Creative, Talented and Inspiring High School Students Chosen for This Year’s Disney Dreamers Academy at Walt Disney World Resort

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The 100 students from across the country will descend on Walt Disney World Resort March 23-26 for the 16th annual event, aimed at...

Report Reveals California Cops Explicit Bias against African Americans

By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA Newswire A new report has revealed that California law enforcement officers searched, detained on the curb or in a patrol...

Sheng Thao Sworn in as New Mayor of Oakland, Pledges New Direction for the City

Mayor Thao appoints HNU’s Dr. Kimberly Mayfield as deputy mayor By Ken Epstein Sheng Thao, a daughter of Hmong refugees who overcame homelessness and domestic abuse...

IRS Extends Filing Dates in Counties Under Federal Emergency Declarations

By Katy St. Clair, Bay City News Foundation The Internal Revenue Service has extended its annual tax return due date by a month for people who...

Shirley Weber Sworn in as California’s First Elected Black Secretary of State

The Secretary of State is the chief elections officer of the state, responsible for overseeing and certifying elections, as well as testing and certifying voting equipment...

California’s First African American Controller Malia Cohen Takes Office

By Antonio‌ ‌Ray‌ ‌Harvey‌, ‌California‌ ‌Black‌ ‌Media‌ Last week, Malia M. Cohen was sworn in as the first Black woman — and first African American —...

Honoring MLK

City Fails to Win $182 Million Federal Grant for Oakland A’s Howard Terminal Project

By Keith Burbank | Bay City News Oakland may miss out on millions of dollars in grant money that could advance the Oakland A’s proposed ballpark at...

California Family Whose Beachfront Properties were Seized 100 years ago, Sells Land Back to County for $20 Million

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire The great-grandchildren of the African American couple Willa and Charles Bruce, whose land in Southern California was taken in 1924...

Tony Thurmond Starts Second Term as State Addresses Educational Inequity

“We’re offering scholarships for anyone who wants to become a teacher. $20,000,” State Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) Tony Thurmond told California Black Media. “I sponsored...