As we settle into the new year, COVID-19 continues to evolve and change. Public health experts continue to track the emergence of additional strains of COVID-19, underscoring the importance of choosing to protect yourself and others from COVID-19 and the flu.
Each Black inhabitant of San Francisco, including those arrested during the racist war on drugs, should receive a one-time, lump-sum payment of $5 million from the African American Reparations Advisory Committee.
Assuming the city council approves the proposal, it would be the largest payment of reparations in American history.
That’s enough of racism and bigotry, says Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee.
In a news story that likely will leave some head-scratching along with palpable outrage, Kansas City police dismissed a Black News report of missing women.
After gaining global acclaim for playing Dorothy in The Wiz, which set the Broadway stage on fire, and producing some of the most memorable tunes in music, Stephanie Mills inexplicably remains under the radar, especially for someone with one of the best voices in history.
Although it is celebrated in many countries around the world like Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and Vietnam, the Lunar New Year is widely recognized as an important social and economic holiday — in China and places with significant Chinese populations.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Thursday sued the six major companies that dominate the U.S. insulin market, ratcheting up the state’s assault on a profitable industry for artificially jacking up prices and making the indispensable drug less accessible for diabetes patients.
Bringing the ‘90s back is hard work. So hard this new House Party reboot only gets half the job done. But when it’s on, it’s on.
By TERESA M. WALKER, AP NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have hired San Francisco director of player personnel…
Earl Heath, Contributing Sports Writer In the ever-evolving world of NASCAR there will be a first at this year’s event Feb. 5th…
Earl Heath, Contributing Sports Writer The LA Chargers made history in the wrong way during their Wild Card play-off opener….
On Jan 9, with the sound of African drumming in the background, Shirley Weber was sworn-in as the first-elected Black Secretary of State (SOS) of California and the 32nd person to hold the position.
(Watts, CA)- Clouds gave way for another beautiful, sunny day in the greater Los Angeles region. An enthusiastic crowd gathered at the Martin Luther King Jr., Shopping Center, 103rd Street and Compton Avenue. The Watts Area Ministers presented the annual Martin Luther King Day Celebration, Saturday, January 7, 2023.
By Earl Heath, Contributing Sports Writer There was a lot of hype as it should be and a lot of…
With the celebrations of the holidays behind us – and as we enter the coldest months of the year — Medical experts are warning of a winter surge of COVID-19 cases. They expect the spike in infections to be accompanied by waves of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and the common flu. Access to care and treatment are crucial in the battle to minimize the damage this triple threat could cause, they say.
The Kingdom Day Parade is back on its regular schedule after the COVID interruptions with distinguished Attorney George C. Fatheree III as grand marshal. It will kick off this year on Monday, January 16, 2023. This year’s theme is: “America, the Best Hope of the World.”
(Los Angeles, CA) – Volunteers for the 31st Pan African Film & Arts Festival (PAFF), are sought for February 2023. The festival is returning with in-person films and events from February 9-20, 2023, in Los Angeles at the Cinemark Baldwin Hills and XD Theatre and Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza.
Gervonta “Tank” Davis performing in his first fight since leaving Mayweather and TMT, was nothing different than before. Davis delivered yet another power message to the rest of his current division.
When it comes to knowing some of the most highly educated, accomplished, astute, hardworking, and passionate African American females in…
A new report has revealed that California law enforcement officers searched, detained on the curb or in a patrol car, handcuffed, and removed from vehicles more individuals perceived as Black than individuals perceived as white, even though they stopped more than double the number of individuals perceived as white than individuals perceived as Black.
