By Dianne Anderson Alzheimer’s and dementia can take decades to show up, but there is no time like the present to start working on healthier lifestyles. Compared to whites, Blacks get the disease twice as much, but another issue is at play. Expert Dr. April Thames said the community, especially Blacks being most impacted, must ...

By Dianne Anderson The homeless aren’t what they used to be when Pastor Paul Jones first started his extended food and resources outreach several years ago. Today, he sees a lot more regular working people, average families living in their cars – if they have one. With rents and inflation soaring, he said it’s no ...

The City of Fontana has been awarded funding from the State of California to support the planning of a major redevelopment of the downtown core, featuring expanded arts and cultural venues, an anchor hotel, new stores, restaurants and microbreweries, and affordable and market-rate housing to serve the fastest-growing city in San Bernardino County.   Fontana ...

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Sr Natl Correspondent Tributes have continued to pour in for the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who announced on July 14 his retirement as President and CEO of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the influential civil rights organization he started decades ago to carry on the struggle for equality and justice that ...

By Dianne Anderson It’s no secret that the Black community has been analyzed, researched and studied to the hilt for decades with not a lot of action or headway made. But $13.5 million is set to open doors for 37 grantees in 27 California counties to prioritize the most pressing problems identified by the community ...

The bank has extended its new product and resource offerings to help homeowners and support first-time buyers, minorities and veterans on the path to homeownership     Chase Home Lending announced the expansion of its $5,000 Homebuyer Grant Program to include additional Hispanic and Black communities in 16 markets. This expansion means that the grant is now ...

By Charlene Crowell  On June 30, a long-awaited and consequential Supreme Court decision denied forgiveness that would have erased $430 billion of federal student loan balances for 20 million borrowers and lowered the median amount owed by another 23 million borrowers from $29,400 to $13,600. Instead, the nation’s highest court yielded to six states – ...

By Daniella Masterson It fills our social media feeds and dominates the news cycle.  From political leaders’ racist rhetoric to neighbors’ deadly intolerance, hate is rising. “While we would like California to be an exception, hate, unfortunately, it has no borders,” said California Attorney General Rob Bonta. “Even California is not immune.” Bonta recently held ...

By Antonio‌ ‌Ray‌ ‌Harvey ‌California‌ ‌Black‌ ‌Media‌ The California Assembly ushered in new leadership with the swearing in of Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) at the State Capitol in Sacramento on June 30. Rivas replaces Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood), the outgoing Speaker who presided over the Assembly for the last seven years. Rivas is the 71st Speaker of ...

In Wake of Conservative Court Striking Down Affirmative Action, Justice Jackson and Civil Rights Leaders Agree: ‘America has never been Colorblind’ By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Sr Natl Correspondent As she watched her conservative majority colleagues on the high court issue the death knell to affirmative action on Thursday, June 29, Supreme Court Justice ...