Society

*As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close, California Black Media writer McKenzie Jackson takes a look at the lives and accomplishments of some...

*For the first time in history, a Black woman, Sedalia Sanders, was honored by the League of California Cities Past Presidents Council with its...

*It was just after 10 AM on a typically spectacular, cloudless Los Angeles Saturday when Marla backed out of the driveway of her cozy...

*On June 13, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti signed into law an ordinance restricting the sale of menthol cigarettes and other flavored tobacco products. The...

*After Brandon N. Smith was imprisoned for the ninth time, he found himself at a crossroads. That’s when he learned about the California Department...

*As parents across California focus on purchasing new clothes, school supplies and technological aids for their children for the coming school year, public health...

*A lawsuit filed by the California-Hawaii NAACP Conference on Aug. 2 to remove an election ballot opposition statement to Proposition 26 attributed to a...

*A new report by California’s Legislative Analysist Office (LAO) offers recommendations for the state’s Employment Development Department (EDD) to improve the functionality and timeliness...

*The National Black Farmers Association is worried that the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 will roll back debt relief provided Black, indigenous, and other...

*The 2022 Blue Note Jazz Festival in Napa Valley, marking the first-ever Blue Note Jazz Festival presented as an outdoor, multi-day/multi-stage event, made its...

*The 28th Little Miss African American Scholarship Pageant is back! The event will take place on Sunday, August 14, 2022 @ 3 PM, Barnsdall Art Park, 4800...

*On July 16, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline hotline officially became the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. The service also launched a new quick dial...

*The Saint Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church's Commission on Social Action held a community meeting on aging last Thursday in San Bernardino with representatives...

*Covered California announced its rates and carriers for the upcoming 2023 coverage year. The announcement came as Congress deliberates on the future of the...

*What could go wrong when politicians in Sacramento decide the future of journalism? The California legislature could soon provide the answer. SB 911 --...