Supes Unanimously Call for Affordable Internet Services for City’s Seniors, People With Disabilities

By Olivia Wynkoop Bay City News The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is asking internet service providers to make internet connections affordable for seniors and people...

Reparations: Experts Compute Hundreds of Billions Owed to Black Californians

By Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media Economists advising The California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African Americans have developed economic formulas...

Officials, Community Show Up to Celebrate Distinguished Honorees for the 14th Annual Powerful Women of the Bay Awards Luncheon

In Celebration of Women’s History Month The 14th Annual Powerful Women of the Bay Awards Luncheon in recognition of Women’s History Month was held on March...

Sen. Padilla, Rep. Ruiz Push for National Park Named for César E. Chávez

By Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Congressman Raul Ruiz (D-CA-25) last week introduced bicameral legislation to create the “César...

Oakland Museum of California to Feature Works of NIAD Artists

By Kathy Chouteau Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is partnering with Richmond’s NIAD Art Center and other Bay Area organizations serving artists with developmental disabilities to...

Harvard: Hoax Leads to Four Black Students Being ‘Swatted’ by Police

THE BURTON WIRE — According to reports, the Harvard University police received a false 911 call stating there was an armed person in the suite early...

California Black Media News Roundup

By Tanu Henry California Black Media Report: Black Students Among Students with Highest Absenteeism Rates The Public Policy Institute of California is reporting that absenteeism is...

After Judge’s Gig Worker Ruling, Advocates Want Protections for Contract Nurses, Too

By Edward Henderson California Black Media McKenzie Young is a traveling nurse from California who works in Hawaii. She gets placements through an agency that connects...

PRESS ROOM: Edwige Robinson, SVP at T-Mobile Joins Forbes Technology Council

NNPA NEWSWIRE — As an accepted member of the Council, Edwige Robinson, Senior Vice President of Network Engineering & Operations and Transformation of the Central Region at T-Mobile...

A conversation with Dr. Ron Daniels, president of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century