Several influential, Black-focused organizations from across California convened in Sacramento to engage with elected officials and lobby for specific policies that would affect Black communities around the state.
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The build-up for the Oval Office meeting between South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and President Donald Trump resulted in a spectacle of a Presidential show and tell. President Trump worked to support the alleged claims that thousands of white South African Farmers have been killed with nothing done to remedy the situation. Leaders from both countries, Elon Musk, world-renowned white Golfers from South Africa, and reporters attended the highly publicized press event in the Oval Office.
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Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night can stop the U.S. Postal Service, but the mismanagement of former Postmaster General Louis DeJoy just might. Although DeJoy resigned this spring, the U.S. Postal Service continues to follow his failed “Delivering for America” plan into ruin.
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On May 14, Gov. Gavin Newsom presented his revised 2025–26 state budget, a $321.9 billion proposal designed to close a projected $11.9 billion deficit while maintaining core investments in education, health care, and behavioral health. During a 90-minute presentation, Newsom started by touting California’s status as the world’s fourth-largest economy before laying out fiscal adjustments needed to guide the state through what he described as an “uncertain and volatile” climate.
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Faced with a wave of Trump administration rollbacks targeting civil rights programs and public safety grants, House Democrats are demanding the Justice Department stop any attempt to dismantle the Community Relations Service—a small but historically vital office often referred to as “America’s Peacemaker.” Created under Title X of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Community Relations Service was designed to help resolve racial and ethnic tensions and restore peace in communities facing conflict.
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On May 6, employees from industries across the private and public sectors – including utility, domestic, janitorial, healthcare, oil and gas, and farm workers – joined educators and others in Sacramento to push lawmakers to strengthen the state’s health and safety enforcement systems.
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A coalition, comprised of anti-trafficking organizations, law enforcement officers, mayors, federally recognized California tribes, organized labor leaders, and policymakers, is urging support for Assembly Bill (AB) 379.
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“Senate Bill (SB) 437 utilizes the California State University to explore options to determine how to confirm if an individual is a descendant of a person who was a victim of American chattel slavery,” said Sen. Akilah Weber Pierson (D-San Diego).
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FollowFollowFollow Black Orgs Converge on California State Capitol for Legislative Day On April 9,...
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