Free Mammograms and Breast Exams at the Community Health & Resource Fair
By: TJ Dunnivant PHOTOS: TJ Dunnivant October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Community Health and Resource Fair at Jackie Robinson YMCA conducted free breast cancer screenings. The resource...
View ArticleOctober is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
By Emma Fox, Contributing Writer The month of October is a time to advocate for domestic violence awareness because with advocacy comes resources. According to the San Diego District Attorney’s office,...
View ArticleValencia Park Hornets Try to Sting Their Way Back to Greatness
By Darrel Wheeler PHOTOS: Darrel Wheeler As the youth football world turns, the Valencia Park Hornets are under major reconstruction trying to revive Hornet Nation and bring them back to prominence....
View ArticleSaluting Black Sub-Contractors Helping to Build the New Live Well Center
By Yvette Porter-Moore The County of San Diego plays a critical role in the well-being of its residents by expanding access to health and community services. The new Southeastern Live Well Center...
View ArticleTalking to Your Doctor and Pharmacist About Youth Vaccines is As Easy As 1, 2, 3
By California Department of Public Health As adults, our priority is to protect our youth from the dangers of the world, including COVID-19. The best way to protect them from severe illness and death...
View ArticleCommentary: Los Angeles. On Kevin de León, It’s Time to Put Up or Shut Up
By Jasmyne Cannick | Special to California Black Media Partners The situation with disgraced Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León reached a new low Wednesday when he calmly declared during a...
View ArticleLos Angeles: NAACP Convention Addresses Racial Scandal Consuming Host City
By Maxim Elramsisy | California Black Media The California Hawaii Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) hosted elected officials, activists, organizers,...
View ArticleYouth Mental Health Care: California’s First-in-the-Nation Investments May...
By Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media In August, The Children’s Partnership hosted a mental health panel centered around the voices of young girls and women of color. The session was...
View ArticleStockton Resident Tied to Serial Killings
By Manny Otiko | California Black Media Wesley Brownlee, a Bay Area native, is being held on murder charges by Stockton police. He is a suspect in a string of murders in Stockton and Oakland. According...
View ArticleStop the Hate. Spread the Love: California Black Media Campaign Unveiled at...
By McKenzie Jackson | California Black Media The “Stop the Hate. Spread the Love,” initiative spearheaded by California Black Media (CBM) and others, was introduced to the Los Angeles community at the...
View ArticleKanye West’s Donda Academy Closes Following Rapper’s Controversial Remarks
By A.R. Shaw, Atlanta Daily World Kanye West continues to face backlash for his views following controversial remarks. His Donda Academy recently announced that it will close for the 2022-23 school...
View ArticleMigos Rapper Takeoff Shot Dead in Houston
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent The continued spate of violence against Hip Hop artists has claimed its latest victim and one of the genre’s biggest names. Takeoff,...
View ArticleFederal Court Halts Biden’s Student Loan Debt Forgiveness for Now
By Brandon Patterson, NNPA A federal appellate judge on October 21 temporarily blocked the Biden Administration from cancelling student debt in response to a lawsuit filed by six conservative states...
View ArticleHouston police seek witnesses to rapper Takeoff’s killing
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. and JUAN A. LOZANO, AP News HOUSTON (AP) — Police said they have few leads in the fatal shooting of rapper Takeoff outside a private party at a downtown Houston bowling alley....
View ArticleIn Deciding the Midterm Elections, Black Voters Again Hold the Power
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent In-depth new research examining the priorities and concerns of Black voters over the age of 50 offers optimism and concern for Democrats...
View ArticleAutopsy: Takeoff died from gunshot wounds to head, torso
By JUAN A. LOZANO, AP News HOUSTON (AP) — Rapper Takeoff died from gunshot wounds to the head and torso following a shooting outside a private party at a downtown Houston bowling alley, authorities...
View ArticleOfficer won’t face charges in killing mentally ill Black man
By DON THOMPSON, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A former police officer already imprisoned for one fatal shooting in a wealthy San Francisco suburb won’t face criminal charges in a second...
View ArticleCharles R. Drew Univ. Launches MD Program as Newsom Announces COVID Emergency...
By Aldon Thomas Stiles, California Black Media On Monday, Oct. 17, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that the COVID-19 emergency in California will end Feb. 28, 2023 The governor’s powers to suspend...
View Article21 new coffins found in search for Tulsa Massacre victims
By KEN MILLER, AP News The search for remains of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre has turned up 21 additional coffins in unmarked graves in the city’s Oaklawn Cemetery, officials said. Seventeen...
View ArticleThe Rock Hall of Fame opens to Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
By MARK KENNEDY, AP News NEW YORK (AP) — The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year will induct Eminem, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, Carly Simon and two guys in sunglasses who have scored more No. 1s...
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