Medical Debt in California: As Permanent Solutions Take Root, Blacks Remain Hardest Hit
By: Edward Henderson, California Black Media On June 11, Vice President Kamala Harris and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director (CFPB) Rohit Chopra... Read More
DHCS: California Health Care Roadmap Will Make Medi-Cal More Accessible, Member-Driven
By: Edward Henderson, California Black Media Although California reached its lowest uninsured rate in state history in 2022, many Californians still do... Read More
California’s Public Policy Playback: News You Might Have Missed
California State Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Inglewood), left, and his Chief of Staff Carolyn McIntyre, right, leave the Senate chambers on May 21... Read More
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
