In The Fight Against COVID-19, We All Have A Part To Play
You’ve probably heard the term “essential worker.” You might even know a few. Among them are those in the medical profession, education... Read More
Los Angeles County Announces 18 New Deaths Related to 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) 477 New Cases of Confirmed COVID-19 in Los Angeles County
As of May 18, 2020 Los Angeles, CA — The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 18... Read More
Ahmaud Arbery We Speak Your Name
Upland, CA — We all have our personal lanes we travel, but there comes a time when we all must cross over... Read More
Win for Reparations: California Assembly Committee Votes Yes on Bill
By: Tanu Henry, California Black Media Statewide — On May 11, the California Assembly Judiciary Committee voted yes on a bill that... Read More
Local Prosecutors Under Investigation in Georgia Slaying
By Jeff Martin and Russ Bynum, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia prosecutors who first handled the fatal shooting of a... Read More
Fauci Warns Of ‘Suffering and Death’ If US Reopens Too Soon
By: Lauran Neergaard and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, warned bluntly... Read More
COVID Crisis: The Black Press is Doing What It Does – On Budgets Spread Thin
By: Chida Rebecca, California Black Media In 1827, before slavery ended, prominent freed African Americans in the North gathered in the New... Read More
California Black Newspapers Win Hundreds of Thousands in Facebook Grants
Quinci LeGardye, California Black Media Several Black-owned newspapers in California have received grants to help them weather the economic downturn the COVID-19... Read More
No Time to Grieve: How COVID-19 Has Changed Funerals and Mourning
By: Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media Nationwide — It could be the high-profile deaths of African American cultural icons like Little... Read More
Man Creates Portable Hand Washing Stations for Homeless People
Atlanta, GA — Terence Lester, the executive director of Love Beyond Walls, a non-profit organization that offers support to homeless people, is creating hand-washing... Read More