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Profiles in Business: Harold Goodman and Horizon/ACE Home Health Care & Hospice

Deacon Harold Goodmand and Mrs. Chanette Goodman hosting the Horizon-ACE booth at the Allen Temple 40th Anniversary Holistic Health Fair and Job Fair, held Aug. 12. Goodman is chairman of the event. Photo by Sue Taylor.
As a longtime member of Allen Temple Baptist Church, where he serves as a Deacon and Chairman of the Health Education Ministry, Harold Goodman has also been a partner for eight years in the Horizon/ACE Home Health Care and Hospice business now serving the greater SF Bay Area.
“Our business is to see to it that individuals and families with ongoing health conditions – whether age-related or not – get the services they need,” said Deacon Goodman.
For six years, Goodman has been a consistent member of the Tuesday night Bible study called “Brother-To-Brother,” which consists of a group of strong businessmen in the Bay Area. His group has further developed his deep spiritual commitment to his own business, to the Health Ministry at Allen Temple, and to improving community health in general.
“This Bible study group has been meeting for over 14 years, and we are constantly uplifting each other and taking our ministry out into the community,” he said.
Speaking more on his own business he noted that, “ACE is not just a ‘hospice care’ business. We provide comprehensive, patient-centered health care, including skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, medical social work, and home health aides.”
“All our care is individualized to meet our patients’ needs as prescribed and coordinated by each patient’s physician.”
ACE Home Health Care & Hospice, whose offices are located at 85 Moraga Way, Suite 200 in Orinda, CA, is a partner with their parent company Horizon Clinical Services.
Deacon Goodman believes everyone in our communities should have access to the best health care possible. “Many people do not even know the services available to them,” he said, “and many of those services are free.”
He just finished chairing the 40th Anniversary Allen Temple Holistic Health and Job Fair, which had an attendance of over 2,000 people.
Whether serving through his business or church, Deacon Goodman said, “Holistic health means economic, spiritual, educational, and physical well-being. We can’t neglect any aspect of health in our community.”
For more information on ACE Home Health Care & Hospice, call 925-258-9101.
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OP-ED: Oregon Bill Threatens the Future of Black Owned Newspapers and Community Journalism
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Nearly half of Oregon’s media outlets are now owned by national conglomerates with no lasting investment in local communities. According to an OPB analysis, Oregon has lost more than 90 news jobs (and counting) in the past five years. These were reporters, editors and photographers covering school boards, investigating corruption and telling community stories, until their jobs were cut by out-of-state corporations.

By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.
President and CEO, National Newspaper Publishers Association
For decades, The Skanner newspaper in Portland, the Portland Observer, and the Portland Medium have served Portland, Oregon’s Black community and others with a vital purpose: to inform, uplift and empower. But legislation now moving through the Oregon Legislature threatens these community news institutions—and others like them.
As President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), which represents more than 255 Black-owned media outlets across the United States—including historic publications like The Skanner, Portland Observer, and the Portland Medium—l believe that some Oregon lawmakers would do more harm than good for local journalism and community-owned publications they are hoping to protect.
Oregon Senate Bill 686 would require large digital platforms such as Google and Meta to pay for linking to news content. The goal is to bring desperately needed support to local newsrooms. However, the approach, while well-intentioned, puts smaller, community-based publications at a future severe financial risk.
We need to ask – will these payments paid by tech companies benefit the journalists and outlets that need them most? Nearly half of Oregon’s media outlets are now owned by national conglomerates with no lasting investment in local communities. According to an OPB analysis, Oregon has lost more than 90 news jobs (and counting) in the past five years. These were reporters, editors, and photographers covering school boards, investigating corruption, and telling community stories, until their jobs were cut by out-of-state corporations.
Legislation that sends money to these national conglomerate owners—without the right safeguards to protect independent and community-based outlets—rewards the forces that caused this inequitable crisis in the first place. A just and inclusive policy must guarantee that support flows to the front lines of local journalism and not to the boardrooms of large national media corporations.
The Black Press exists to fill in the gaps left by larger newsrooms. Our reporters are trusted messengers. Our outlets serve as forums for civic engagement, accountability and cultural pride. We also increasingly rely on our digital platforms to reach our audiences, especially younger generations—where they are.
We are fervently asking Oregon lawmakers to take a step back and engage in meaningful dialogue with those most affected: community publishers, small and independent outlets and the readers we serve. The Skanner, The Portland Observer, and The Portland Medium do not have national corporate parents or large investors. And they, like many smaller, community-trusted outlets, rely on traffic from search engines and social media to boost advertising revenue, drive subscriptions, and raise awareness.
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