All posts tagged "Joe W. Bowers Jr."

Gov. Newsom: “California Is Making Progress in Fentanyl Fight”

LA FOCUS — The California National Guard Counterdrug Task Force partnered with local and federal law enforcement to seize illegal fentanyl off the streets and at...

COMMENTARY: Apology for Japanese American Internment Prompts Equal Response to Injustices Against Black Californians

By Joe W. Bowers Jr. | California Black Media In August, the California Attorney General’s Office publicly apologized for its role in the unjust incarceration of...

Legislative Black Caucus Chair ‘Extremely Disappointed’ by Gov. Newsom’s Veto of Child Gender Identity Bill

By Tanu Henry and Joe W. Bowers Jr.  California Black Media   Assemblymember Lori D. Wilson (D-Suisun City) says she’s extremely disappointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision...

State Controller Malia Cohen to Chair State Task Force on Charter School Audits

By Tanu Henry and Joe W. Bowers Jr.  California Black Media California State Controller Malia Cohen announced last week that she will chair a “statewide multi-agency...

California-Hawaii Conference of the NAACP Is Hosting 36th Convention in San Francisco

By Antonio Ray Harvey,  Lila Brown, and Joe W. Bowers Jr. | California Black Media The NAACP California Hawaii State Conference is hosting its 36th State Convention,...

California Sues Five Largest Oil Companies

California to Make Historic Investment in Fight Against Organized Retail Crime

By Joe W. Bowers Jr., Edward Henderson and Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media On Sept. 12, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the state is making a...

Cal State LA Names Dr. Berenecea Johnson Eanes Its First Woman President

By Joe W. Bowers Jr., Edward Henderson and Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media     On Sept. 13, the Board of Trustees of California State...

Elected Officials, Faith Leaders Join State Ed Chief Thurmond to Discuss Antisemitism Solutions

By Joe W. Bowers Jr. California Black Media State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond organized a virtual roundtable discussion titled “Education to End Hate: Countering...

Crackdown: Gov. Newsom Adds Muscle to Fentanyl Fight by Increasing National Guard Presence at Border by 50%

By Joe W. Bowers Jr. and Edward Henderson California Black Media Building on California’s $1 billion investment to tackle the fentanyl and opioid crisis, Gov. Gavin...

Black Women’s Group Holds Gov. Newsom’s Feet to the Fire on Senate Appointment

By Joe W. Bowers Jr. and Edward Henderson California Black Media On Sunday, the California Black Women’s Collective (CBWC), a coalition of women from different professional...

Singer Etta James and Athlete Archie Williams Inducted Into California Hall of Fame

By Joe W. Bowers Jr. and Edward Henderson California Black Media Two Black Americans are members of the class of California’s 2023 Hall of Fame inductees....

Gov. Newsom and Advocates at Impasse Over Funding for Black Students Education

Joe W. Bowers Jr. | California Black Media Last week, at the invitation of the Black in School Coalition (BISC), over 2,500 K-12 students, parents, education advocates,...

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...

What California Is Learning from Expanding Voters Rights

By Joe W. Bowers Jr., California Black Media June 7, 2022 is Primary Election Day in California. On the ballot are candidates for U.S. Senate, Governor,...

California ’22 Primary Election: Black Candidates Running for U.S. House of Representatives

By Joe W. Bowers Jr., California Black Media Election offices have begun sending out vote-by-mail ballots for the June 7, 2022, primary elections in California. Statewide,...

California ’22 Primary Election: Black Candidates Running for Statewide Office

By Joe W. Bowers Jr., California Black Media On June 7, California will conduct a primary election — the first opportunity for voters to elect candidates...