By Oliver T. Unaka Special to the Los Angeles News Observer INGLEWOOD — As billionaire Los Angeles-area stadium owners pour millions of dollars into
The Legislature passed AB 2405, a measure sponsored by Martin Luther King Jr. Community Healthcare to redirect law enforcement psychiatric transports away from overwhelmed emergency rooms. Gov. Newsom has until Sept. 30 to sign or veto it.
By the time a street medicine team met Alfred Flores last June along the Los Angeles River , two spider bites on his back had swollen with infection, untreated for three days.
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Fifteen years after NATO warplanes went up over Libya, the country still has no single government, no national elections, and no agreed-upon constitution. That outcome deserves more attention than it usually receives in American political discussions, because it is the most telling lesson about what happens when a military intervention succeeds at its stated objective but fails at everything that follows.
Black Americans are intensely aware of the connection between food and health but face economic and structural barriers that limit what they can actually put on the table, according to a new report from Word In Black’s Insights & Research Division.
Authored by Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-Highland), Assembly Bill (AB) 2115 officially passed the California Legislature on Aug. 26 and has advanced to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk.
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In November, California voters will decide on Proposition (Prop) 45, also known as the “Building an Affordable California Act” or the Expedited Environmental Review Process for Certain Projects Initiative.
The summer before I started medical school, I learned something surprising about my own health history. As part of the enrollment process, I had to provide immunization records and blood tests showing immunity. That’s when I discovered I did not have all my childhood vaccinations.
A California rule requiring an unrelated adult man living with a family receiving welfare benefits to contribute financially to the household could be repealed if Gov. Gavin Newsom signs Senate Bill (SB) 1030 into law.
So right now, I have to ask: are we really supposed to take none of this at face value?
As a young Black man, I find this topic personal. When people discuss mental health, they usually don’t picture someone who looks like me. Instead, Black men are often seen as strong, tough, or able to handle anything life throws at us.
Bolanle Ambonisye knew she had stumbled onto something when parents began using her name to get their children to behave.
The Los Angeles Rams have made some of the biggest moves of the NFL offseason, and now they are bringing back one of the most dominant defensive players in franchise history.
The Truth in Disclosure Act, the bill that proposes forcing private corporations to report their historical ties to chattel slavery, passed out of the California Legislature and has now moved to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk for his signature or veto.
Black voting rights advocates in California convened virtually Aug. 28 after a federal court temporarily blocked new U.S. Postal Service restrictions on mail ballots, a ruling civil rights leaders described as an important but temporary victory ahead of the November election.
Dolly Parton leaves a lasting legacy in the hearts and homes of California’s children through a literacy program that has delivered nearly 3 million free books across the state.
The Post’s Healthy Aging Series addresses key components for healthy aging: mind, body and spirit. This article addresses the importance of having a strong spiritual or religious foundation.
When a Black child or young woman between the ages of 12 and 25 goes missing in California, the family can ask the law enforcement agency investigating the case to request an Ebony Alert from the California Highway Patrol. The system is nearly three years old. It has been used 31 times.
