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Prop 36 Is Triggering an Arrest Surge in California, Hitting Black Communities Hard

Jul 8, 2025 | African Americans, Bakersfield, Local, Los Angeles, Valleys

 Six months after California’s Prop 36 took effect, early data shows a rise in arrests — with the law disproportionately affecting Black communities in some parts of the state.

Trump Budget: GOP Controlled U.S. Senate Passes Largest Cut to Food Assistance in History

Jul 8, 2025 | Bakersfield, Donald Trump, Front Page

After a record number of consecutive votes over two consecutive nights, the Republican controlled U.S. Senate passed President Trump’s budget bill that includes the largest cut to food assistance in history. The bill also threatens health care coverage for over 15 million Americans. “This is a reversal of so much progress we’ve had. Under Biden-Harris, we reduced childhood poverty in half, this rolls that back,” said Jotaka Eaddy, the founder of Win With Black Women. “This bill takes health care away from 16 million Americans,” State of the People founder Angela Rye pointed out.

Congressional Black Caucus Challenges Target on Diversity

Jul 8, 2025 | Bakersfield, Front Page, Los Angeles, Valleys

Target is grappling with worsening financial and reputational fallout as the national selective buying and public education program launched by the Black Press of America and other national and local leaders continues to erode the retailer’s sales and foot traffic. But a recent meeting that the retailer intended to keep quiet between CEO Brian Cornell and members of the Congressional Black Caucus Diversity Task Force was publicly reported after the Black Press discovered the session, and the CBC later put Target on blast.