Cal Reparations Task Force: Yale Prof. Traces Long History of Racism in Public Health
By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media Dr. Carolyn Roberts, a professor at Yale University, provided to the California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans detailed descriptions, both verbal and visual, of the horrific experiences Africans endured during the transatlantic slave trade. A historian of medicine and science, Roberts…
Read MoreOpioid Settlement: California, 13 Other States, to Share $30 Billion-Plus in Payouts
By McKenzie Jackson | California Black Media Some of America’s largest pharmaceutical companies are set to send at least $30 billion dollars to 14 states for their role in the national opioid crisis. The money from two different settlement deals will be used to support recovery and relief efforts for people struggling with opioid addiction,…
Read MoreFranco Vega, Founder & CEO, The RightWay Foundation, Helping Foster Care Youth Heal
By Apryl Holmes Franco Vega, once a foster kid, wanted to help foster kids not go homeless, and when he started his foundation he had no money, so he went homeless. “When I started this foundation, I became homeless. I had to couch surf,” Vega told The Pace. “I had to destroy my credit because…
Read MoreReport: AME Church Suspends Payments To Retirees, Investigates Missing Pension Funds
By Bob Smietana (RNS) — One of the nation’s largest Black Protestant denominations has stopped making payments to retired ministers on its pension plan, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The paper reported Thursday (March 10) that the African Methodist Episcopal Church, which has reported as many as 2.5 million members in the past, suspended payments…
Read MoreCalifornia Black Clergy, Political Leaders Condemn Racism in Ukraine
By Tanu Henry |California Black Media “There were many persons of color living in the Ukraine, enjoying, working and going to school. The Russian invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, made a major change,” read a letter the Rev. Steven Shepard, pastor of St. Paul African Methodist Church in San Bernardino, shared with parishioners and…
Read MoreCritics to Gov. Newsom: Cut Gas Tax, Lower Prices at the Pump
By Antonio Ray Harvey |California Black Media As the cost of gas continues to soar in California, Black leaders, state lawmakers and frustrated citizens are urging Gov. Newsom to take immediate action to decrease high prices at the pump. Last week, Shane Harris, president of San Diego-based People’s Association of Justice Advocates (PAJA), wrote a…
Read MoreCouncilwoman Jan Perry Declares Candidacy for Congress Joins Race to Represent Congressional District 37
Los Angeles, Calif. Former Los Angeles City Councilwoman Jan Perry, recently declared her candidacy for the United States Congress to fill the seat vacated by Representative Karen Bass. The newly drawn 37th Congressional District includes a large portion of Perry’s former Council District. “I am running because all we see in Congress is gridlock and inaction…
Read MoreToo Close for Comfort, Judge Blocks Wesson for Council
By Gloria Zuurveen Editor-in-Chief Local media outlets like the Los Angeles Sentinel gave front page coverage to the news that the City Council unanimously approved a motion by the Council President Nury Martinez for Herb Wesson appointment as the interim councilmember for the 10th District on Tuesday; however, on Thursday the action was blocked…
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Orchestra Partners Appoints Kim Hunter To Independent Corporate Advisory Board
Bringing experience and innovation to help restore the urban core of Small Town, USA. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Orchestra Partners announces the appointment of Kim Hunter to the Independent Corporate Advisory Board, effective immediately. Hunter brings strategic integrated marketing communications expertise, deep prior experience in growing professional services firm, as well as an entrepreneurial mindset with proven…
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