Medi-Cal Expands Services to Provide More Help to Unhoused Californians
Edward Henderson | California Black Media Medi-Cal, California’s version of Medicaid, is currently transforming to expand coverage for unhoused and at-risk individuals... Read More
Festival of Freedom: Jewish Californians Prepare to Celebrate Passover
Edward Henderson | California Black Media Jewish families across California are preparing to celebrate Passover (also known as Pesach), one of... Read More
New California Campaign Aims to Improve Alzheimer’s Disease Care, Prevention and Detection
Edward Henderson | California Black Media The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) launched the Take on Alzheimer’s campaign in late February.... Read More
California Black Caucus Introduces Reparations Package
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media Members of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) announced plans to introduce a package of... Read More
California Becomes First State to Break Down Black Employee Data by Ethnicity
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media As of Jan. 1, California became the first state in the nation to disaggregate data... Read More
Despite Deficit, Newsom’s Budget Guarantees Funding for Essential State Programs
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media Gov. Gavin Newsom presented a $291 billion spending plan to the California Legislature on Jan.... Read More
Commentary: Bridging Apologies – Lessons from Japanese American Internment Demand Recognition of Injustices Against Black Californians
Joe W. Bowers Jr. | California Black Media In August, the California Attorney General’s Office, publicly apologized for its role in the... Read More
California Has a Critical Shortage of Black Teachers
Antonio Ray Harvey| California Black Media Numerous studies have shown that Black teachers can improve Black students’ academic outcomes, but in California,... Read More
Report: States Must Ban Guns at Places Where People Vote
Sunita Sohrabji, EMS | Special to California Black Media Partners Voting and elections have become the targets of threats and intimidation as... Read More
Minority Environmental Justice Orgs Want to Connect to Millions in EPA Funding for California
Lila Brown | California Black Media Environmental justice advocates in California petitioned Gov. Gavin Newsom this past summer, asking the state to... Read More
