Author: Precinct Reporter News
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Reyes Bill Provides Employment Opportunities to Inmate Firefighters
AB 2147, legislation by Assemblymember Eloise Reyes (D-San Bernardino) which provides an expedited expungement process for formerly incarcerated individuals who have successfully participated with ... -
Black Voters: We Are Top Targets of Voter Suppression
By Ben Jealous Black voters have a powerful role to play in this year’s elections. That’s why we are being targeted by disinformation campaigns ... -
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Receives NNPA National Leadership Award
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), an influential and forceful voice in Washington, D.C., and serving ... -
Black Student Support: WAG Blasts CSUSB Failure
by Dianne Anderson Attempts at equal education access have become a battlefield for community activists who plan to take their fight for Black students ... -
School District Candidates: Get out and Vote
By Dianne Anderson Incumbent Gwendolyn Dowdy Rodgers Chances are education and the way students learn will not return to the way things were before ... -
Rev. Dr. Monrow Mabon Riverside Ward 4 Candidate
By Dianne Anderson Rev. Dr. Monrow Mabon never likes to brag about money, but in his lifetime, he has managed to sustain a lucrative ... -
Get Ahead of the Game: Be Ready for Emergencies
By Tanu Henry California Black Media Through all the chaos of the COVID-19 crisis, Wendy Raquel Robinson says she has managed to hold it ... -
Bill Allows Inmate Firefighters to Continue in Profession When Released
By Quinci LeGardye California Black Media Inmate firefighting crews, made up of more than 2,000 inmate firefighters per year, have helped extinguish many of ... -
Menthols, Flavored Cigarettes Illegal in State
by Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 793 into law on Aug. 28. The legislation is one of the country’s strongest restrictions ... -
Athletes Join Struggle for Racial Justice
By Dr. Maulana Karenga The recent wave of walkouts and walkaways from playing and practice in protest against the savage shooting of Jacob ...
