Rep. Karen Bass Proclaimed First Black Female Mayor of Los Angeles

NNPA NEWSWIRE — On Wednesday, Nov. 16, more than a week after voting closed in the City of Angels, Bass was declared the winner in a...

United Travel Credits Giving HBCU Golf Programs Wings

NNPA NEWSWIRE — On Wednesday, some 23 years later, and on her 41st birthday, no less, Levister was at Memorial Park Golf Course to watch three...

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Inland Empire Health Officials Warn of Increased Cases of RSV in Children

Last Updated on November 15, 2022 by BVN Breanna Reeves | State and local health officials have issued health advisories as cases of respiratory syncytial virus...

Walter Lincoln Hawkins, A Modern-Day Inventor

By Tamara Shiloh During his early years, Walter Lincoln Hawkins (1911–1992) would disassemble and then reassemble several toys to create new ones. He built spring-driven toy...

Saluting California’s Native American Heritage: New Laws, “S-Word” Ban Lift Up Celebrations

By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media Assemblymember James Ramos (D-Highland), the only Native American elected official in the California Legislature, has been working diligently...

COMMENTARY: The Fight to Save Affirmative Action for All of Us

By Emil Guillermo Don’t think for a second that Asian Americans are rooting to end affirmative action. You might get that impression as the Supreme Court...

What Parents Should Know About RSV, A Respiratory Virus

By Frederick Kuo As RSV cases continue to spike across parts of the U.S. — with some areas nearing seasonal peak levels — those typical “bugs” your child...

Oakland Jehovah’s Witnesses Return to Door-to-Door Ministry After 30-Month Pandemic Pause

By Alan Mobley Jehovah’s Witnesses resumed their trademark door-to-door ministry after a two-and-a-half-year suspension, just in time for their September launch of a global campaign featuring...