By Edward Henderson California Black Media Last year, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the state’s #CaliforniansForAll College Corps program which has so far provided $10,000 grants to some 6,500 low-income college students as a stipend in exchange for their community service work. Nearly a year after the paid-service program was first announced, the Governor’s office is ...

By Dianne Anderson Not everyone has the stomach to dig deep in their pocket and pull out thousands of their own personal dollars to make sure the kids and seniors don’t go hungry. But Coronada King Haywood answers to a higher calling. She guesses it was the way she was brought up. Her dad was ...

Top-seeded Cal State Dominguez Hills captured its first ever NCAA West Region Championship with a 73-51 victory over 3rd-seeded Cal State San Marcos, and is heading to the NCAA Elite Eight next week. The eight-team tournament takes place March 20-22 in St. Joseph, Missouri, with the two surviving schools battling for the NCAA Championship on ...

By Dr. Maulana Karenga Author’s Note: This is my standard article in celebration of Black History Month II: Women Focus. This is the month for celebrating the miracles and wonders we call Black women, that other half of our community which makes us, as a people, whole, these equal and most worthy partners in life, ...

By Kara James This March marks the 36th commemoration of Women’s History Month, celebrating the vital role of women in American history. Because this year’s theme is “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories,” I feel inspired to tell my mother’s story. More than any other narrative, her experiences profoundly impacted the trajectory of my life ...

By Dianne Anderson Unfinished business set the benchmark last week for California leaders with a plan to help the Black community emerge from the ruins of centuries of enslavement, exploitation and oppression. Even though California is considered a free state, Secretary of State Shirley Weber said the development of African Americans has been historically hindered, ...

By Dianne Anderson If the thought of fresh fruit and vegetables, free food vouchers and cooking lessons won’t bring out the throngs, maybe the lure is with the DJ, the dancing and how to stay alive. Some of the widest disparities in diabetes-related deaths in the state are happening in Long Beach, which is why ...

By Dianne Anderson In Long Beach, where about one-fourth of all homeowners are Black, many are on a fixed income, and any extra money lately is likely going for food and gas, not to fix leaky plumbing, electrical wiring or install a new floor. Nancy Villasenor with Rebuilding Together Long Beach said that for struggling ...

By Aldon Thomas Stiles California Black Media Earlier this month, the California Housing Financing Agency (CalHFA) and the Sacramento branch of NeighborWorks held a press conference at the State Capitol to announce the expansion of California’s mortgage relief program. “Over the past year, the California Mortgage Relief program has been helping Californians that are most ...

By Dianne Anderson Black parents and students are invited to jump into the collegiate mix and learn how to scale all those tall walls facing first generation college-goers. About the only big restriction for students is the one thing that almost everyone in the underserved community easily qualifies for. They must be low-income and the ...