By Aziah Siid, Word in Black Every spring, students who withstood the test and rigor of their studies cross the stage to receive degrees of honor....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The United States bears the worrying distinction as “deadliest nation” in the industrialized or “developed world” to be pregnant,” said Dr. Michele Bratcher...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Vice President Kamala Harris, a force during her years in the U.S. Senate and as a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, has...
SAN DIEGO VOICE & VIEWPOINT — As of January 2023, there were about 60 SROs remaining in D.C. schools, down from its peak of more than...
NNPA Newswire — It’s not enough to acknowledge obesity for what it is, a silent killer upending Black women’s lives. Acknowledgement must be tied to immediate...
VOICE & VIEWPOINT — In 2020, Nathan Carter became the owner of a McDonald’s location in Southeast Los Angeles. Currently, he owns three restaurants, while his...
According to a new draft recommendation statement, the US Preventive Services Task Force proposes that women with an average risk for breast cancer begin screening at...
By Tanu Henry and Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media Your roundup of news stories you might have missed last week. Assemblymember Mike Gipson Demands Sac...
TEXS METRO NEWS — The study by Leone et al., published in the Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health’s Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry,...
By McKenzie Jackson California Black Media Black women in the Golden State trail behind their counterparts from other ethnic groups in median wealth and a lower...
By Carla Thomas Glamorous hats, St. John suits, Ferragamo shoes, and more glitzy fashion adorned some of the most powerful women in the San Francisco Bay...
By Tamara Shiloh Many Black women have made significant strides within technology, yet they remain significantly underrepresented across the computer sciences spectrum. According to the United...
By Tanu Henry and Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media Rep. Barbara Lee Holds First Campaign Rally in Oakland Last Saturday, Rep. Barbara Lee held her...
By Edward Lempinen | UC Berkeley News Less-educated U.S. workers often face a lifetime of financial challenges, but some among them are more disadvantaged than others: Young...
By Olivia Wynkoop | Bay City News Foundation A San Francisco-based guaranteed income program that gives monthly checks to pregnant Black women received $5 million to expand...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Earlier this year, Congresswoman Barbara Lee of Oakland released a statement of concerns regarding the rate of new Black infections, and new diagnoses....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Earlier this year, Congresswoman Barbara Lee of Oakland released a statement of concerns regarding the rate of new Black infections, and new diagnoses....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On Election Day, Black women will be voting for candidates who address all our issues — not just reproductive rights. I invite every...
By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media Black Women Organized for Political Action PAC (BWOPA-PAC), California Black Women’s Collective PAC and Black women leaders throughout the state are calling...
By Ben Jealous Right before our last national elections in 2020, thousands of Black voters in Detroit got a call from someone posing as a woman...
Maxim Elramsisy | California Black Media The California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) has released a study that found Black Californians are highly engaged with their health...
BLACK VOICE NEWS — While California boasts one of the lowest pregnancy-related mortalities in the nation, the latest available data from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH)...
By Keith Burbank, Bay City News Eleanor Ramsey, president and CEO of the firm Mason Tillman Associates, has been creating change for Black people and other...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Alexis McGill Johnson, president of Planned Parenthood Action Fund, an advocate for reproductive rights, supports the Divine 9 campaign, proclaimed that “What we...
