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County to Spray in Rolando Area for Mosquitoes to Reduce Risk of West Nile Virus
Credit: PHOTO: Courtesy of the County News Center By Gig Conaughton, County of San Diego Communications Office To protect the public and keep mosquitoes from potentially spreading West Nile virus, the...
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Political Playback: California Capitol News You Might Have Missed
On July 1, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two landmark bills authored by Asm. Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) aimed at streamlining the construction of affordable housing in California. Credit: CBM photo by Antonio...
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Talent Over Tokenism: Black Mayors Slash Crime Despite Media Silence
By Stacy M. Brown, Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent While cable news pundits and national newspapers often fixate on urban dysfunction, Black mayors across America are delivering...
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In Photos, the Remaining Descendants of the Last Known Slave Ship Hold...
By Jaylen Green and Dan Anderson, Associated Press MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The remaining descendants of the last ship carrying enslaved Africans to land in the U.S. in 1860 met Saturday in Mobile,...
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Prop 36 Is Triggering an Arrest Surge in California, Hitting Black...
Asm. Isaac Bryan (D-Ladera Heights), Vice Chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus, called Prop 36 a “war on poor people” after learning that the backlog of cases is disproportionately...
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Gospel Takes Flight Aboard the U.S.S. Midway This July!
Credit: Bayside Gospel Concert Get ready for a praise-filled evening unlike any other as the Bayside Gospel Concert Aboard the Midway returns to the flight deck! Location 910 N Harbor Dr, San Diego,...
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Trump Announces New Tariffs of Up to 40% On a Growing Number of Countries
By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump cranked up the pressure Monday on America’s trading partners, firing off letters to heads of several countries, informing them of their new...
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A Volunteer Finds the Holy Grail of Abolitionist-Era Baptist Documents in...
By Michael Casey, Associated Press GROTON, Mass. (AP) — Jennifer Cromack was combing through the American Baptist archive when she uncovered a slim box among some 18th and 19th century journals....
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You Just Retired (Or Are About To). Now What?
Credit: PHOTO: Freepik New and soon-to-be retirees face a major risk: market downturns early in retirement can reduce the longevity of their savings, a concept known as the “sequence-of-returns risk.”...
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California’s New Landscaping Rules: You May Soon Be Required to Fire-Proof...
PHOTO: California Black Media By Edward Henderson, California Black Media Legislation could go into effect by the end of this year, changing the way Californians landscape their homes. In 2020,...
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What’s Next for California’s Resistance to Immigration Crackdowns?
By Selen Ozturk, American Community Media Amid ramped-up deportation efforts under President Trump’s second term, California has become ground zero for immigration raid standoffs. Los Angeles,...
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American Kids Have Become Increasingly Unhealthy Over Nearly Two Decades, New...
By Laura Ungar and Jonel Aleccia, Associated Press The health of U.S. children has deteriorated over the past 17 years, with kids today more likely to have obesity, chronic diseases and mental health...
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Zimbabwe’s Scrap Metal Hunters are Quietly Fighting Climate Change One Piece...
By Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — “Any gold in there today?” Ezekiel Mabhiza called to a man hunched over a mound of trash, hoe in hand, rummaging through one of the many...
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The New Tax Law Fuels Inequality, Strips Healthcare, and Displaces Black...
By Stacy M. Brown, Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent The legislation President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4—celebrated by Republican Sen. Tim Scott as a milestone of “fiscal...
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Trump’s ‘Big Ugly Bill’ Puts Millions of Lives at Risk
By Stacy M. Brown, Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Donald Trump’s sweeping health care rollback, known by Democrats as the “One Big Ugly Bill,” is projected to remove insurance coverage...
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California Wants New Education Requirements for Police Officers. Are They...
By Cayla Mihalovich and Adam Echelman, Calmatters Amid calls for police reform in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder in 2020, California lawmakers set out to raise education standards for incoming...
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Measles Cases Hit 33-Year Record as CORI Deploys Outbreak Response Tools
By Stacy M. Brown, Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent The United States has recorded its highest number of annual measles cases in 33 years, with at least 1,277 confirmed infections...
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Why Black Unemployment Just Rose to Its Highest Level Since January 2022
By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Unemployment among Black Americans last month reached its highest level in more than three years, in stark contrast to the broader labor market’s resilience. The...
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Shorna-Kay Richards, Jamaica’s Ambassador to Japan, Calls for Global Nuclear...
By NY Carib News Jamaica’s Ambassador to Japan, Shorna-Kay Richards, has issued a powerful call for global nuclear disarmament, urging the international community and the passengers aboard the Peace...
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Billions for ICE, Cuts for the Poor: Trump’s Bill Redefines Federal Priorities
By Stacy M. Brown, Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Donald Trump’s massive new spending measure, known by Democrats as the “One Big Ugly Bill,” is set to dismantle central pillars of the...
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