A $500 Million Lawsuit Accuses Beverly Hills Police Task Force of Targeting Blacks
By: Elgin Nelson, Staff A Beverly Hills police task force designed to “crackdown on fraudulent purchases” is now at the
First AME’s Biddy Mason Community Wellness Center to Offer Health Care Services to Underserved
By: D.T. Carson On Friday, September 29, SLACDEC (South Los Angeles Community Development & Empowerment Corporation)—the non-profit of First
Asm. Chris Holden Played Key Role in Brokering $20-Per-Hour Fast Food Worker Pay Deal
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
Suicide Prevention Week: A Reminder of the Mental Health Crisis Confronting Black Californians
By: Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media The conclusion of Suicide Prevention Week on Sept.16, served as a reminder,
Cal State Names Dr. Berenecea Johnson Eanes Its First Woman President
By: Joe W. Bowers and Edward Henderson | California Black Media On Sept. 13, the Board of Trustees of California
Black Business Owners Concerned as Groups Step Up Attacks on Diversity
By: Lila Brown | California Black Media When the BeyGOOD foundation, led by Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, awarded Compton-based entrepreneur Veronica Clanton-Higgins
Bishop Kenneth Ulmer Retires as Senior Pastor of Faithful Central After Four Decades of Leadership
Lisa Collins, Staff A monthlong series of events held this month have been set aside to mark the retirement
Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee Introduces Anti-White Supremacy Bill, then Schools Republican Boebert on Hate
Stacy M. Brown/NNPA Newswire That’s enough of racism and bigotry, says Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee. The Democratic representative from Texas
Brooklyn Pastor Who Made Headlines Is Arrested
Kisha Smith In national church news, the Brooklyn pastor who made headlines for being robbed at gunpoint of $1 million
Suspect Charged In Fire That Destroyed Historic South L.A. Church; Southside Church of Christ Breaks Ground on Serenity
I Investigators from the Los Angeles City Fire Department Arson/Counter-Terrorism division announced an arrest in connection with an arson fire
The Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts III, Venerable Pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church, Passes at 73
Herb Boyd | New York Amsterdam News An announcement that Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts III had died on Friday
Major Moves at Two Historic AME Churches
Staff Both Ward AME and Grant AME will be getting new leadership as a result of the latest round
Saluting the Legacy of Bishop Charles E. Blake & How He Changed L.A.’s Religious Landscape
Lisa Collins Last month, the community, civic and elected officials paused to honor the man many have characterized as the