D.T. Carson Was she selling books or just being honest and candid? That’s the question some are asking following recent remarks by Michelle Obama concerning her marriage that have got the internet in a tizzy. In an intimate Instagram post over the weekend former First Lady Michelle Obama—who is inContinue Reading
By Eric Tucker | Associated Press WASHINGTON — WNBA star Brittney Griner has begun serving her nine-year sentence for drug possession at a Russian penal colony, her lawyers and agent said Thursday. Griner was transferred to a penal colony in Mordovia, about 350 kilometers (210 miles) east of Moscow,Continue Reading
Edward Henderson | California Black Media Gas prices have a crippling hold on California drivers. As averages currently stand at $5.46 for regular and $5.80 for premium, what is the incentive for oil companies to lower their prices while their profits skyrocket? California refiners Phillips 66 and Marathon reported profit increasesContinue Reading
Peter White|Ethnic Media Services Despite new laws to keep people from voting and gerrymandering election districts to take away the power of minority communities, the Republican “red wave” that pollsters predicted ahead of last week’s midterms didn’t happen. Ethnic Media Services debriefed six experts on their reactions to the electionContinue Reading
Kisha Smith It’s not even winter and physicians across the nation are sounding the alarm on RSV (Respiratory syncytial virus), a common childhood illness, that all but disappeared with the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but is back with a vengeance this year just as the flu season isContinue Reading
D.T. Carson “No matter who you voted for, no matter where you live, I will be a mayor for you,” Karen Bass said in her first press conference as Mayor-Elect. For the last six months, Congresswoman Karen Bass and billionaire real estate developer Rick Caruso had been locked in aContinue Reading
Chez Hadley are among those being reported as potential bidders for the Washington Commanders football team (formerly known as the Washington Redskins). Earlier this month, Dan Snyder, who has owned the D.C-based NFL team since 1999, hired Bank of America Securities to consider potential transactions. The purchase price being bandiedContinue Reading
L.A. Focus’ “Shot of Faith” campaigns phase one through three—partnered with the California Department of Public Health— were a clear example of the effectiveness and success of the collaboration between the faith community and social and government agencies given the unique position of faith leaders in the African American communityContinue Reading
Kisha Smith Racism reared its ugly head at an Oakland school earlier this week as the words “Black Lives Don’t Matter: Kill Them All” were discovered on the wall of the girls bathroom at the Thornhill Elementary School in Oakland. The offensive hate speech was quickly removed, but parents heldContinue Reading
Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media In August, The Children’s Partnership hosted a mental health panel centered around the voices of young girls and women of color. The session was organized as part of the organization’s Youth of Color initiative. “I had never been surrounded by a group ofContinue Reading
