Black Caucus Introduces Bill to Overturn Prop 209
Tanu Henry, California Black Media Statewide — The California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) announced March 10 that it has introduced legislation to... Read More
Black California Has a Chance to Rewrite History in 2020
By: Anthony Thigpenn; Convener, Black Census and Redistricting Hub; President, California Calls Throughout the history of the United States, the Black community’s... Read More
‘It’s About Time’: House Approves Historic Bill Making Lynching A Federal Crime
By Claudia Grisales With supporters calling it more than 100 years in the making, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation on... Read More
Seeking Black Teen Girls to Participate in Leadership Academy at Princeton University
Princeton, NJ — Jacqueline Glass-Campbell, CEO of At the Well Conferences, Inc. (ATW), celebrates molding the masterminds of tomorrow with her unprecedented... Read More
Black Vote Helps Push Biden to Frontrunner Spot, Beating Bernie and Bloomberg
By: Aldon Thomas Stiles, California Black Media After a tough battle with Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT), former Vice President Joseph Biden sealed... Read More
John Lewis Joins Presidential Hopefuls on Selma’s Bloody Sunday March
The annual march, fronted by black women leaders, drew thousands of people – some who had witnessed the original marches. John Lewis,... Read More
Algorithm Targets Marijuana Convictions Eligible To Be Cleared
When California voters passed Proposition 64 in 2016, they made it legal to use marijuana recreationally and gave residents an opportunity to... Read More
Pelosi Sets Wednesday Votes to Send Impeachment to Senate
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., joined by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., leaves a lengthy closed-door meeting with the Democratic Caucus at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020. Speaker Pelosi is expected to appoint House impeachment managers and transmit the two articles of impeachment — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress — by the end of the week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Census 2020 Is Almost Here: It Could Be the Most Empowering Event of The Year
Quick facts you need to know about the nation’s “self-portrait” and who should participate (everyone except very short-term visitors) By Pilar... Read More