By Antonio‌ ‌Ray‌ ‌Harvey ‌California‌ ‌Black‌ ‌Media‌ California Secretary of State Shirley Weber and top election officials in three other states have until July 31 to tell the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) whether they will cooperate with a federal effort to identify and remove alleged noncitizens from state voter rolls. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin ...

By Bo Tefu and Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media  Former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra is entering the general election with a growing wall of support from some of California’s most influential Democratic leaders, signaling a rapid consolidation of the party following the June 2 primary. Becerra, who finished first in ...

By Dianne Anderson   Competition is heating up as candidates now push into the last stretch of the race to get that top-two spot this June 2 Primary for the November general election. In Assembly District 65, three challengers are circling around the extreme pressure of housing costs and strain on working families, the gaps ...

By Selen Ozturk ACOM Tony Thurmond, seeking the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, laid out an expansive progressive platform in a briefing with community media reporters. The 57-year-old state superintendent of public instruction has staked out progressive policy terrain — including a push to institute single-payer healthcare, build two million housing units by 2030 and abolish Immigration ...

By Edward Henderson California Black Media As a former mayor of Stockton and a nationally recognized advocate for economic equity, Michael Tubbs has built his political career on challenging the status quo and advancing bold, people-centered policy solutions. Rising from a childhood marked by housing insecurity to becoming one of California’s most prominent young leaders, ...

By Edward Henderson California Black Media   As California heads into the 2026 election cycle, all four elected seats on the State Board of Equalization are up for grabs, with voters in each of the agency’s four geographic districts choosing a representative. The board—which handles tax appeals, property tax oversight and equalization, and other key ...

By Julianne Malveaux   The Vice President ran a beautiful campaign. She worked like a trojan, traveling from city to city, sometimes as many as three or four in a day. She did interviews, town halls, television shows and one on one interviews with both national and local media. In a scant one hundred days, she built a dynamic ...

by Dianne Anderson Watching an extremely tight Presidential Election countdown doesn’t have to feel like watching a train wreck, provided early voters are not late filling out their ballot bubbles and walk it or mail it in on time. Local advocates say the time is now. Minister Quan Williams said their voter outreach with education ...

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Sr Natl Correspondent In an electrifying moment at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) that likely set the tone for the party’s campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance on the opening night, seizing the stage to the triumphant anthem of Beyoncé’s “Freedom.” The crowd erupted with fire ...

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Sr Correspondent In a stunning turn of events, President Joe Biden has announced that he will not seek re-election, bowing to mounting pressure from within his own party. This decision comes after a growing number of Democratic Party members voiced concerns that Biden’s candidacy was jeopardizing their chances of ...