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

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...

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...

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...

COMMENTARY: Pay Attention — Roe v. Wade and the Far Right’s Extreme Plans

By Ben Jealous Things are about to get worse for millions of vulnerable people in our country. It looks like the far right-wing majority on the...

Bishop Bob Jackson Celebrates 38 Years at Acts Full

From May 4-6, 2022, hundreds of well-wishers came to celebrate with the senior pastor of Acts-Full Gospel Church of God in Christ, Bishop Robert (Bob) L....

California Gas Prices to Spike Even More with July 1 Tax Increase

By Tanu Henry, California Black Media “I really don’t understand how the price of gas can rise so drastically in California,” said a Black woman and...

Karine Jean-Pierre Makes History as 1st Black Woman, Openly LGBTQ White House Press Secretary

By Brandon Patterson White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre will make history this May 13 when she assumes the role of White House press secretary, becoming the...

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...

UC Berkeley Students Protest Supreme Court Abortion Decision

By Sarah Clemens When it comes to reproductive health, the future looks both unprecedented and regressive. A Supreme Court draft to overturn Roe v. Wade, the...

#5.17.22 Resisting Hate

5-17-22 Conversations With Al McFarlane – KFAI 90.3 FM Live Broadcast

5.16.22 Conversations With Al McFarlane Governance at the neighborhood level

Erica Loewe Helping to Open Doors for Black Press, Others at White House

NNPA NEWSWIRE — In Erika Loewe’s all-too-important job as director of African American media, she has ensured that the Black Press and other media of color...

Officials Release Names of those Killed in Racist Buffalo Massacre

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Avowed white racist Payton Gendron allegedly put together a 180-page manifesto that revealed his hatred for Black and Jewish people and the “replacement...

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...