By BlackPressUSA Newswire For many diabetes patients, amputation becomes a last-resort measure after infections, ulcers, or poor circulation worsen rapidly and leave few other treatment options. But according to Dr. Estelle Everett, a physician and researcher specializing in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), most diabetes-related amputations can be…
More than 300 parents, caregivers and children kicked off a Kid Safe Summer at Lake Gregory Regional Park for a day of family fun, hands-on activities, community connection and life-saving water safety education. Hosted by First 5 San Bernardino, in partnership with Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital Safe Kids IE and San Bernardino County Regional…
Edward Henderson | California Black Media The Black Educator Advocates Network (BEAN) and the NAACP San Fernando Valley Branch are calling for an independent investigation into what they say is a longstanding pattern of racial harassment and retaliation against Black educators in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). During a July 9 virtual press…
Rancho Cucamonga, California – The City of Rancho Cucamonga has opened the candidate filing period for the November 3, 2026, General Municipal Election. The election includes two Council Member seats voted by district: Districts 2 and 3, as well as the office of Mayor, which is elected at large. Prospective candidates may obtain nomination…
By Nutritionist Mary Toscano A microscopic parasite that can trigger days—or even weeks—of severe diarrhea is sickening thousands of Americans this summer, prompting health officials to investigate one of the largest outbreaks of cyclosporiasis in recent years. The illness is caused by Cyclospora cayetanensis, a parasite that spreads when people consume food or water contaminated…
By: Dr. Dinelli Monson, Chief Medical Officer, UnitedHealthcare Employer & Individual Plans of California A wildfire can change daily life quickly in Southern California when residents face smoky skies, reduced air quality, and the possibility of evacuation during periods of elevated wildfire activity. While conditions may look different from one community to the next, smoke,…
By BlackPressUSA Newswire The Trump administration has shelved the decade-long effort to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill— while simultaneously pushing to putTrump’s face on a brand-new $250 bill. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed Monday (July 6) that the Trump administration is “not at present” planning to move forward with placing Tubman’s likeness on…
New regulations — failing in Los Angeles despite a $300 million new tax — threatens to increase housing costs, bankrupt cities, and harm disadvantaged communities across the region. An updated Beacon Economics analysis reveals that proposed stormwater requirements will impose an estimated $11 billion in costs on San Bernardino County and 16 of its cities…
LA Tourism News LOS ANGELES, CA [July 14, 2026] – Following a landmark summer that brought the world to Los Angeles and another banner year of recognition from the James Beard Foundation and the MICHELIN Guide, today, Los Angeles Tourism announces the return of Summer Dine LA Restaurant Week, taking place Friday, August 14 through…
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 Ashley Craig, Navy Office of Community Outreach NORFOLK, Va. – Petty Officer 3rd Class Franklin Dendeng, a native of San Bernardino, California, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to USS Harry S. Truman, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier operating out of Norfolk, Virginia. Dendeng graduated from San Bernardino High School in 2023. The skills and…
By Araceli Martinez OXNARD, Calif. – It was a year ago this month that Javier’s life changed instantly. The 41-year-old had been working at Glass House Farms along California’s Central Coast when federal immigration agents conducted what was then the largest enforcement operation in the state’s history. Five days after being detained Javier was deported…
By Wanda Haynes Certified-Sommelier There is an exciting Italian dry white wine to try this summer and all year long.Grillo means “cricket” in Italian translation. Italian fairytales refer to Cavallo delleFate as “fairy horse” since crickets are said to ride fairies on their backs. This ischarming and add lore to an already amazing dry assessable…
Bo Tefu | California Black Media California Education Chief Tony Thurmond Appoints Atty. Mark Harris to Workgroup on Healthcare Costs California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond has appointed attorney and economist Mark T. Harris to a new statewide workgroup that will develop policy recommendations to address rising healthcare costs affecting TK-12 school districts…
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…
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media California voters will decide 14 statewide ballot measures on Nov. 3 after state leaders struck a last-minute compromise that removed one of the election’s most contentious proposals — a measure that would have made it significantly harder for cities and counties to raise money for local services. The…
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…
ZAIDEE STAVELY California’s audacious goal of having half of all K-12 students enrolled in bilingual education programs by 2030 has encountered one big stumbling block — there aren’t enough qualified bilingual teachers. To help remedy that, a $10 million grant tucked in the state budget aims to help school districts recruit high school students as…
How 1960s Montreal Helped Shape the Global Movement for Black Liberation (San Francisco, CA) — Revealing the largely untold history of anti-Black racism in Canada, “True North: Canadian Myths and Black Power” premieres Monday on PBS’s INDEPENDENT LENS. Through historic archives and the voices of those who lived through 1960s Montreal, “True North” explores pivotal…
By Crusader Staff For nearly four decades, millions of Americans welcomed Tony Brown into their homes each week. But Brown was never interested in simply hosting another television program. He wanted to transform the way Black America saw itself—and the way the nation saw Black America. Brown, the pioneering journalist, broadcaster, educator and civil rights…
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…
By BlackPressUSA Newswire Black midwives are going beyond the limits of conventional care to help communities confront the maternal healthcare crisis. The persistent U.S. maternal healthcare crisis is increasingly putting midwives in the spotlight as being part of the all-hands-on-deck approach to reducing the number of women having pregnancy related complications that too often include…
By Wanda Haynes Certified-Sommelier Vegans avoid all meat, dairy, eggs, wool, feathers, leather, fur, honey, seafood, fish, and animal-derived materials. This includes products tested on animals, and places that use animals for entertainment. The wine they drink must foster their diet and beliefs. The term “fining” is a process of adding substances to rid the…
By BlackPressUSA Newswire For generations, environmental justice in Black America has been measured in asthma rates, cancer diagnoses and poisoned drinking water. Scientists now say another consequence may be emerging: chemicals and microscopic plastics omnipresent in everyday life could be harming Black men’s fertility. GreenLiving & Environmental Issues Researchers have found that Black men tend…
Kern County built its healthcare system on foreign medical talent. What happens if the international pipeline breaks? This story was produced for the USC Center for Health Journalism’s Ethnic Media Collaborative. By Cecil Egbele “Kern County chose me,” said Dr. Ololade Oladimeji. “I did not exactly choose Kern County.” Known as Dr. Lola, Oladimeji is…