Category : News Talk

Gov. Newsom Approves $2.5 Billion for Recovery Package as Sen. Smallwood-Cuevas Links Fire Victims to Resources

Lila Brown | California Black MediaSenator Sasha Renee Perez (D-Pasadena) and Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) hold a joint equitable recovery listening session for Altadena fire victims on Jan. 20. (CBM Staff Photo)On Jan. 20, Sen. Lola...

Investing with African American Entrepreneurs with Jessica Norwood

On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Jessica Norwood, financial activist, investor, social entrepreneur, founder and CEO of RUNWAY Project, and author of ‘Believe In You Money: What Would It Look Like If...

Opinion: Trump’s Inaugural Address Makes Lofty Promises; Raises Lingering Questions for Black Californians

Joe W. Bowers Jr. | California Black MediaOPINION – President Donald Trump’s second inaugural address outlined his vision for a “golden age” in America. Delivered on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the speech acknowledged Black voters for their rec...

Cities with the most Black-owned businesses

February is Black History Month, and to honor the occasion, researchers at TruckInfo.net analyzed data from the Census Bureau to better understand the positive impact of Black entrepreneurs. Despite Gains in Recent Years, Black Entrepreneurs Are Stil...

Anti-Trust Attorney Urges Black Div 1 Athletes to File A Claim NOW for Significant NIL Financial Compensation: $280K! – Deadline: Jan 31

EU Web | California Black MediaOPINION – *The NCAA, (the National Collegiate Athletic Association) has been the judge, jury, and executioner regarding the financial future of college athletes.Athletes still aren’t permitted to be directly compensated...

Thousands March In Sacramento To Honor MLK’s Legacy

By Robert J. Hansen | OBSERVER Staff WriterMore than 2,000 people gathered Monday in Land Park to celebrate and honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the 43rd annual March for the Dream.The event showcased Sacramento’s diversity, brin...

City Council Finds Limited Authority in Detroit Land Bank Contract Renewal

Power is a right many in Detroit’s Black community have sought for generations. That pursuit is active in the corridors of City Hall. Council members spent a full year seeking changes to Detroit’s contract with the Land Bank Authority. They discove...

A Promise Kept: Detroit Retirees Receive Long-Awaited Bonus Checks

Generations have waited for this moment. Many seniors in Detroit have carried the weight of financial uncertainty for years. The hope of retirement has powered daily choices. That hope has rested on the promise of a pension that stands as a be...

Antigua wants Harvard to step up reparation payments

Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne. Gov’t of Antigua and Barbuda Sign up for our Caribbean Life email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! Antigua’s government has lashed o...

Building Detroit’s Future: Black Woman Leads $4.9M People Mover Project, Inspires Next Generation

Jessica English, Image courtesy of Jessica English In the male-dominated world of construction and infrastructure, where women make up only 19% of the workforce, Jessica English is breaking barriers and reshaping skylines one project at a time. As th...

New Jersey Bishop say’s Budde’s message to Trump was timely

The Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, angered President Trump during an inaugural prayer service earlier this month when she pleaded with him to have mercy on migrants. She stressed that many of the people who come to the Un...

Déjà vu moment could end century-old racist doctrine on felon enfranchisement

We’ve been here before. Frequently over the past few decades, Democrats in the General Assembly have sought to amend the Virginia Constitution to allow released felons to automatically regain voting and other civil rights. Changing the process could...