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Why African Americans Need to Take the COVID-19 Vaccine
By Debra Furr-Holden Dr. Anthony Fauci and other national health leaders have said that African Americans need to take the COVID-19 vaccine to protect their health. What ... -
Sen. Bradford Elected Chair of Legislative Black Caucus
Senator Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) has been elected as Chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC). The Caucus has had over a 50-year legacy of advocating ... -
Bianca Smith 1st Black Woman Coach in Baseball History
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Sr Nat’l Correspondent Bianca Smith, an African American woman, has made baseball history. Smith, who most recently served as an ... -
Statement from President Obama
History will rightly remember today’s violence at the Capitol, incited by a sitting president who has continued to baselessly lie about the outcome of a lawful ... -
Some Students Thrive in Distant Learning, Others Struggle Daily
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Sr Nat’l Correspondent Sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the NNPA continues its campaign to raise awareness about ... -
New App Nudges Students to Higher Education
by Dianne Anderson Life just got easier with a new mobile app that allows students to access almost anything they need to get ready to enter ... -
UCI BMA Supports Black Students
By Dianne Anderson For first year UCI super-starter student Ryan McNichols, campus life is a bit of a time management balancing act, but it’s nothing that ... -
Stopping Exploitation of Prisoners Requires Comprehensive Solutions
Editorial By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. 2020 brought renewed global focus to issues of social justice in America. From the racial disparities and inequities highlighted by ... -
Amid Surge Sign Up for Health Care
With the first open-enrollment deadline approaching this week, Covered California urged consumers to sign up now so they can have their health care coverage be effective ... -
COVID 19: Distance Learning, Student Safety
by Dianne Anderson Not a lot of overthinking was involved in deciding whether SBCUSD students would return to school this semester, or ride out the distance ...
