The City of Oakland announced Monday a partnership with Allen Temple Baptist Church and the emergency relief nonprofit organization Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE) to open...
When Gov. Gavin Newsom presented his revised budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year, his new spending plan includes new priorities that reflect a projected $54.3 billion...
Last Tuesday, Oakland City Council unanimously approved an agenda item acknowledging the impact of the current health emergency on the African American community, yet declined to...
The Oakland City Council voted unanimously at its Tuesday meeting to place an Oakland Youth Vote measure on the November ballot, which would give 16 and...
On May 11, the California Assembly Judiciary Committee voted yes on a bill that would mandate the state to set up an 8-member commission to examine...
THE AFRO — The campaign is a Call-to-Action and highlights the NAACP’s policy interests and supported legislation for African Americans and people of color, a large...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On Monday, May 4, The Transformative Justice Coalition (TJC) and the Voting Rights Alliance held a tele-townhall titled, "The Fight for the Vote...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to state data that is updated daily, for Marion Correctional, as of May 1, staff members who reported positive results are 175;...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I am proud to declare my strong and unwavering support for the unsung heroes of the coronavirus pandemic: our frontline workers. These hardworking...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The failure is national, and our president sees the coronavirus pandemic in personal and political terms. He is forcing Republican governors to open...
“To be honest, we are victims of a legal system that is antiquated and unprepared for the complexity of modern life,” said Lisa MacCarley, probate attorney...
Does California have a “legacy of unequal treatment” of minorities and women? That’s language from Assembly Constitutional Amendment 5 (ACA-5) introduced by Assemblymember Dr. Shirley Weber...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Clyburn noted that healthcare and other fraud has run rampant during the current novel coronavirus pandemic and, more than ever, African Americans are...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Biden said he plans to hold financial institutions accountable for discriminatory practices in the housing market, and he will restore the federal government’s...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Collectively, they argue that too often, insurance companies refuse to cover emergency services, and either patients are forced to pay bills they cannot...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The U.S. Senate was seen as out of play in terms of Democrats taking over. But now, with the coronavirus crisis turning the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Payments to eligible recipients will arrive by either direct deposit or a paper check, and Wells Fargo has issued six helpful tips that...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Last week, the release of a second loan program to bolster businesses and revive the economy provides about $484 billion for small businesses,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Biden allegations have forced many feminists to shift position away from what they were saying during the Kavanaugh hearings. The slogan “believe...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The must-see interview, which will spotlight the recent actions of the U.S. Congress with respect to the impact of COVID-19 on America, and...
The response to COVID-19 has laid bare, once again, the glaring economic inequalities we live with every day. An essential new institution is public banking —...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Currently, Congress approved $450 billion more in the PPP 2 bill. For this bill we need Black congressional leadership to sing the words,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The task in front of us that we can’t fail at: Stopping the anti-union, anti-labor judiciary being put in place by an administration...
Earlier this month, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that California was the first state in the nation to secure Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding to place...
Out-of-work gig workers in California whose employers have not paid into the state’s unemployment insurance fund — as well as Californians without jobs who have run...