Category : California

L.A. Council President Emeritus Herb Wesson to Host Veterans Grocery Giveaway

Attendees are required to wear face coverings and observe 6 feet of social distancing guidelines at all times. The post L.A. Council President Emeritus Herb Wesson to Host Veterans Grocery Giveaway appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.

Legendary Rapper Ice Cube Discusses the Importance of Black Media

Hip-Hop legend talks new movie ‘The High Note’ and Black life in exclusive interview. Black Press USA is the harmonious sound of media publication in America for the Black community; The post Legendary Rapper Ice Cube Discusses the Importance of Blac...

Record Attendees Stream 2020 BHERC Sistas Are Doin’ It For Themselves Film Festival at BHERC TV

Popular signature BHERC “Sistas” Film Festival makes its successful debut to online at BHERC TV to record global viewing audience citing flexibility and ease of use as well as superb and thrilling content. The post Record Attendees Stream 2020 BHERC...

A Privacy Bill Kobe Bryant’s Death Inspired Moves Forward

On May 20, the California Assembly Public Safety Committee approved a bill that would make it illegal for first responders to take pictures or record video of a deceased person at the scene of an accident or crime. The post A Privacy Bill Kobe Brya...

L.A. Faith Leaders Decline to Reopen Local Churches on May 31

Although the California Department of Public Health announced the statewide reopening of places of worship on May 25, L.A.-area faith leaders are not rushing to resume religious services on Sunday, May 31. The post L.A. Faith Leaders Decline to Reope...

TNT’s SHAQ’S LIFE — nine episodes of fun learning about NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal — take notes!

“Shaq Life” is addictive, equivalent to trying to eat just one potato chip. The post TNT’s SHAQ’S LIFE — nine episodes of fun learning about NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal — take notes! appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.

PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT

National action needed to stop tobacco companies from targeting vulnerable communities and help smokers quit The post PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.

The State of Re-Entry in South Los Angeles

In response to public outcry about the safety of low-level offenders during this Coronavirus pandemic, thousands of men and women are being released and re-entering our communities from prisons and jails. They face all of the traditional barriers to...

Massive COVID-19 testing campaign launched in Texas prisons

COVID-19 testing at Lee State Prison in Georgia by Jason Renard Walker, NABPP Minister of Labor Clements Unit prisoners in three buildings’ close custody wings were awakened in the early morning of May 1, 2020, by the loud sounds of ranking g...

S.B. Schools Valedictorians Make History

The Class of 2020 will go down in history for several reasons, but in the San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD), there are a few top students who deserve an extra spotlight. The SBCUSD Class of 2020 boasts three African-American valedi...

Census In High Gear Now

By Dianne Anderson Since the pandemic and in the aftermath to come, census outreach workers say it’s crucial to make sure the minimal $675 billion to $1.5 trillion a year in funding gets to areas where it’s needed. A recent Census Househo...

UCR Mainstay Dr. E.M Abdulmumin Succumbs

By Dianne Anderson Dr. E.M Abdulmumin was a professor, an intellectual, a butcher, a welder, a naturally gifted and skilled man of great conviction. The local licensed clinical psychologist specializing in forensic psychology spent decades leading th...

LBCC Announces 2020 Valedictorian

Abimbola Idowu Mitchell to Address Class of 2020 at Virtual Online Ceremony Long Beach City College announced that Abimbola Idowu Mitchell is LBCC’s 2020 Valedictorian. She will address the Class of 2020 at LBCC’s first virtual Commencement Ceremony...

New Rule Could Deny Black Developers State Housing Funds

By Ebone Monet California Black Media African American developers across California are worried about a rule change the state Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is considering. The regulation proposes a new requirement that devel...

California After COVID – Recovery is Not Good Enough

California Sen. Steven Bradford by Sen. Steven Bradford, Special to CalMatters and California Black Media Partners The coronavirus crisis is testing most households and businesses in California, pushing some to the very brink of what they can...