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Generation Lost: UC-Berkeley’s Missing Black Graduates
By Dr. Harry Edwards In the mid-1960s, the University of California, Berkeley started its Educational Opportunity Program to target underrepresented applicants and combat this history of discrimination. Unsurprisingly, this program was a success and the number of Black freshmen continued to rise until 1996. That year, Governor Pete Wilson and Black conservative Ward Connerly led…
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 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 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…
Read MoreGov. Signs Bill Allowing Producers, Writers, Musicians and More to Remain Freelancers
By Quinci LeGardye | California Black Media After months of uproar, harsh criticisms and biting commentary from advocates representing various industries, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 2257 into law on Sept. 4. The legislation is an AB 5 amendment bill, and it will go into effect immediately. AB 2257 builds on the controversial worker misclassification…
Read MoreAB 2257 to Broaden AB5 Worker Re-Classification Law for Professionals
Quinci LeGardye | California Black Media After months of protests and tough negotiations with representatives from various industries, California lawmakers have released an updated list of professions that could be exempted from AB 5, the controversial worker re-classification law that went into effect Jan 1. AB 2257, a new bill that revises some…
Read MoreBill Wants to Force Food Delivery Apps to Get Restaurants’ Approval First
By Tanu Henry | California Black Media Jonathan Burgess co-owns Burgess Brothers with his twin brother Matthew. It is a popular American bistro-slash-barbecue restaurant and food supply company based in Sacramento. Locals treasure them for their delicious waffles; handcrafted gourmet barbecue sauce; sweet and spicy smoked sausages; among other specialties. The African American entrepreneur says small family-owned businesses like his are tempted by what digital food delivery services might offer them: A broader customer base and online advertising on highly trafficked apps. But that exposure…
Read MoreActivists Say: Banning Newport, Other Flavored Cigarettes Puts Black Lives in Danger
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media Eric Garner’s mother Gwendolyn Carr says, for Black Men, selling a single cigarette, known as “loosey,” can lead to an arrest, a prison sentence or even death. Six years ago, a police officer put her son in a chokehold and strangled him to death for allegedly selling…
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