What Los Angeles Unified Families Need to Know About the First Day of School
The first day of school is on August 16, 2021, and for many families of the Los Angeles Unified School District, the recent uptick in the number of positive COVID cases in the Los Angeles region may raise concerns. For this reason, Los Angeles Unified is taking every necessary precaution to ensure that families are…
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On Call with Black Press, Gov. Newsom Says “Vote No” On Recall
By Gloria Zuurveen Editor-in-Chief LOS ANGELES —Governor Gavin Newsom, on Thursday, held a virtual interview with African American media to speak about the upcoming September 14th recall election. Black media-owners from Northern and Southern California participated on the call which started off with the Governor introducing himself before expounding on the seriousness of this recall…
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The Southern Truth Stop Fattening Frogs for Snakes #BoycottcityofLA Time and time again, we hear about Black people getting pushed to the side when it comes to economic community investments from the Black side. They always seem to change the rules and yell at Black people saying get back you can’t ride. This is what…
Read MoreAdvocates Say State’s $10 Million Fund for Ethnic Media Is “Great Start”
By Sunita Sohrabji | Special to California Black Media In recognition of a mass communication sector that has been struggling from dwindling advertising dollars and intense competition from well-funded media conglomerates and a field of small niche publishers since the inception of the internet, Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state Legislature appropriated $10 million in…
Read More40 Acres and a Mall: Crenshaw Community Protests at Homes of Corrupt Racist Gentrifiers Connected to Vladimir Putin & Donald Trump in New York City & Los Angeles Taking Fight for Black Self-Determination National
(New York City, NY & Los Angeles, CA) ━ Downtown Crenshaw Rising (DCR) has taken its actions national, engaging in simultaneous protests in New York and L.A. to stop the sale of the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza (Crenshaw Mall) involving international conglomerates that are business associates of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. For over a year,…
Read MoreFrankie Ross of 94.7 The WAVE Inspires Class of 2021 at Miracle’s Entrepreneur Program Class of OF 2021 WITH KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Miracle’s Entrepreneur Program Continues to Benefit Black and Brown Business Growth in their Communities – Class of 2021 Set To Roll Out 12 New Enterprises (SOUTH LOS ANGELES) – As Los Angeles County cautiously resumes its post-pandemic reopening, a group of newly certified minority entrepreneurs will be trying to carve a niche in the recovering…
Read MoreNajee Harris, Pittsburgh Steeler and Former California Homeless Person, Joins Gov. Newsom’s Efforts In Fight Against Homelessness and Hunger
We were evicted numerous times and had to stay in homeless shelters, friends’ houses, cars. But as a family, we stuck together and made it through these tough times.” Najee Harris, rookie Pittsburgh Steelers running back By Bo Tefu |California Black Media Najee Harris, rookie Pittsburgh Steelers running back, who was born in Martinez…
Read More“Corporate Karens” Breeding Racist Atmosphere at ESPN & NAWBO
By Gloria Zuurveen Editor-in-Chief “Maria Taylor, a reporter at the center of a racism controversy at ESPN, has spoken out after her colleague, Rachel Nichols, was dropped from coverage of the NBA finals.” The above quote was taken from an article written by Gino Spocchia, reporter for Indpendent.co.uk, about the heated controversy ESPN finds…
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