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Reparations in America: How cities from San Francisco to Wilmington are trying to get it done

The latest example of an advancement towards reparations happened on Thursday in California, which formally apologized for the state’s role in slavery. California is part of a trend of local and state governments across the U.S. establishing...

Killing of airman another case of Blacks shot in their homes by officers

The fatal shooting of a U.S. Air Force airman at his off-base apartment in the Florida Panhandle by a sheriff’s deputy bri...

Back the Black campaign helping Black Iowans with mental health

IOWA — One in five adults in the U.S. struggle with mental illness. In the Black community, only one in three Black adults in need of mental health care receive it. In 2023, the Iowa Healthiest State Initiative created the Back the Black campaign a...

JOE BLACK: Health starts with an active brain

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Detroit’s Future Shines Bright: Merit Park Breaks Ground, Paving the Way for Community Growth

Photo Caption: In photo (L to R): Give Merit Founder David Merritt, Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist, Joey Mullick of The Mullick Foundation, Wayne County Commissioner Alicia Bell, Detroit City Councilmember Fred Durhal, Legacy Resident Ms. Vanessa Benn...

California reparations payouts on hold, but state moves toward apology for slavery

The California Senate held up plans to dole out reparations payouts to its citizens, but the Assembly voted to formally apologize for the state’s role in slavery.The California Assembly passed a bill Thursday that will accept responsibility...

Partisans Distort Proposed MOMS Act and Website for Pregnancy Resources

Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Republican Sen. Katie Britt has introduced a bill that would create a government website to help connect pregnant people with resources, excluding abortion services. So...

Biden hosts ‘Divine Nine’ leaders amid outreach to Black voters

President Joe Biden on Friday warned of an “extreme movement” led by former President Donald Trump as the incumbent president continued a fresh push to reach Black communities this week less than six months from the 2024 election. What You Need T...

Social Media Posts Circulate Altered Image of Donald Trump, Stormy Daniels

Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Adult film star Stormy Daniels recently testified at the criminal trial of former President Donald Trump, who is charged with falsifying records during his 2016 campaig...

Biden’s ‘Buy America’ Spin

Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. President Joe Biden has repeatedly claimed that past presidents, including his predecessor, have “ignored” or “failed to uphold” laws requiring that federal g...

California promised a higher minimum wage for health care workers. Will Newsom delay it?

By Ryan Sabalow (CALMATTERS) – Gov. Gavin Newsom is cutting it close. He signed a law last fall that phases in a $25 minimum wage for California’s lowest-paid health care workers. Just two months later, he said he wanted to delay it because of...

Biden Is Talking Directly to Black Voters. This Is What He Wants Them to Know.

The president is trying to increase his support among Black Americans, some of whom are angry over the war in Gaza. Others feel disengaged altogether. Here are takeaways from events held this week. President Biden is spending much of his time thi...

California Deficit Forces Lawmakers to Shelve Bills on Psychedelic Therapy, Reparations

“Authors were asked to amend their bills to take out the more expensive stuff,” Caballero said. “We don’t have the money.” The Assembly’s appropriations committee held 233 of the 668 bills on its suspense file, or about 34.5% — slightly higher than l...

Black women founders offer health tech solutions to combat Black maternal mortality

When Black people receive maternal care, they are often not treated the same as white people. In 2016, when Simmone Taitt had her first pregnancy loss, she was very well insured, had a high-paying job as a tech executive, and had access to one of th...

Sacramento City Unified to start next 2 school years early to avoid nearly $40M state fine

By Chris Hagan and Srishti Prabha | Special to the OBSERVER The Sacramento City Unified School District will avoid a nearly $40 million penalty for losing eight days of instruction during the 2022 teachers strike after the state Board of Educatio...