These tax tips can make filing (1040) EZ: Sponsored content from JPMorgan Chase & Co. Kelly Perez

With Tax Day approaching, there’s no time like the present to get started on your 2022 returns and submit them well before the April 18 deadline....

Remembering Kenneth Brown, Educator, Engineer, and El Camino College Trustee

By Joe W. Bowers Jr. California Black Media The El Camino Community College District, California State University Dominguez Hills, and the aerospace industry have lost a...

Opioid Settlement Funds to Target Overdose Prevention: More than $7 million over nine years dedicated to strategies and treatment

San Rafael, CA – Marin County Public Health Officer Dr. Matt Willis updated the Board of Supervisors on March 28 about the state of the local opioid crisis[PDF] and...

Hotel Industry to Hire 1,200 Employees In Hopes of A Busy Tourism Season

By Olivia Wynkoop Bay City News As San Francisco leaders make plans to revive the Union Square shopping district, hotels in the city want to fill...

California Black Media Weekly News Roundup

By Tanu Henry California Black Media Apply Now: The California Legislative Black Caucus Launches Annual Scholarship Program The California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) has launched its...

The Healing Circle: protecting your mental health and wellness.

Gov. Newsom Requests Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for Counties Impacted By Storms

By Thomas Hughes Bay City News Gov. Gavin Newsom sent a request Tuesday for a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for nine California counties, including Monterey County....

20 Years Later, Breast Cancer Emergency Fund a Testament to Faith Fancher’s Enduring Legacy

By Tammerlin Drummond When a woman is undergoing treatment for breast cancer, chemotherapy and radiation often make her too weak to work. If she is working...

OP-ED: National Latino Officers Association & Law Enforcement Activists Express Warning to New York Legislators

NNPA NEWSWIRE — NLOA acknowledges the negative health impacts of tobacco use. However, numerous reports find that overall, smoking rates in the U.S. are the lowest...

Oakland Post: Week of March 29 – April 4, 2023

To enlarge your view of this issue, use the slider, magnifying glass icon or full page icon in the lower right corner of the browser window. The post...

Recertify for Medicaid

If you receive Medicaid health insurance coverage, you must know that Medicaid Renewals will start on April 1, 2023 when

New York Grand Jury Votes to Indict Donald Trump

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Former President Trump also faces potential conspiracy and racketeering charges in Georgia, where Atlanta prosecutor Fani Willis has been working to secure an...

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Leading Ladies After Loss

ABOVE: Angel Moms Funeral Support Community leader Calandrian Simpson Kemp presses forward to help other ladies heal and cope with the painful and tragic loss of...

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Announces Run for Mayor

ABOVE: Representative Sheila Jackson Lee speaks as student loan borrowers and advocates gather for the People’s Rally To Cancel Student Debt During The Supreme Court Hearings...

Do You Support A Political Candidate Who Might Be A Prison Candidate?

America is the land of hope and good fortune. Our landscape has often been the launching pad for honorable and rewarding careers. This is the big...

No One, Not Even A Former President, Is Above The Law

ABOVE: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Waco Regional Airport on March 25, 2023 in Waco, Texas. Former U.S. president Donald...

Girls Elevated Event Aims to Equip Young Girls With Knowledge and Tools to Protect Themselves as They Navigate Through Adolescence

Adolescence can be a difficult phase for girls, especially when they begin to notice their bodies changing. Girls Elevated, a Baylor College of Medicine and Texas...

The V.O. Burton Foundation Celebrates Women’s History Month

ABOVE: (L – R) Sarina Wilson, Sarai Anderson, Angela Coleman, Phy’nice Smith, Princess Jackson. Phyllis Burton and Anja Thomas  The V.O. Burton Foundation celebrated Women’s History...

Former Houston City Council Member Dwight Boykins Hosts 2nd Annual Lenora “Doll” Carter Basketball Tournament

ABOVE: Dwight Boykins, Sabrina Cuby-King, Principal at Phyllis Wheatley High School, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner and Lincoln “Red” Pradia “Changing 1 Life at a Time”...

Lenora Closes Out Women’s History Month Headlining “Jazzy Sundays” at Emancipation Park

Photos by Darryl Howard Photography The Kinder Foundation’s free concert series “Jazzy Sundays in the Parks” celebrates the legacy of jazz in Houston.  This month’s series...

HUD Secretary Fudge Pledges to Change Agency’s Ad Spending with Black-Owned Media

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The most recent Government Accountability Office study found that federal agencies spent more than $5 billion on advertising over five years, with just...

HUD Announces $5.5 Million Award for HUBCUs to Conduct Housing and Community Development Research

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “HBCUs create economic opportunity both for their students and throughout the communities they serve,” said HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge. “At HUD, we are...

5 Large-Scale Art Projects Approved for Shields-Reid Park

The Richmond Standard Five local artists will each create and install large-scale artworks as part of an $8 million project to revitalize Shields-Reid Park in North...