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Advocates 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 MoreA DOCTOR’S NOTE ON VACCINES
A Message Sponsored by Los Angeles County 1. What are the chances the vaccine has any long-term side effects on my health? There are no known long-term negative effects of the vaccine. After you receive your COVID-19 vaccine, you may feel some slight side effects, just like you would after the flu vaccine. Some of…
Read MoreBill Cosby’s sex assault conviction overturned by court
Bill Cosby In May, Cosby was denied paroled after refusing to participate in sex offender programs during his nearly three years in state prison. He has long said he would resist the treatment programs and refuse to acknowledge wrongdoing even if it means serving the full 10-year sentence writes Maryclaire Dale, AP, in breaking news…
Read MoreThe Long Beach Center for Economic Inclusion Announces New President/CEO
Long Beach, CA – The Long Beach Center for Economic Inclusion (LBCEI) announces the successful culmination of their search process with the hiring of a new President/CEO: Byron K. Reed, former SVP and Head of Community & Local Government Relations for CIT/One West Bank. Starting in July 2021, Mr. Reed will utilize his vast community and economic…
Read MoreLEIMERT PARK RISING: Juneteenth Celebration | Stronger Together
The Publisher’s Column: Will Juneteenth Celebrations Lead To Black Reparations?
Hello Readers, Juneteenth is now a national holiday to be celebrated. The reason Juneteenth came into existence is because Black people in Galveston, Texas were told that they were free in 1865 years after Lincoln had freed all slaves in these United States of America in 1863. Let the celebrations begin as they will…
Read MoreJuneteenth 2021 Signals ‘New Day’ at Park That Once Banned Blacks
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—In the 28th year of its Memphis celebration, Juneteenth this year will be celebrated in a park that was once dedicated to the memory of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, a former grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan. Subscribe to read the full story..
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