The relationship between California and Nigeria took center stage at the United Nigeria Diaspora Foundation’s (UNDF) 2026 annual dinner, where community leaders, elected officials and a senior California state official explored how the Nigerian diaspora could help deepen economic, cultural and diplomatic ties between the two countries.
The National Trust’s Preserving Black Churches program is accepting applications through September 11, 2026, offering grants of $50,000 to $500,000 for repairs, planning, and long-term sustainability at historically Black churches nationwide.
A 17-year-old boy died Friday night after a shooting at Independence High School’s season-opening football game in southwest Bakersfield. Police ask anyone with information to call (661) 327-7111.
After spending 32 years behind prison walls, Brian Keith Stafford was finally free. Someone took him shopping, and amid all the things he had to relearn about the outside world, he noticed something that most people would probably never give a second thought- the underwear came in different colors. In shock, he called his mother saying, “Mama, they got different colors underwear.”
Choosing to live in a smaller city with a lower cost of living isn’t always an easy decision. You’ll feel more confident if you see how much you’ll save on food and transport. Never ignore such costs since they add up quickly and can make you spend more even if your rent is affordable.
1Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 through the middle of the street of the city. On either side of the river is the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, producing its fruit each month, and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
There has been considerable speculation recently about why Measure G1 will not appear on the November ballot and what that means for the Oakland Unified School District’s current budget.
Mario relied on his job in the car wash industry to raise his three children. It was during a shift at a Santa Ana car wash last August that he was arrested by federal agents, taken to a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center and held for two months.
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Inside the dispute that put Invest Fest and Atlanta at odds, the conversations are now focused on working together and community investment.
If you or someone you know has been in a recent auto accident, be aware that hidden car crash injuries can ruin accident insurance claims by invalidating initial statements and breaking direct causal links. Delays in injury discovery can also cause claimants to exceed stringent reporting time limits.
Representatives of the Cayenne Wellness Center, a leading advocate for California’s sickle cell community, delivered a petition with more than 1,000 signatures to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office on Aug. 14. The petition calls on state leaders to provide $15 million over the next three years to support care for people living with the genetic disorder.
The National Urban League’s 50th State of Black America report says hundreds of thousands of Black men and women have lost jobs since late 2025 — losses the organization estimates cost Black America about $87 billion in income.
Each August, communities from Oakland to the East Coast mark a commemoration that began in 1979 among incarcerated men at San Quentin — a tradition rooted in the deaths of George and Jonathan Jackson, and in a history that remains fiercely contested.
Agents attached to the Memphis Safe Task Force have shot seven people since the operation began, killing four men in roughly two months — a pattern covered heavily by local outlets but only in brief national bursts, according to reporting by the Tennessee Lookout.
Chicago police reported roughly 225,000 traffic stops in 2025 — less than half the 2023 total — yet Black and Latino drivers are still pulled over at far higher rates than white drivers, and new reporting shows more than half of all stops went unrecorded.
A federal judge refused to halt DeSoto County’s new majority-Black judicial subdistricts before November’s election, rejecting a challenge brought by a white former Republican gubernatorial candidate who argues the districts themselves violate the Voting Rights Act. The lawsuit continues.
