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Protesters Demand Further Investigation After Alameda County Grand Jury...
By Tanya Dennis The release last month of Alameda County’s Grand Jury report charging deficiencies in the Alameda County Probate Court system has set off a firestorm of activity by probate reform...
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PRESS ROOM: New Campaign by FEMA and Ad Council Encourages Black Community to...
FEMA will also visit Howard University for series of events to kick off National Preparedness Month and announce the new campaign WASHINGTON, D.C. – As National Preparedness Month begins this...
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Researchers: Failure to Get Proper Rest Could Be Hazardous to Your Health
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia A staggering 90 percent of people fail to achieve a good night’s sleep, according to new international research presented...
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Report Reveals ‘A Hidden Key to Combating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia According to new Sentencing Project research, diverting youth from juvenile court involvement should be a central focus...
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From One Death – Dr. Erica Walton’s Story
By Dixie Ann Black | The Westside Gazette “BAM!!!” The sound of the gunshot filled the little Liberty City corner store. The man fell, blood splattering the items on the convenience store shelves....
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PRESS ROOM: American Cancer Society Urges the Black Community to Pay Close...
ATLANTA – Prostate cancer is the second most common type of cancer diagnosed and second leading cause of cancer death among Americans with prostates. This year alone, more than a quarter million people...
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Congresswoman Barbara Lee Applauds Biden Administration for Hosting the...
Post News Group Staff Washington, DC – Congresswoman Barbara Lee applauded President Biden for announcing that the United States will host the Global Fund’s Seventh Replenishment Conference on Sept....
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Black Doctors March Shine Spotlight on Institutionalized Racism
By Solomon O. Smith, California Black Media The #BlackDocsBelong campaign held a rally in Pasadena last Friday calling on Black medical doctors to join their movement dedicated to keeping and growing...
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Inside Queen Hippie Gypsy, Oakland’s First Black Woman-Owned Botanica
By Makiah Hiley Known as “the hood alchemist,” Lilly Ayers founded and runs Oakland’s first Black woman owned crystal botanica, Queen Hippie Gypsy. Located in Downtown Oakland, Ayers’ ground floor...
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Black Men Die of Prostate Cancer at Double the Rate of All Other Races
Virginia Insurer Under Fire for Refusing Coverage of Treatment Despite Law By Hazel Trice Edney, TriceEdneyWire.com Benjamin J. Lambert IV, a member of one of the most prominent Black families in...
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Brothers Lean on “Granny,” Aunt, One Another After Covid-19 Loss
PAINDEMIC PAIN: Mending Unseen Wounds Black and Brown families have been disproportionately affected by the coronavirus pandemic. So have their children. According to the National Institutes of Health,...
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Marin County Offers Booklet to Parents to Prevent Preteen Substance Abuse
By Godfrey Lee Marin County District Attorney Lori E. Frugoli recently distributed an informational booklet “Let’s Start Talking – A Parent’s Toolkit for Understanding Substance Use in Marin County...
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A Labor of Love, Daughter Gifts Kidney to Her Father
When Rev. Ken Chambers, Sr. first received news from his doctor that he may need to go on dialysis, it felt like a knot in his stomach after having gone through his share of health challenges in the...
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Divine 9 Aims to Save the Lives of Black Women Endangered by Roe v. Wade...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The Divine 9, the historically Black fraternities and sororities of the National Pan-Hellenic Council led by Phi Beta...
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OUSD is No Longer Publishing its COVID Data
By Zack Haber The Oakland Unified School District is no longer publishing data this school year to inform students, staff, parents and the public about positive COVID cases in schools. “The district...
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Clinical Trials Show Ivermectin Does Not Benefit COVID-19 Patients, Contrary...
SciCheck Digest Randomized clinical trials have repeatedly found that ivermectin does not benefit COVID-19 patients. The National Institutes of Health recommends against its use for COVID-19....
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Gov. Newsom Signs Legislation Funding Nation’s First Black Women’s Think Tank
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a budget trailer bill approving $5 million in funding to the California State University at Dominguez Hills...
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Marin County and Nine Local Jurisdictions File Suit Against Monsanto to...
Courtesy of Marin County The County of Marin, along with nine local jurisdictions, has filed a lawsuit against Monsanto and two other companies to hold them accountable for PCB (polychlorinated...
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New Bivalent Boosters Adds Protection from Omicron Variant Ahead of Predicted...
Maxim Elramsisy | California Black Media California has started administering updated COVID-19 booster shots after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved the use of new versions...
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PRESS ROOM: Hear Her Campaign Addresses Health Inequities Among Pregnant and...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s Hear Her campaign raises awareness of potentially life-threatening warning signs during and after pregnancy and encourages the people supporting...
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