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BHERC Announces the Complete Program for the 26 th Annual African American Film Marketplace & S.E. Manly Short Film Showcase
The event features 140 films from 18 countries, 10 panels and special events, the virtual online premiere of the Films With a Purpose funded “I’m Not Special” from emerging filmmaker Larry Ulrich and star filled tribute to prolific stage/film and television Director Michael Schultz. (Hollywood, CA) – The Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center…
Read MoreNorthgate González Market Honra A 20 Heroes De La Comunidad Y Premia Con Miles A Organizaciones Sin Fines De Lucro Para Reconocer El Mes De La Herencia Hispana
ANAHEIM, CA., – Desde incendios forestales hasta una pandemia global, 2020 ha causado estragos en la economía y ha tenido un gran impacto en las familias de la localidad. Los propietarios de Northgate González Market, la principal cadena de supermercados con temática latina de California, lanzaron hoy su campaña del Mes de la Herencia Hispana…
Read MoreGene Hale Says Yoo’s Attack On AAVREP Is An Affront to African American Community
Trying to gain traction with her struggling campaign, LA City Council District 10 Candidate Grace Yoo has attacked the major voter registration project that her opponent, Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, created to increase the number of Black voters over the last 20 years. Yoo alleges online that the African American Voter Registration, Education,…
Read MoreInglewood is the Fastest Growing City in the County of Los Angeles
By Gloria Zuurveen Editor-in-Chief Inglewood once dubbed a sleepy little settlement in the country with a population…
Read MoreIce Cube Video Discusses His Interactions with Both Parties
LOS ANGELES/PRNewswire/ — Fresh off working with Governor Gavin Newsom on the passage and signing of AB3121 and joining him for the historic bill signing, Ice Cube reveals his discussions and thoughts following conversations with both Presidential campaigns in his latest video. Below are highlights from a Contract with Black America: As citizens and lawmakers both, we are joining to…
Read MoreCalifornia Gov. Newsom Signs Reparations Bill Into Law
California Gov. Newsom Signs Reparations Bill Into Law By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed the state’s historic reparations bill into law. Assembly Bill (AB) 3121 moves descendants of enslaved Americans one step closer to getting restitution for centuries of free labor and legal discrimination that followed it, supporters say. But…
Read MoreDear CalMatters: Scapegoating Our Black Elder Alice Huffman Is Distasteful Disrespectful and Dishonest
By Gloria Zuurveen CalMatters, enough is enough! I am disturbed by your dishonest attempt to dress down one of our staunch Black leaders here in California. Ms. Alice Huffman is an elder who has worked tirelessly to keep the Black community educated and informed about critical issues that, without her, many of us would not…
Read MoreBLACK MEDIA: AUTHENTIC STORIES, WITH AUTHENTIC VOICES
Now more than ever, California’s Black community and other communities of color need accurate news to make certain that our families are educated about their health and their rights during COVID-19 and the current uprisings. Black media and other ethnic media outlets play a key role — and right now, they need support to continue…
Read MoreCalifornia State Bar Shaken by Personnel Issues Involving Two Black Women
By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media In less than one month, the State Bar of California has been roiled in high-level personnel snafus involving two prominent Black California women. In July, the California State Bar offered Fredericka McGee, a respected California legislative attorney, the position of executive director. Then, in August, the organization…
Read MoreLegislature Passes Bill That Would Allow Inmate Firefighters to Continue in Profession When Released
Quinci LeGardye | California Black Media Inmate firefighting crews, made up of more than 2,000 inmate firefighters per year, have helped extinguish many of the biggest wildfires in California. However, once they’re released, they cannot serve in that profession under current law because of their criminal records. Now, AB 2147, a law that would lift that restriction, has…
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