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PRESS ROOM: Walgreens Launches Free Paxlovid Delivery Services with DoorDash...
Convenience ensures greater COVID-19 treatment access to all Americans this winter DEERFIELD, Ill., December 8, 2022 – Today, in partnership with DoorDash and Uber, Walgreens announced free delivery of...
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Guaranteed Income Program for Pregnant Black Women Expands Services Across State
By Olivia Wynkoop | Bay City News Foundation A San Francisco-based guaranteed income program that gives monthly checks to pregnant Black women received $5 million to expand its care to...
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Sen. Nancy Skinner Introduces Bill to Affirm State as ‘Safe Haven’ for...
By Olivia Wynkoop | Bay City News Foundation State Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, will introduce a bill on Monday that will solidify California’s status as a “safe haven” for abortion and...
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COMMENTARY: Don’t Spread Yourself Too Thin: Avoid Burnout with These Simple Tips
By Megan Sayles | AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com We’ve all heard the age-old saying that “hard work pays off.” But, sometimes, working too hard can do more harm...
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California One Of 18 States That Reached $5.7 Billion Opioid Settlement with...
By Olivia Wynkoop Bay City News Foundation California Attorney General Rob Bonta, alongside 17 other attorneys general, announced a $5.7 billion settlement agreement with the pharmacy retailer...
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What Took So Long? Statue of Henrietta Lacks Will Replace Robert E. Lee Monument
The Black woman whose cells have helped advance medical research will be honored in her hometown By Angela Johnson The city of Roanoke, Va., is honoring a Black woman who made tremendous contributions...
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Among Less-Educated Young Workers, Women and Black Men Are Paid Far Less
By Edward Lempinen | UC Berkeley News Less-educated U.S. workers often face a lifetime of financial challenges, but some among them are more disadvantaged than others: Young Asian and white men...
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OP-ED: Pursuing Martin Luther King Jr.’s Beloved Community
By Congressman James E. Clyburn (D-SC) Martin Luther King, Jr. visited Ghana in 1957 to participate in the celebration of the country’s independence from British colonialism. Upon returning home, he...
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Prostate cancer awareness
Harold Taitt, PhD, Prostate Cancer researcher, at Wilson’s Image in North Minneapolis.The post Prostate cancer awareness first appeared on BlackPressUSA.
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Department of Education Announces $63 Million in School Grants
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The U.S. Department of Education announced $63 million in new five-year Full-Service Community Schools (FSCS) grants to...
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Commentary: Black Institutions Must Stop Taking Big Tobacco Money
By Dr. Phillip Gardiner It’s hard to believe that with the amount of damage that the tobacco industry has inflicted on the Black community, that there are still Black organizations accepting their...
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Obesity Care Week Begins as Report Reveals that Nearly 50 Percent of African...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Obesity Care Week 2023 (OCW) kicked off on Monday, Feb. 27, with a focus on the disproportionate impact of obesity on...
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Legislation to Allow Private Overdose Prevention Sites to Open OKd by S.F....
Legislation authored by Mayor Breed and Supervisor Ronen builds on the City’s larger efforts to curb drug overdoses and save lives The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved legislation introduced...
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Newsom Rescinds COVID State of Emergency, Signaling Shift Away From Emergency...
By Eli Walsh Bay City News Foundation Gov. Gavin Newsom formally rescinded California’s COVID-19 state of emergency Tuesday, shifting the state’s strategy around the virus from response to preventing...
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The Case Against SB357—Black, Vulnerable and Trafficked—Why Us?
Part 1 By Tanya Dennis and Vanessa Russell Motivated to protect trans, Black and Hispanic people from persecution by police, State Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) sponsored the Safer Streets...
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After a Pandemic Pause, the State Will Restart Checking Medi-Cal Eligibility
By Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters California will soon restart its annual eligibility review for people enrolled in Medi-Cal, a process that has been suspended since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. This...
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A Heartfelt ‘Thank You’ To Richmond and Native Communities from a Cancer...
By Mike Kinney Recently, I received a powerful spiritual anti-cancer turtle medicine bag medallion and rope necklace from Chief Gordon Plain Bull Jr., a member of the Assiniboine and Sioux Reservation...
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California Reconsiders Potential of College Work-Study Jobs
By Emma Gallegos EdSource When she returned to school to become a nurse, Karina Mendez wanted a work-study job that she could balance with classes at City College of San Francisco. Thanks to a new...
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COMMENTARY: Oakland’s Plan to Rehouse Wood Street Residents Can Only Fail a...
By Daisha Williams Post News Group Intern A large community of unhoused people have been living in an empty lot at 1707 Wood Street. The city of Oakland would like to remove them as soon as possible...
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The impact of not talking about our health.
t’s Friday and we are back with another episode of The Conversation with Al McFarlane, host. Today Al McFarlane will be joined his fellow contributors Dr. Bravada Garrett-Akinsanya, LP, LICSW,...
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