HealthPlus: Black Health and Wellness Publication Launches

THE BURTON WIRE — Arranging its content and information in a practical, easily accessible fashion, HealthPlus brings exciting content about today’s most critical health concerns to...

Mom and Pop Business Destroyed by Marriott Project

By Tanya Dennis Uncle Willie’s Bar-be-cue, located on 14th Street in Downtown Oakland, continues to struggle to survive the Marriott Hotel construction literally occurring in their...

Make Mental Wellness Part of Total Health for Black Communities

By Rhonda Smith The next phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in California has arrived. As the state begins to implement its SMARTER Plan, protecting ourselves and...

GOP Candidate for State Controller Lanhee Chen Known for Bipartisanship

By Bo Tefu, California Black Media Attorney and Stanford Law School lecturer Lanhee Chen is a Republican running for California State Controller. Chen, a Fellow at...

Camille Brown: Tony Nominee to Host ‘100 Women of Hip-Hop Sisterhood’ Sunday

THE BURTON WIRE —  Brothers for colored girls… will feature a talkback directly following the show moderated by celebrated playwright Keenan Scott III and featuring for colored girls… lead producer...

#FIYAH! LIVE! — TAYLOR THOMAS: THE SUMMER FINANCIAL SERIES — THURS 5.19.22 7PM ET

Emergency Federal Drought Relief Available

Marin and all other California counties to be eligible for assistance Courtesy of Marin County As California and the West Coast enter their third year of...

SoCal Group Holds Black-Themed Commencement, Presents Scholarships for Local High School Grads

SoCal Group Holds Black-Themed Commencement, Presents Scholarships for Local High School Grads By Aldon Thomas Stiles, California Black Media This past weekend in the Inland Empire,...

Amtrak to Run Special Trains to Allensworth Historic Park Juneteenth Festival, June 11

By David Lapari Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park is holding a celebratory Juneteenth event on Saturday, June 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. In partnership,...

Soledad O’Brien teams up with JP Morgan Chase for Impactful Health & Wellness Event

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The latest effort JPMorgan Chase is hosting a full day of conversations and informational sessions to support financial health education, wealth-building, and financial...

EPA Administrator, Michael S. Regan, Focused on Clean Air and Water for Communities of Color

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The bipartisan infrastructure provides resources for our communities. There are matching grants and forgivable loans, which means more of our communities have an...

Congressional Black Caucus Members Push Biden Administration on Advertising with Black Media

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The federal government spends billions of dollars a year in paid advertising. However, the federal government’s process for allocating advertising dollars fails to...

Wells Fargo Championship, Food Rescue US Partnership Provides 9,000 Meals to Benefit Greater DMV

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Food Rescue US, a national nonprofit organization, counts as a leader in reducing both hunger and food waste in America by connecting the...

Dream Fund: Entrepreneurs Can Apply for $10,000 Grants Through $35M State Program

By Tanu Henry, California Black Media Since 2017, there has been a 9.8% increase of new small businesses — firms with less than 500 employees —...

In a Major Win for Black Health, FDA Publishes Proposed Rule Banning Menthol Flavored Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars

By Keisha N. Brown After more than a decade of inaction and a citizens’ petition lawsuit brought by the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC)...

Installation Invoking Black Struggle for Justice in Opens May 14 at Oakland City Hall

By Randolph Belle A traveling exhibit that invokes the history of repression of Blacks in the United States arrived in Oakland for installation this week at...

Claiming Neglect, City Towers Tenants and Supporters Organize

By Zack Haber Tenants living in City Towers Apartments, a 231-unit affordable housing project located in three high-rises in West Oakland, are organizing for healthier and...

Marin Fair Competitive Exhibits Open for Entry

Marin County Fair “So Happy Together!” returns June 30-July 4 Courtesy of Marin County 2022 Marin County Fair Poster depicting a variety of farm animals with...

Board to Review Project Homekey Site Agreements

Anticipated 2023 opening of Larkspur property to address homelessness Courtesy of Marin County In February, the County of Marin was awarded $15,497,200 in Project Homekey funding...

OP-ED: Black Businesses Leaders Undervalued in America

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The vital key to advancing the economic status of African American communities and families is the support and the promotion of the success...

Conversations With Al McFarlane Special – National Association of Minority Contractors – MN

CEO of Oakland A’s Addresses Community Concerns

Oakland Ballpark Project Part 3 By Tanya Dennis Oakland A’s President David Kaval was surprised to learn that concerns expressed by the original designers of the...

“Whose City? Our City!” – Teachers and Port Workers Strike to Stop Corporate Privatizers

By Ken Epstein In a show of growing strength, Oakland teachers and longshore workers held simultaneous one-day strikes and rallies together on April 29 to stop...

Alexa Irene Canady: First Black Woman Neurosurgeon in U.S.

By Tamara Shiloh It was during a health careers summer program at the University of Michigan that Alexa Irene Canady (b. 1950) decided to pursue medicine....

Report Shows America’s Major Cities are Pricing Out Black Residents

L.A. FOCUS — Black households experienced the steepest declines in affordable neighborhoods in the years preceding the pandemic. Between 2013 and 2019 — even as the...