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San Diego County and Health Equity
By Emily Kim Jenkins, Contributing Writer In 2021, over 600 signatures on a petition and 30 speakers from the general public at a San Diego County Board of Supervisors meeting assisted in the county’s...
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Breaking the Cycle: How to Protect Black Children From Sexual Abuse
By Anissa Durham, Word in Black Diddy, the alleged sexual abuser, has put the dismissal of Black women and girls’ experiences of abuse back in the spotlight. Whispers about the rapper named Sean Combs...
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Why Black Moms and Babies Are Dying So Often In Louisiana
By Jennifer Porter Gore, Word in Black Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade almost two years ago, the battle to women’s access to abortion and contraceptive healthcare has moved to the...
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Electric Trucks Will Be a Boon for Black Communities
By Willy Blackmore, Word in Black Freeways, ports, and other industrial areas are often seen on the horizon — or closer, in some instances — in Black communities. Living in close quarters to, say,...
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California Black Caucus Members Clash Over Retail Theft Bill
By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media Assemblymember Tina McKinnor (D-Inglewood), a member of the California Legislative Black Caucus CLBC, said she plans to meet with the authors of Assembly...
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“A Beautiful Month”: Muslims Prepare for End of the Great Fast of Ramadan
By Charlene Muhammad, California Black Media On the night of March 10, 2024, Ramadan began for some two billion believers across the Muslim world. The Islamic Holy Month is a time of spiritual renewal...
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Tennessee State University Board Disbanded by MAGA Loyalists as Assault on...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Tennessee State University (TSU), the state’s only public historically Black college and university (HBCU), faces a tumultuous future as...
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Home of Champions: Inside the Ghanaian Neighborhood that Produces Boxing Greats
By Thomas Page and Sean Coppack, CNN (CNN) — “When you are in Jamestown,” says Abdul Wahid Omar, “you know you have to be a hard guy.” A poor neighborhood and children with boundless energy but few...
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2024 Solar Eclipse: A Guide on Where and How to Watch It
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Sky-gazers across North America are in for a treat on April 8 when a total solar eclipse will pass over Mexico, the United States and Canada. The event will be visible...
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Black student Group at Private Missouri College Rallies After Report of...
By Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Association of Black Students at St. Louis’ Washington University on Friday held a sit-in at a dining hall where a group of students last month allegedly threw...
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Political Playback: California Capitol News You Might Have Missed
By Bo Tefu, Antonio Ray Harvey, Lila Brown and Joe W. Bowers Jr., California Black Media Rest in Peace: A.M.E. Pastor and L.A Civil Rights Icon Cecil “Chip” Murray Passes The Rev. Dr. Cecil L. “Chip”...
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A Biased Test Kept Thousands of Black People from Getting a Kidney...
By LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jazmin Evans had been waiting for a new kidney for four years when her hospital revealed shocking news: She should have been put on the...
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Book Review: Short Story Anthology ‘The Black Girl Survives in This One’...
By DONNA EDWARDS Associated Press Ahh, the Final Girl — a point of pride, a point of contention. Too often, the white, virginal, Western ideal. But not this time. “The Black Girl Survives in This...
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He Once Swore Off Politics. Now, This Georgia Activist is Trying to Tecruit...
By BILL BARROW, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Davante Jennings cast his first ballot for Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential race. Republican Donald Trump’s election that year, he...
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Cecil L. ‘Chip’ Murray, Influential Pastor and Civil Rights Leader in Los...
By Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Rev. Dr. Cecil L. “Chip” Murray, an influential pastor and civil rights leader who used his tenure at one of Los Angeles’ oldest churches to uplift the...
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Racial Bias Uncovered in Kidney Transplantation System: Thousands of Black...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Five years ago, Arlette Ebanks experienced severe kidney pain that she believed suggested a criminal need for a transplant. Her doctors...
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Millions Across North America Awed by Total Solar Eclipse Phenomenon
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent The eagerly anticipated celestial spectacle of a total solar eclipse finally descended upon North America after a seven-year hiatus,...
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Baseball Hall of Fame to Honor Hank Aaron with Statue Unveiling; U.S. Postal...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Fifty years ago, the sports world watched in awe as Hank Aaron shattered baseball’s most hallowed record, cementing his place as one of...
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Trump Doubles Down on Racist Remarks, Advocates for White Immigration Only
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Former President Donald Trump has reignited controversy with inflammatory remarks suggesting a preference for immigrants from...
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Commentary: Finding the Right Balance — Addressing Organized Retail Theft...
By Assemblymember Tina McKinnor, Special to California Black Media Partners Organized retail theft is a significant issue that impacts both consumers and businesses. While it is crucial to address...
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