Comic Amber Ruffin Cut From White House Correspondents’ Event After Angering...
By DAVID BAUDER, Associated Press When comic Amber Ruffin was announced as the featured entertainer at this year’s White House Correspondents Association dinner, the group’s president said she’d be...
View ArticleLawmakers Release Sweeping Bill Package to Fast Track Housing Production
By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media Two members of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) joined a bipartisan and bicameral group of lawmakers to introduce a 20-bill package...
View ArticleNigerian Star Patoranking Draws On His Childhood Dreams To Help African Youth
By Lauren Lee, CNN Born Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie, Patoranking rose from the slums of Ebute Metta, Lagos, to become one of Nigeria’s most versatile and successful musicians. Blending reggae, dancehall...
View ArticleTJ Simpson – Building Community and Growing in College Corps
By Charlene Muhammad, California Black Media Contributor TJ Simpson is a third-year Parks and Recreation Management major at California State University, Chico (CSU Chico). A first-generation college...
View ArticleSec. of State Shirley Weber Calls New Trump Voting Law “Reckless and...
By Edward Henderson, California Black Media On March 26, California Secretary of State Dr. Shirley N. Weber released a statement condemning an executive order President Trump released the day before...
View ArticleWhy A Presidential Term Limit Got Written Into the Constitution – The Story...
By Mark Satta, Wayne State University,The Conversation Only one person, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, has ever served more than two terms as president of the United States. This is for two reasons. First,...
View ArticleSAVE Act Will Bar Millions of Citizens from Voting
By Sunita Sohrabji, Ethnic Media Services Leaders of several civil rights organizations gathered in Washington DC March 31 to state their opposition to the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE)...
View ArticleExplainer: What’s a Recession and Why is Rising Anxiety About it Roiling...
By Christopher Rugaber, AP News WASHINGTON (AP) — Stock markets are plunging, consumers and businesses have started to sour on the economy, and economists are marking down their estimates for growth...
View ArticleAngry Protesters From New York to Alaska Assail Trump and Musk in ‘Hands...
By Dave Collins, Associated Press Crowds of people angry about the way President Donald Trump is running the country marched and rallied in scores of American cities Saturday in the biggest day of...
View ArticleA Georgia Bill to Ban DEI in Schools and Colleges Nears Passage, Even as...
By Jeff Amy, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers could pass a bill banning a sweepingly broad range of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in Georgia’s public schools, colleges...
View ArticleSupporters Say Reparations Bill “Not Stalled” as Republican Sponsor Leaves...
By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media Last week, President Donald Trump appointed Assemblymember Bilal Ali (Bill) Essayli (R-Corona) United States Attorney for the Central District of...
View ArticleLawmakers, Advocates Demand Justice for Incarcerated Women
By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media Some members of the California Black Legislative Caucus (CLBC) joined Assemblymember Susan Quirk-Silva (D-Fullerton) and the Women’s Legislative...
View ArticleMaya Angelou Memoir, Holocaust Book Are Among Those Pulled from Naval Academy...
By Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Books on the Holocaust, histories of feminism, civil rights and racism, and Maya Angelou’s famous autobiography, “I Know Why the...
View ArticleNew California Platform Aims to “Build Trust” Between Citizens and State...
By McKenzie Jackson, California Black Media California state government has launched a new public-facing platform that it hopes will facilitate communication and “build trust” between citizens and...
View ArticleA Legacy of Love
By Charles Warren, Contributing Writer Maxcine Stephens’ 95th birthday was a truly unforgettable celebration, held on April 6th, 2025, at the beautiful Tom Ham’s Lighthouse. Surrounded by her beloved...
View ArticleAid Cuts Threaten Progress Toward Ending Deaths in Pregnancy and Childbirth,...
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — More women could die in pregnancy and childbirth due to “unprecedented” aid cuts that threaten to undo two decades of progress in maternal healthcare, the World Health...
View ArticleWhat Democrats in Congress Should Be Doing
By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher, San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper As the President continues to issue Executive Orders that exceed his authority both under the Constitution and Laws already...
View ArticleThe April 1st Elections and the President’s Agenda
By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher, San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper While thousands of Americans are rallying around the country every day against the President and his illegal and inhumane...
View ArticleYoung Women’s Conference: Inspiring Excellence
By Charles Warren, Contributing Writer “This conference isn’t just an event; it’s a personal mission. I’ve created it because I believe in the incredible potential of every young woman in our San...
View ArticleGabriel Graves – College Corps Cohort Inspires Inland Empire Students to Put...
By Charlene Muhammad, California Black Media Contributor Gabriel Graves is not your typical returning college student. With more life experience than most of his peers, his passion for technology led...
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