Gov. Signs $308 Billion Budget: Californians to Get “Inflation Relief” Checks of Up to $1050
By Edward Henderson | California Black Media Around 23 million California residents will receive “inflation relief” checks of up to $1,050 soon. The aid is included in the new budget deal reached by state lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday, June 26th. “California’s budget addresses the state’s most pressing needs, and prioritizes getting dollars…
Read MoreNicholas Dance Studio Presents 4th Annual Spring Recital
The Southern Truth by Dr. Gloria Zuurveen
It is good to reflect. On this Juneteenth, I took the time to reflect on what it means to me. Juneteenth for as far back as I can remember is in 1968 in Tucson, Arizona. This is where my life pitstop took me at a very young age. Not in Mississippi near the explosion…
Read MoreRacism Is Allowing Wildfires To Explode
Allen Hydro Energy Corporation (AHEC), https://www.ahecEnerg.com, a Clean Energy and Climate Change Mitigation Technology (Rain Maker) Startup founded by Charles E. Campbell, MSW & HBCU Graduate (JSU 90). AHEC’s Rain Maker Wildfire Drone Proposal is being ignored by the Biden- Harris Administration, The White House & Media, while Western Wildfires burn out of control.…
Read More“Skilled Trades 4u” Turns LA’s Homeless & Incarcerated Into Today’s Skilled Graduates
LOS ANGELES—Thanks to Ed Roche, Founder, Skilled Trades 4U, 23 “Skilled Trades 4U” graduated on Thursday evening at the Skilled Trades 4U headquarters located at 2614 S. Western Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90018. These 23 men, who are fighting to get past the obstacles of their past incarcerations and/or homelessness, graduated from the non-profit trade…
Read MoreCongratulations To Lighthouse Christian Academy 2022 Graduates!
By Gloria Zuurveen Editor-in-Chief SANTA MONICA—Lighthouse Christian Academy (LCA) is small but mighty when it comes to academic education and instilling Christian Character. They are paramount and powerful which leads its students to EXCEL. During the graduating ceremony recently each student spoke about how their Christian faith played a vital role in helping them to…
Read MoreCA Black Women Leaders on Nov Election Ballot
By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media Black women running for political office on every level across the state of California showed up strong during the state’s June 7 primary election. They won the minds and the hearts of diverse groups of Californians and drew the numbers they needed to secure spots on the…
Read MorePeers Praise Alameda Judge Trina Thompson’s Rise to Federal Court
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Read MoreLGBTQ Latin Advocacy Organization, Latino Equality Alliance, Announces Honorees Of Its 7th Annual Purple Lily Awards
ABC7 News, GLAAD’s Monica Trasandes, Michaé de la Cuadra, LA LGBT Center’s Alan Acosta, and community trailblazer Nancy Valverde to be recognized at an in-person event on June 23, 2022 Special musical performance by international Latin recording artist and actress Raquenel (Mary Boquitas) Los Angeles, CA.— The Latino Equality Alliance (LEA), a leading Latinx LGBTQ+…
Read MoreCalifornia Primary ’22: Black Candidates Advancing to the Nov. General Elections
By Joe W. Bowers Jr.| California Black Media Polls closed for in-person voting at 8 p.m. on June 7, the final day of the Statewide Direct Primary Election. Vote-by-Mail ballots must be postmarked by the US Postal Service on or before June 7 and received no later than seven days after Election Day to be…
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