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Extend Obamacare Tax Credits: Calif. Assembly Votes to Pass Resolution Pressuring Congress and White House

Asm. Mia Bonta (D-Alameda), left, AJR 25’s resolution is aimed at preventing significant health care cost increases for Californians. The measure passed 58-6 in the Assembly and advances to the Senate...
Extend Obamacare Tax Credits Calif

Extend Obamacare Tax Credits: Calif. Assembly Votes to Pass Resolution Pressuring Congress and White House

Asm. Mia Bonta (D-Alameda), left, AJR 25’s resolution is aimed at preventing significant health care cost increases for Californians. The measure passed 58-6 in the Assembly and advances to the Senate for a vote. On Bonta’s right is Asms. Rhodesia Ransom (D-Stockton), center, and Tina McKinnor, far right....

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After Don Lemon’s Arrest, Black Officials Raise Concerns About Independent Black Media

After Don Lemon’s Arrest, Black Officials Raise Concerns About Independent Black Media

Local

Inland Empire Firefighters Honored at USGBC-CA Luncheon in Rancho Cucamonga

Inland Empire Firefighters Honored at USGBC-CA Luncheon in Rancho Cucamonga

Angela Morrow, chair of the U.S. Green Building Council California (USGBC-CA) and Inland Empire Regional...
California Investigating San Bernardino Sheriff’s Shooting Under Police Oversight Law

California Investigating San Bernardino Sheriff’s Shooting Under Police Oversight Law

San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a man during an attempt to arrest him on suspicion...
Aguilar, Inland Empire Residents and Medical Professionals Urge Senate to Restore ACA Tax Credits After Premium Spike

Aguilar, Inland Empire Residents and Medical Professionals Urge Senate to Restore ACA Tax Credits After Premium Spike

Rep. Pete Aguilar stood alongside health care providers and Inland Empire residents on Jan. 27 at Unicare...
OpEd- Can Black’s Really Trust Gavin Newsom

Civil Rights Icon Rev. K.W. Tulloss to Release Born to Make a Difference on January 22, 2026

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Statewide

California Investigating San Bernardino Sheriff’s Shooting Under Police Oversight Law

Black Caucus Members Join Legislative Democrats to Condemn Fatal Shootings by Federal Agents

Led by Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D–Salinas) and Senate President Pro Tem Monique Limón (D–Santa...

California Launches Study on Mileage Tax to Potentially Replace Gas Tax as Republicans Push Back

California lawmakers are moving forward with a study to explore a mileage-based tax as a potential replacement...
Blue Shield of California Helps Seniors Be on Alert for Medicare Scams

As California Hits Aging Milestone, State Releases Its Fifth Master Plan for Aging

On Jan. 27, California released its Fifth Master Plan for Aging Annual Report,titled “Focusing on What...
Commentary- How CalMatters Turned a Handbag Into a Political Firestorm and Exposed a Journalism Blind Spot

Commentary: The Question CalMatters Asked About a Lawmaker’s Handbag — And the One It Refused to Answer

Editor’s Note: In response to the strong reaction to the story involving Assemblymember Tina McKinnor...

National

“And During Black History Month” – California Officials Blast Trump for Posting Video Depicting the Obamas as Apes

Gov. Gavin Newsom and a number of elected officials joined a wave of national backlash after President...
Claudette Colvin, Who Refused to Move Before the Nation Was Ready, Dies at 86

Civil Rights Activist Claudette Colvin Dies. She Gave Up Her Bus Seat Months Before Rosa Parks

Claudette Colvin, civil rights pioneer known for refusing to surrender her seat on a bus prior to Rosa...
Black Woman’s Groundbreaking Federal Disability Lawsuit Advances Federal Recognition of Endometriosis as a Disability… and She Did It All Pro Se

Black Woman’s Groundbreaking Federal Disability Lawsuit Advances Federal Recognition of Endometriosis as a Disability… and She Did It All Pro Se

