By Antonio‌ ‌Ray‌ ‌Harvey ‌California‌‌ Black‌ ‌Media‌ On May 6th, the California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans held its 15th meeting and voted on its final report. The report must be submitted to the California legislature by the end of June. During the meeting held at Mills College of Northeastern University in ...

Rep. Pete Aguilar announced a total of $4,000,000 in federal funding he secured to support sustainable affordable housing and supportive services in San Bernardino. Aguilar secured $1,000,000 for the Sustainable Communities Catalyst Project—a program designed to create and preserve affordable housing while revitalizing local neighborhoods. This funding will help transform vacant lots into energy efficient ...

Healthy Heritage is excited to announce the return of “Laughing for the Health of It”, a Comedy Show and Mental Health Resource Fair, in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month. This year’s event will take place on Sunday, May 21st, at 4:00 PM, at the Ontario Improv. The show will feature the hilarious comedians Fritz ...

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Sr Natl Correspondent The white woman who testified that a Black teenager named Emmett Till had made inappropriate approaches toward her, which led to his lynching and murder in Mississippi in 1955, has died. According to a coroner’s report, Carolyn Bryant Donham, 88, died while receiving hospice care in ...

By Antonio Ray ‌Harvey ‌California‌ ‌Black‌ ‌Media‌ The California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans is recommending that the State Legislature fund a governmental department dedicated to assisting reparations applicants prove their ancestry to enslaved people in the United States. The task force’s proposal to establish a “genealogy branch” within the proposed ...

By Dianne Anderson A young Black teen knocks at the wrong house to pick up his kid brothers and is shot. An 18-year-old Asian woman is stabbed on a public bus, mistaken for Chinese. A white nationalist massacres 23 people after ranting online about the “Hispanic invasion” of Texas. Five were shot dead and 17 ...

Hon. Gwen Moore Reception By Antonio‌ ‌Ray‌ ‌Harvey ‌California‌ ‌Black‌ ‌Media‌ On April 19, the California African American Chamber of Commerce (CALAACC) hosted the “Honorable Gwen Moore California Legislative Reception.” The event celebrated the former California State Assemblymember with fond memories shared by colleagues, family, and friends. Moore, who passed away in August 2020, served ...

By Jaivon Grant California Black Media Aaron McCall, who coordinates federal advocacy for California Environmental Voters, believes that the environmental protection movement to protect the planet has been viewed primarily through a White-centric perspective. McCall is committed to shifting this paradigm. By incorporating environmental justice issues into the national and state-level discussions on climate and ...

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Sr Natl Correspondent Renowned singer, actor, producer, and legendary civil rights trailblazer, Harry Belafonte has died at the age of 96. His publicist confirmed that the beloved icon died of congestive heart failure at his home in New York. In addition to his children Adrienne Belafonte Biesemeyer, Shari Belafonte, ...

State of Black America By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Sr Natl Correspondent The National Urban League’s 2023 State of Black America report concluded that an uptick in police brutality, specifically against Black Americans, is no coincidence. Across the nation, white supremacist groups and domestic terror cells have infiltrated law enforcement and the military ranks, ...