By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Sr Natl Correspondent With the Trump administration preparing to take office in January, plans across numerous policy areas are likely to significantly affect Black Americans. From proposed changes to education funding to civil rights enforcement, early indicators suggest a series of shifts that could reshape access to resources, legal ...

By Dianne Anderson For those who think former Number 45, which is the same as incoming Number 47, is not their president, they may want to think again. The day after the election, Republicans held high hopes, with stocks soaring, and $25 billion gained for Elon Musk alone, the biggest winner for the wealthiest man ...

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Sr Natl Correspondent The Biden-Harris administration’s mission to strengthen educational equity and economic opportunity was on full display again as the White House announced an additional $1.3 billion in federal investments for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The new funding brings the administration’s total investment in HBCUs to ...

By Dianne Anderson How and why the next-in-line logical choice – the district’s lead Deputy Superintendent, Dr. Rhea Gibbs – was circumvented with the recent appointment of Ed D’Souza as Rialto Unified School District’s Acting Superintendent, has local advocates baffled. Alton Garrett, president of the Westside Action Group, said Dr. Gibbs checks all the boxes, and would ...

Long Beach City College (LBCC) celebrated its first center dedicated to Black student success with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 22. The new Black Student Success Center celebrates the African Diaspora and provides important mental, physical, spiritual, intellectual, and financial support services to advance students’ personal and academic progress. “Opening up LBCC’s first Black Student Success ...

By Dianne Anderson With unemployment at its lowest rate in years, holding at about 3.8%, jobs are booming across sectors nationwide with a brighter outlook for almost everyone. Last month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported unemployment for Blacks at 6.4% increased in March, while rates for Asians at 2.5%, and Hispanics at 4.5% have ...

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Sr Natl Correspondent Delays in financial aid decisions have tempered the excitement of many students who have received acceptance letters from their top colleges in a year already full of uncertainties. The late release of a revised Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which schools frequently use to ...

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Sr Natl Correspondent A new report from WalletHub, a personal finance website, has found that the racial wealth gap in the United States is alive and well. The report, titled “2024’s States with the Biggest & Smallest Wealth Gaps by Race/Ethnicity,” compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across ...

By Dianne Anderson Odds are 50-50 that Black students graduate from CSU, not just from any one particular campus, but from any of the 23 campuses. That sad reality provides this year’s backdrop, and motivation for education-based themes at the San Bernardino campus Black History Month events. Michaela Watkins, Associate Director of Diversity, Equity & ...

by Barbara Smith “I didn’t choose the theatre; it chose me,” says Andre Harrington, who now serves as chair of Cal State University, San Bernardino’s Theatre Arts department. Harrington brings a wealth of experiences to the university, gleaned from a career fueled by creativity, a passion for the arts, and a love for costuming and ...