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,...

Calm after the Racist Storm, Buffalo Shootings Cease Following Massacre

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Statistics show that shootings in the city climbed exponentially in 2020 and the first half of 2021. While it has slowed since approximately...

The Stigma Around Male Domestic Violence

NNPA NEWSWIRE — In an article done by the World Economic Forum, Vanita Sundaram stated that among the young people she spoke to about whether or...

Johnny Depp's Lawyer Calls Out Amber Heard for Rolling Her Eyes & Smiling in Video

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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...

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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...

COMMENTARY: San Jose Congressman Norman Mineta: The Reparations Hero for Asian Americans

By Emil Guillermo When the Democratic candidates began the 2020 presidential campaign, there was a buzz about reparations for African Americans. And then, the buzz died....

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 —...

California ’22 Primary Election: Black Candidates Running for U.S. House of Representatives

By Joe W. Bowers Jr., California Black Media Election offices have begun sending out vote-by-mail ballots for the June 7, 2022, primary elections in California. Statewide,...

COMMENTARY: COVID-19 Is Not Over! We Cannot Drop Our Guard

By James B. Ewers Jr. Ed.D. | Houston Forward Times Sometimes we come to conclusions too quickly. We want things so badly that we think we...

COMMENTARY: COVID-19 Is Not Over! We Cannot Drop Our Guard

HOUSTON FORWARD TIMES — In a recent report in The New York Times, it stated that there are about 68,000 COVID-19 cases announced each day. Yet...

ALL ARTS FIRST TWENTY: ‘Social’ Doc on Social Media and Black Identity Debuts

THE BURTON WIRE — The first film in the series was “Michael Mwenso Honors George Floyd,” a powerful concert homage featuring some of today’s greatest Black...

COMMENTARY: Our Disappearing Rights

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Just as our voting rights are disappearing, so also are women’s rights to comprehensive health care.  Someone leaked a draft opinion in Dobbs...

United States Government Steps in Reclassifying Brittney Griner’s Detainment in Russia as Wrongful

HOUSTON FORWARD TIMES — A State Department official sent a statement to ESPN late Monday night, saying, “The Department of State has determined that the Russian...

COMMENTARY: Crying on the Outside, Dying on the Inside

HOUSTON FORWARD TIMES — A beautiful young college freshman, 19-year-old Southern University cheerleader Arlana Miller, spoke about her prior struggles with thoughts of suicide and her...

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)...

Rep. Barbara Lee Disappointed as Senate Fails to Pass Women’s Health Protection Act

By Sean Ryan U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee (CA-13), co-chair of the Pro- Choice Caucus, released a statement on the failure of the Women’s Health Protection Act...

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...