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12 Orgs Fighting Youth Homelessness Win Grants Totaling $38 Million | VIDEOs
*Last month, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced California awarded $38 million in grants to 12 community-based organizations working to combat homelessness among youths and young...
Crime
State’s Only Black Female D.A. Announces Decades-Old Cold Case Solved
*Last week, Contra Costa District Attorney Diana Becton, California’s only Black D.A., joined the state’s Attorney General Rob Bonta and Acting Richmond Police Chief...
Military
Military Vets Celebrate Bill That Would Exempt Their Pensions From Taxes
*Last week, in Redlands -- a San Bernardino County city about 63 miles east of Los Angeles -- U.S. military vets joined Assemblymember James...
California Government
Higher Black Unemployment Distorts Rosy Picture of Job Recovery
*Officials in Sacramento and Washington frequently point to the low unemployment rate in the state and around the country as proof that the U.S....
California Government
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Appointed Toks Omishakin Moves Up to Cabinet Level | VIDEO
*In February, Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Adetokunbo “Toks” Omishakin Secretary of the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA).
Omishakin, 44, makes history as the first African...
California Government
Amos Brown and Reparations Task Force to Discuss PR Challenges at San Francisco Mtg This Week
*The California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African Americans will hold its ninth meeting this week on April 13 and...
California Government
Opinion: Sacramento Mass Shooting Confirms What Experts Already Knew, But Media Won’t Tell
*In the wake of the horrific mass shooting that took place in Sacramento, California, over the last week, politicians and media pundits have rushed...
Reparations
California Lineage Reparations Leads the Way! A Journey of One Million Miles Starts with the First Important Step
*"When we talk about Reparations for the institution of U.S. slavery and its legacy of Jim Crow and New Jim Crow... it's a Lineage...
Contributed
Alzheimer’s Drugs Decision Has Deeper Impact on Health of Blacks, Other Minorities
*Last spring, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first new Alzheimer’s disease therapy since 2003.
For the six million-plus people living with the...
California Government
California’s New CARE Court is Justice Option for People Addicted, Mentally Ill
*Over the last two months, Gov. Gavin Newsom has met with some of the state's counties to promote CARE Court.
CARE Court – the acronym...
Education
Opinion: Inglewood Unified’s Response to School Closing Inquiry Is Another Bad Decision
*What happens when you’re a vocal critic of bad decisions made by administrators at your local school district? If Inglewood Unified is your local...
California Government
Gov’s Relief Plan Would Send Over $9 Billion in Direct Payments to Californians
*Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed an $11 billion relief package to assist Californians struggling with the skyrocketing costs of gas, food and other...
California Government
Calif. Assembly Approves Constitutional Amendment Abolishing ‘Involuntary Servitude’
*Assembly Constitutional Amendment (ACA) 3, the California Abolition Act, has one more hurdle to clear before voters can approve or reject it in the...
California Government
Two Hopefuls in Race to Replace Former Asm. Burke Have Black Caucus Ties
*The two Black candidates running in the April 5 special primary election to replace former Assemblymember Autumn Burke in the 62nd Assembly District have...
Financial
EURVideoNews: Newsom Gas Rebate Plan Means $800 for California Car Owners
*Whew Lord! Help is on the way. On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled his gas rebate plan, which would send California car owners up...
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