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A new study has shown a huge racial difference in infant deaths. Researchers found that babies born to African Americans had the highest rate of sudden unexpected deaths in 2020.
America’s employers added 311,000 jobs last month, surpassing the 208,000 experts predicted.
Last Saturday, Rep. Barbara Lee held her first U.S. Senate campaign rally at Laney College in Oakland.
A large crowd of youth and young adults and adults, attended to view some world-class cinema from the African diaspora, February 9-20, 2023, at the Cinemark Baldwin Hills Crenshaw XD, with the ArtFest, a showcase of African art and crafts from around the world, on display, on both floors of the adjacent Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza.
Loving your hair is something that should come naturally yet embracing your natural beauty is something that many Black women struggle with due to society.
The California Black Chamber of Commerce (CBCC) and the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) recognized the success of 16 thriving Black-owned businesses at its annual Legislative Business Brunch at the Citizen Hotel in Sacramento.
April Valentine, 31, planned to celebrate her new birth with family and friends, but instead her loved ones found themselves in front of Centinela Hospital in Inglewood on Jan. 28, protesting her death.
As 2022 closed, Black Americans saw gains with historic candidates and timely legislation.
Sunday, January 22nd, 2023, should have marked 50 years sincethe U.S. Supreme Court issued one of its most momentous decisions; the Roe v. Wade ruling that a Texas statute criminalizing abortion in most instances violated a woman’s constitutional right to privacy. Instead, Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, and the fight for reproductive rights was again on.
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King (MLK) Jr. was more than a social activist who, through his strong advocacy and rare brilliance, became America’s most celebrated symbol of racial justice and social progress. He was a symbol of unity, hope, and peace for people of all racial and ethnic backgrounds.
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.
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.
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.
By Philtrina Farquharson, Contributing Writer In the early 1900s, Willa and Charles Bruce purchased two parcels of land along Manhattan…
By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
At 18, Jaylen Smith recognizes the need for civic involvement. He believes his small city of Earle, Arkansas, would benefit from improved public safety measures and less blight.
By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent On the surface, the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act sounds like a win for news organizations that
America’s history-making vice president plans to swear in Los Angeles’ history-making mayor during an inaugural ceremony scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 11.
A poll of Black women and Latinas across California sponsored by Black Women Organized for Political Action (BWOPA) and Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE)® found that 77% are experiencing some form of discrimination due to “personal characteristics,” including race or ethnicity, assumptions about income or education, and/or physical appearance.
The California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African Americans will be conducting its last meeting of 2022 on Wednesday, Dec. 14, and Thursday, Dec. 15, at Oakland City Hall Chambers located at 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza adjacent to 14th Street. The start time is 9:00 a.m., for both days, beginning with one hour of public comment. The meetings will be live streamed via the official Task Force website or ETM Media on YouTube.