Christian (Cece) Worley — a Black, second-year law student — has successfully reached a settlement in...
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Dope Dating Advice with Dr. Kerry Neal: Slim Pickin’s and Market Value

Fontana, CA — Slim Pickin’s is a phrase I typically associate with Black women and how they describe...
Why Peace on Earth Begins with Birth, a Q&A with Midwife Nikki Helms

Why Peace on Earth Begins with Birth, a Q&A with Midwife Nikki Helms

Nikki Helms is a midwife and full-spectrum birthing care advocate. Midwife and full-spectrum birthing...
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Protecting California’s Black Moms and Babies: Policies and Programs Struggle to Fix Deep-Rooted Maternal Health Inequities

Gnae Dismuske and her children Statewide — Gnae Dismuke experienced a miscarriage at 11 weeks in...
Black Lawyer Delivers Powerful Commentary on Racial Injustices on the American Court System

Black Lawyer Delivers Powerful Commentary on Racial Injustices on the American Court System

Attorney Zulu Ali, Principal attorney, Law Offices of Zulu Ali & Associates, LLP Attorney Zulu Ali,...

Education

Cal State San Bernardino Extends Fall 2026 Application Deadline To March 31

Cal State San Bernardino Extends Fall 2026 Application Deadline To March 31

San Bernardino, CA — Cal State San Bernardino has extended the application deadline for undergraduate...
Riverside City College Marching Tigers Take Top Honors at Metallica Marching Band Competition

Riverside City College Marching Tigers Take Top Honors at Metallica Marching Band Competition

Riverside, CA — RCC earns first place in Division 2/3 and $40,000 in prizing, celebrating creativity...
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How We’re Helping Students Succeed in the Classroom and in Life

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Black Author Announces Forthcoming Book “Overqualified. Overworked. Overlooked

Black Author Announces Forthcoming Book “Overqualified. Overworked. Overlooked.”

Deondriea Cantrice, certified confidence coach, author, and anti-trafficking activist In a professional...

Health

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CDPH: Super Flu Cases on the Rise in California

California health officials have confirmed the spread of a mutated influenza strain known as the “super...
Sticker Shock- Obamacare Customers Confront Premium Spikes as Congress Dithers

Sticker Shock: Obamacare Customers Confront Premium Spikes as Congress Dithers

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., at a news conference calling...

Sen. Akilah Weber Pierson Explains How Medi-Cal Cuts Will Hurt Families

California State Sen. Akilah Weber Pierson (D-San Diego) says the federal government’s decision to cut...
California Health Officials Outline Major Medi-Cal Changes Coming Through 2028

California Health Officials Outline Major Medi-Cal Changes Coming Through 2028

Yingjia Huang, DHCS Deputy Director for Health Care Benefits and Eligibility Statewide — California...

Lifestyle

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You Cannot Build an Authentic Future on a Borrowed Identity

Upland, CA — As I get older, I cannot help but reflect on what really matters in life.  Also, as...
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Major George W. Ford Exhibit to Open During Black History Month at Temecula Valley Museum

One of the original Buffalo Soldiers, Major George W. Ford “I am the only living survivor of the original...
Crump and Obama are the Top Black News Makers of the 21st Century

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Attorney Ben Crump (left) and United States 44th President Barack Obama / File photos The National Newspaper...
2026 New Year Outlook- 3 Ways to Win in Business When the Rules Are Changing

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Sports

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Rain, Resolve, and a Reckoning: Indiana’s Rose Bowl Triumph Redefines the College Football Landscape

A Rare Wet Rose Bowl Morning For only the second time in the past 19 years, rain greeted the New Year...
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Randolph Ross, an African American Olympic Gold Medalist, returns to the sport after 3-year suspension

24-Year-Old HBCU Olympic Gold Medalist Returns After Three-Year Ban

Randolph Ross, an African American Olympic Gold Medalist and former HBCU track athlete from North Carolina...
Black Woman Makes History as First Full-Time HBCU Female Football Announcer in Alabama

Black Woman Makes History as First Full-Time HBCU Female Football Announcer in Alabama

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