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The California Black Media Political Playback: “Black Women Get the Job Done”

by Jovi | Feb 28, 2023 | African Americans, Black History Month, Featured, Features, State & Local Politics | 0

Last Saturday, Rep. Barbara Lee held her first U.S. Senate campaign rally at Laney College in Oakland.

Brittney Griner, Ben Crump, and LA Native Kenya Barris Made Appearances During NAACP Summit and 54th Image Awards

by Jovi | Feb 28, 2023 | Ben Crump, Black History Month, Entertainment, Local, Los Angeles, Valleys | 0

This past week NAACP, the largest and most distinguished civil rights organization in the nation, and BET, one of the largest providers of entertainment programming for Black audiences came together for a higher purpose to pay tribute to Black excellence in music, television, film, and sports. The week was filled with honor, progression, and peace through a variety of events counting panels, receptions, and a fashion show, leading up to the official 54th NAACP Image Awards.

Rep. Barbara Lee Joins Competitive Race to Replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein

by Jovi | Feb 22, 2023 | Elections, Political Campaigns, Politics, State, State & Local Politics | 0

Tanu Henry | California Black Media Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA12), the highest ranking African American woman serving in the U.S….

2023 NBA All-Star Weekend Recap

by Jovi | Feb 21, 2023 | NBA, Sports | 0

All-Star Weekend was a great experience. For one, it’s something that I’ve always watched on television and wanted to be associated with. Also, it’s like the NBA’s version of the Grammy’s. But without further ado, these are my top five takeaways from All-Star Weekend.

It is a Wrap for the 31st Annual Pan African Film Festival

by Jovi | Feb 21, 2023 | African Americans, Arts & Culture, Entertainment, Local, Los Angeles, Valleys | 0

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.

Planned Parenthood Los Angeles Inglewood Community Center Partners with the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles to Provide Free Legal Aid

by Jovi | Feb 21, 2023 | Health Care, Local, Los Angeles, Valleys | 0

Planned Parenthood Los Angeles’s (PPLA) Black Health Initiative today announced its partnership with the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) and the UCLA Law Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy (the Center) to provide free legal services to the Inglewood community.

World Health Officials Gather for Urgent Meeting Over Outbreak of Virus Deemed among Globe’s ‘Deadliest Disease’ that Has No Cure

by Jovi | Feb 21, 2023 | Health, World & Nation | 0

The World Health Organization held an “urgent meeting” on February 14 to discuss the new Marburg outbreak in Equatorial Guinea and possible vaccine and treatment candidates.

Racist Buffalo Gunman Gets Life in Prison after Chaotic Court Appearance

by Jovi | Feb 21, 2023 | Shooting, Terrorism, World, World & Nation | 0

An emotional sentencing hearing for the 19-year-old white man who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo grocery store in 2022 was abruptly interrupted when an enraged man charged at the defendant.

Bust of Racist Former Supreme Court Justice Removed from U.S. Capitol

by Jovi | Feb 21, 2023 | Congress, World & Nation | 0

The bust of Roger Taney, the racist justice who wrote the infamous 1857 Dred Scott decision that said African Americans were not citizens, has been removed from the United States Capitol.

California Black Caucus Black History Month Event Celebrates Business Owners

by Jovi | Feb 21, 2023 | African Americans, Black History Month, Business, Front Page | 0

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.

Asm. Lori Wilson Picks Up Baton to Remove Slavery Language From California’s Constitution

by Jovi | Feb 21, 2023 | Featured, Front Page, Politics, State, State & Local Politics | 0

Samual Nathaniel Brown said he is not surprised that Assemblymember Lori Wilson (D-Suisun City) picked up the baton to carry on the fight to eradicate the phrase “involuntary servitude except as a punishment to crime” from California’s Constitution.

A Stanford collaboration with the Department of the Treasury Admits Black Taxpayers are Targeted for Audit More than Others

by Jovi | Feb 21, 2023 | Economy, Featured, Features, Financial Markets | 0

According to Stanford RegLab, Black taxpayers receive IRS audit notices at least 2.9 times more frequently than non-Black taxpayers and possibly as much as 4.7 times more often.