IN MEMORIAM: Comic Legend Paul Mooney Dies at 79
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Paul Mooney, the comedian who wrote episodes of “Sanford and Son,” “Good Times,” and “The Richard Pryor Show,” has died at the age of 79. His publicist, Cassandra Williams, confirmed Mooney’s death and said he died at home in Oakland, California. Subscribe to continue only 99 cents
Read MoreCalifornia scores staggering $75B budget surplus
By Reid Wilson From thehill.com California’s budget is in the black — by a staggering amount. A state that expected perhaps the most severe budget crunch in American history instead has a more than $75 billion budget surplus, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Monday, after a booming stock market and better-than-anticipated tax revenues over the pandemic-plagued year.…
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Read MoreA Doctor’s Note
A Message Sponsored by Los Angeles County A DOCTOR’S NOTE ON VACCINES A Message Sponsored by Los Angeles County A DOCTOR’S NOTE ON VACCINES Dr. Eloisa Gonzalez, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health 1.What are the chances the vaccine has any long-term side effects on my health? After you receive your COVID-19 vaccine,…
Read MoreLendistry Tapped by the Small Business Administration (SBA) as Sole Community Partner To Help Administer $28.6 Billion in Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RFF)
LOS ANGELES /PRNewswire/ — As the largest minority-led deployer of capital in COVID relief funding, Lendistry has been tapped by the Small Business Administration (SBA) as the sole community partner to help administer $28.6 billion in Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RFF) financing established by the American Rescue Plan Act. Lendistry, a Black-led and operated lender, based in California, has created an…
Read MoreTruist’s $20 million Operation HOPE Investment Expands Financial Inclusion To More Communities
Partnership transforms access to financial resources, creating better lives and communities. ATLANTA, /PRNewswire/ — Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE: TFC) and Operation HOPE today announced an expanded, multiyear transformational partnership, including a series of collaborative programs such as HOPE Inside coaching, digital access that connects to education and Truist solutions, and HOPE‘s 1 Million Black Business Initiative (1MBB), as part of the…
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Covered California Urges San Diegans to Enroll by April 30 to Get New Savings on Lower Insurance Premiums Provided by the American Rescue Plan
The American Rescue Plan provides new and expanded financial help that will dramatically lower health care premiums for people who purchase health insurance through Covered California. Nearly 200,000 San Diegans, including the uninsured and people enrolled directly through a health insurance carrier, stand to benefit from the new financial help that is now available.…
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