stock when its 50-day moving average goes above the 200-day moving average. Period. Algo-trading was popularized as…

With effective hepatitis C treatment, why is this still such a prickly subject? It’s hard to believe that in 2018, with an effective treatment for hepatitis C on the books since late 2013, African Americans—who make up just 12 percent of the population—still account for 25 percent of people living with the virus. Yet this…

By Berenice Rushovich, Kelly Murphy, Jessica Dym Bartlett The number of American children in foster care has increased for the fourth consecutive year, from approximately 397,000 in 2012 to 438,000 in 2016. While almost all children in foster care have a history of exposure to trauma (e.g., neglect, physical abuse, domestic violence, parental substance abuse),…

During his State of the Union address, President Trump pledged to drive down drug prices. Sally C. Pipes That’s a worthy goal. Fortunately, the Trump administration is already pursuing it in ways that protect patients and encourage research and development. Many strategies that candidate Trump proposed on the campaign trail would have done more harm…

Jerome E. Horton Member, 3rd District State Board of Equalization The Board of Equalization was poised to raise gasoline taxes through a process directed by the legislature in 2010, referred to as a “gas tax swap.” Board of Equalization Member Jerome Horton said, “Enough is enough – Californians cannot bear another gas tax increase.” California…