A sharp drop in the national unemployment rate for all Americans — down to 3.6% in February — brings the number of people without jobs across...
In these times, our focused attention on life and death history in the world can only be interrupted by more history. That’s what happened when we...
As recognized and trusted messengers, NCNW is joined in their efforts to champion good health in communities of color by national partners that include the National...
“This funding represents an important lifeline in protecting some of the most vulnerable members of our communities,” said California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) Director...
“I had the honor of knowing Brenda for over 35 years, dating back to when she was a senior advisor at the California Department of Education....
Omishakin, 44, makes history as the first African American to serve in that Cabinet-level position responsible for overseeing all state agencies that regulate and support transportation...
It is now becoming clear to many local education advocates that under FCMAT, the state’s enforcer, or the whip hand of education austerity, K-12 school districts...
Kanye West is trying to do what a gang of white supremacists and anti-critical race theorists have wanted to do for years: cancel Black History Month....
Each year, Irvine’s Leadership Awards recognize innovative leaders whose breakthrough solutions to critical state challenges improve lives, create opportunity, and contribute to a better California. In...
We are part of a university that led the Free Speech Movement, a university that didn’t back down from a fight for justice, a university that,...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that Black people in the United States are being hospitalized for the virus 2.6 times more than...
Yolo County’s Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation members partnered with the Oakland-based Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center for its annual ‘Days of Gratitude’ this Thanksgiving weekend...
In March, the U.S. Congress passed a $4 billion debt relief program for farmers of color to address past discrimination in USDA programs. The debt relief...
ILWU Profile: Renee Sharp, Local 10
During the final week before the October 10 deadline for signing bills passed by the state Legislature this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed 46 bills supporting...
During the two-day meeting that concluded September 24, participants shared details of harrowing incidents that happened in California and across the country.
Oakland poet James Cagney was 19 when he asked his mother “Are you really my mother?” Her answer changed his life forever. He learned he was...
Senate Bill (SB) 262, a bail reform bill that would have established $0 bail for some offenders, was stopped in its tracks following a grisly murder...
With over 63,000 ballots counted as of September 2, Mia Bonta declared victory in AD-18 Special Election after earning a decisive 56% of the vote.
As the race heats up, Elder has been on the campaign trail making his case and telling voters why he is the best candidate to be...
Californians are scheduled to start receiving their second stimulus payment on Sept. 1, two weeks before California's gubernatorial recall election.
What was originally known as Compassion Meals in Sacramento has now rebranded and blossomed into a vegan fried chick’n food truck based at Lake Merritt in...
Elder formally launched his campaign to recall Newsom outside the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk office.
Blackwell, who is African American, accuses Ma of inappropriate behavior, including revealing her bare posterior on more than one occasion. San Francisco’s attorney Waukeen McCoy filed...
Two California men have been charged with a hate crime in Oregon for allegedly assaulting a Black gas station attendant.