SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — Many Black college students have not considered a teaching career because they have never had a Black teacher, said Preston Jackson, who teaches...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — This might look like encouraging positive parenting practices or helping parents develop their children’s early math and reading skills. Home visitors can also...
A Friday panel featuring NAACP Chairman Leon W. Russell and Regina Wilson, Executive Director of California Black Media, examined Project 2025, an initiative perceived as a...
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA-12) commended the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for launching the first-ever Food is Medicine (FIM) initiative virtual toolkit. The...
On Oct. 2, Assemblymember Mike Gipson (D-Carson) led an Assembly Standing Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism hearing focused on the impact of various attractions,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — SHAPE America (the Society of Health and Physical Educators) serves as the voice for 200,000+ health and physical education professionals across the United...
Advocates in San Francisco held a rally Thursday afternoon in front of City Hall to issue a symbolic citation to Mayor London Breed, urging an immediate...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — We work to foster a sense of community and belonging, where Black children feel supported and valued. In collaboration with our national Village...
The summer of 2024 promises to be a season of reckoning for both the City of Oakland and Alameda County. The ever-present threat of gun violence,...
The 2024 California budget agreement has earmarked $103 million in one-time funding for victims’ services programs. This allocation is designed to compensate for federal funding cuts...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The CDA Credential is the most widely recognized credential in early childhood education and it’s a key steppingstone on the path of career...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — When children experience hard things, the one thing that can help them overcome trauma and develop resiliency is love. Loving, caring relationships are...
OAKLAND POST — “It is time to send a thorough message that if you seek to buy a child for sex, you will pay the highest...
Advocates from across California are challenging state officials and community leaders to support legislation that provides resources and services for survivors and victims of human trafficking,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Prosecutors allege that Mosby made a false statement on an application for a $428,400 mortgage to purchase a condominium in Long Boat Key,...
The Women In The NAACP Oakland Branch is proud to announce the upcoming “Total You - Mind, Body, and Spirit Women's Health Forum” scheduled for April...
January was Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. Physicians, advocates and others in the medical community commemorated the month by raising awareness about a form of cancer they...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — AAWP was born out of a collective vision to empower the African American community towards better health outcomes and wellness. Rooted in a...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Recent legislative actions in Tennessee, such as repealing police reform measures enacted after the killing of Tyre Nichols, underscore a troubling trend of...
THE DRUM NEWSPAPER — “In this role-playing simulation, participants adopt the personas of fictitious decision-makers and stakeholders whose perspectives might be very different from their own. The ultimate...
Another discussion will be a Mayor’s Roundtable, featuring African American mayors from Northern, Central, and Southern California. Regional perspectives on African American participation in the California...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The central focus of the summit is to condemn attacks on civilians and call for an immediate, permanent ceasefire. “We are faith leaders...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Navy Federal approved a higher percentage of applications from white borrowers earning less than $62,000 annually than Black borrowers earning $140,000 or more....
By Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media After months of heated political fights, and just before the Sept.14 deadline for passing bills introduced during the 2023...
After months of heated political fights, and just before the Sept.14 deadline for passing bills introduced during the 2023 legislative session, the California Assembly passed Assembly...