Poor Air Quality From Canadian Wildfires Affects People As Far As Away As North Carolina
By JENNIFER PELTZ, ROB GILLIES and MICHAEL R. SISAK NEW YORK (AP) — On air quality maps, purple signifies the worst of... Read More
Black News Publishers Watchful of Legislative Process as Online News Payment Bill Advances
Edward Henderson | California Black Media Black news publishers in California are watching lawmakers closely, anticipating that they will include provisions in... Read More
Despite Pushback From Franchise Owners, Assembly Passes Fast Food Worker Bill
Antonio Ray Harvey| California Black Media Last week, fast-foods franchise owners and other opponents of Assembly Bill (AB) 1228 suffered a setback... Read More
California Black Media Political Playback: News You Might Have Missed
Tanu Henry and Edward Henderson | California Black Media Assembly Democrats Release Spending Plan Ahead of 2023-24 Budget Vote On May 24,... Read More
Black Caucus Members’ Bills Protecting Black Children, Union Workers Advance
Antonio Ray Harvey| California Black Media Pro-public service legislation introduced by Assemblymember Tina McKinnor’s (D-Inglewood), Assembly Bill (AB) 1, moved closer to... Read More
Changes to Food Aid in Debt Bill Would Cost Money, Far From Savings GOP Envisioned
By MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican attempt to expand work requirements for federal food aid in debt legislation moving through... Read More
Black HS Grads Celebrate, Network at LA Fair
National Black Grads Co-Founder Keynasia Buffong and Cooperative Economic Empowerment Movement (CEEM) Founder Reggie Webb By Manny Otiko | IVN High school graduates from... Read More
California Black Media Political Playback: News You Might Have Missed
Tanu Henry, Edward Henderson and Lila Brown | California Black Media “Sisters on The Frontline:” California Black Women Democrats Host Meet-Up at... Read More
Cannabis and Kids: California Assembly Advances Bill to Address Pediatric Poisonings
Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousands Oaks) Antonio Ray Harvey| California Black Media The Cannabis Candy Child Safety Act, Assembly Bill (AB) 1207, authored... Read More
George Floyd Death Anniversary: Reckoning With Police Violence in Limbo
By Steve Karnowski and Aaron Morrison MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, and the fervent protests... Read More