The Lessons of Racism are Learned at Home
By Israel Matthews Hello Readers! I hope all of you are hanging in there and keeping strong. If you don’t know, this previous week was very interesting due to the uprising in the “Black Lives Matter” Movement. There was a “blackout day” which took Social Media by storm. That whole day while I was scrolling…
Read MoreToday the California Assembly voted to pass ACA 5
By CBM Staff Today the California State Assembly voted to pass ACA 5. The bill authored by Assemblymember Dr. Shirley Weber (D-San Diego), chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus, sponsored the bill. This could allow Californians to vote on Affirmative action in the November 2020 general election. The ballot measure that could overturn Proposition 209…
Read MoreRep. Maxine Waters, Janelle Monae, Jidenna, Angela Rye, Dr. D’Artagnan Scorza Distribute 10,000 Meals at Inglewood “Wondalunch”
LOS ANGELES – More than 10,000 pre-packed meals were provided to families in Inglewood and the surrounding communities during the “Wondalunch” in Inglewood event that was hosted by Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Janelle Monae, Jidenna, Angela Rye, Wondaland, and Inglewood Unified School District Board President Dr. D’Artagnan Scorza on Friday, May 29. “Wondalunch” in Inglewood was…
Read MoreBlack Activists Confront Affirmative Action Opponents on Zoom Call
Antonio Ray Harvey From California Black Media Last week, African American activists confronted affirmative action opponents on a Zoom town hall a conservative Republican candidate organized. At least one Republican elected official attended the event that the Silicon Valley Chinese Association Foundation (SVCAF) supported. June Yang Cutter is an Asian American Republican running for State Assembly in District 77, which covers parts of northern San Diego and the nearby cities of Poway and Rancho Santa Fe, among others. She is running against incumbent Brian Maienschein (D-San Diego). One major topic…
Read MoreThere’s No Way Around It, California. You Owe Descendants of Enslaved Black Americans
Hardy Brown | Founder, California Black Media Special to California Black Media Partners Last year, I read a book titled “The Color of Law.” Every Californian should read it, too — especially if you truly care about Black lives. “A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America,” the book subtitle reads. It is…
Read MoreRepeal Prop 209 If Black Lives Really Matter in California
By Gloria Zuurveen Editor-in-Chief The passage of Prop 209 has hurt the black community more than any racial group in California since 1996 but it’s beginning was 1995 from public policies built from the minds of the political establishment at the time under the governor Pete Wilson, while Dr. Weber address the atrocities of her…
Read MoreDr. Weber Says “We Are Americans Without the Privilege of Being an American”
Assemblymember Dr. Shirley Weber (D-San Diego), chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus, gave an emotional speech June 3, at a press conference held at the California State Capitol. On Wednesday, June 10, one of Weber’s bills, ACA 5, co-authored by Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson (D-Carson), will be taken up on the Assembly floor.…
Read MoreLeimert Park (Los Angeles, California) Justice Rally and March Held in Honor of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor
BY JESSE B. JOHNSON, JR. It was gratifying to participate in the rally and peace march on Saturday, June 6, 2020 held in the Leimert Park area of Los Angeles, California in support of justice and equality, and to decry the senseless murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Breonna Taylor…
Read More“Black Lives Matter!” at Capitol Mall in Sacramento
Ariel photo of “Black Lives Matter” etched into the California State Capitol mall in Sacramento. It was taken by photographer Robert Maryland at a rally June 6, 2020 held to protest the brutal murder of George Floyd and other unarmed African Americans police officers across the United States have killed.
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