By McKenzie Jackson California Black Media When hip hop icon and fashion designer Kanye West wore a black, long-sleeved shirt with “WHITE LIVES MATTER” emblazoned on the backside in white block letters at his Yeezy fashion show in Paris on Oct. 3, it started a national conversation on racism that intensified four days later when ...

By Dianne Anderson Chicken – it’s what’s for dinner this Thanksgiving for thousands of low-income families across the Southland as COVID-19 and Avian flu have big birds in short order at food banks and food pantries everywhere. Traditional turkey dinner will be served as usual at Southwest Community Center in Santa Ana, but they are ...

By Dianne Anderson Grades for Black students in Math and English fared far worse during the pandemic than all other groups of students, a systemic failure that is providing a teachable moment for educators at Long Beach Unified School District. Frustrated Black parents and advocates turned out to the last LBUSD board of education meeting ...

By Dianne Anderson Young girls abducted for high-priced profits always seem to happen in other countries condemned for human rights abuses, never in places like Orange County or Long Beach. But by the time Tera Hilliard sees them, they’re around 20 years old, and have been in the game since they were 12. She notices ...

From his years of service in the military to his current work helping former soldiers build their own businesses through JPMorgan Chase’s veteran initiatives, Alex McKindra Jr. is a veteran success story. Moreover, as we celebrate Veteran’s Day this year, Alex’s story is a uniquely American one that veterans and members of the military community ...

By Maxim Elramsisy California Black Media California’s health insurance marketplace, known as the Covered California Health Exchange, launched its 10th open enrollment period on Nov.1. Covered California is the government agency that offers subsidized Obamacare plans for Californians. Those who qualify receive financial assistance on a sliding scale for their health coverage in compliance with ...

By Manny Otiko California Black Media Proposition 28 is one of seven statewide initiatives on the November 8 ballot. If passed, Prop 28 will boost arts and music education funding for 6 million public school students. The proposition requires California to dedicate 1% of the education budget to arts and music programs. If the proposition ...

By Dianne Anderson Moving to Orange County was a culture shock on several fronts for Justice Crudup, coming from New York where organizations support and motivate each other, in contrast with the high level of local student apathy. But by 2020, something happened. Youth everywhere were invigorated and ready for change, but he didn’t see ...

By Dianne Anderson In this world, bad things happen. The why of it all is the question of the ages. Pastor Ivan Pitts, reminiscing about an old friend’s birthday, recalls the basis of Habakkuk’s entire argument about how the rain falls on the just and the unjust, why some get blessed, and others don’t. His ...

By Dianne Anderson If Black women are not rushing to their nearest wellness clinic this Breast Cancer Awareness Month to get their mammograms, they should be. Now that the pandemic seems to have eased up, that is the hope, particularly for Black women where the rate of breast cancer has barely budged compared to white ...