Company Will Pay You $125 to Participate in Research Project
Manny Otiko, California Black Media Evitarus, a Black-owned Los Angeles-based public opinion research firm, is surveying African Americans in California to gauge opinions... Read More
Founder of Top Black-Owned Watch Brand Announces First Public Raise of $1M
Marcel Benson, founder of The Benson Watch Company and an alum of Workshop At Macy’s, expands his brand. Nationwide — The Benson Watch... Read More
Popular College Choice for Black Students Survives Lawmaker’s Shutdown Attempt
Joe W. Bowers Jr., California Black Media When the California Legislature passed the state’s 2021-2022 budget last month, lawmakers voted to defund Calbright... Read More
Black Girl Banned From Michigan Skating Rink After Facial Recognition Software Misidentifies Her
By: Zach Liny, The Root Another day, another incident that indicates facial recognition software is faulty and probably racist. The Root has published... Read More
Reparations Task Force Agrees It Needs the Ideas, Input of Black Californians
Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media On July 9, California’s Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans held its... Read More
Former State Official Charges State Treasurer With Sexual Harassment
Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media Five months after Judith Blackwell was replaced as the head of two California state committees that oversee... Read More
Biden, Surgeon General Claim Covid Misinformation is Killing People
By: Manny Otiko, IVN With Covid-19 cases fast rising in the United States because of the new Delta variant, many people are looking... Read More
Advocates Say State’s $10 Million Fund for Ethnic Media Is “Great Start”
By: Sunita Sohrabji, Special to California Black Media Statewide — In recognition of a mass communication sector that has been struggling from dwindling... Read More
BPRW CBCF Marks First Anniversary of the National Racial Equity Initiative for Social Justice Fellowship Program
Initiative honors the late Congressman John R. Lewis Washington, D.C. — The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s (CBCF’s) National Racial Equity Initiative for Social... Read More
Medical Pros Brace For More New Patients as Covid 19 Pandemic Threatens to Return to The Bad Old Days
By Manny Otiko, IVN After a few months of progress, it looks like we’re on the wave of a new coronavirus surge. All... Read More