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
Defense Undermines Credibility of Key Witness in Mark Ridley Thomas Corruption Case
D.T. Carson, In a federal courtroom in downtown Los Angeles, the prosecution rested its corruption case against Mark Ridley-Thomas
International Women’s Day: Civil Rights Icon Xernona Clayton and Other “Herstory Sheroes” Honored in Atlanta
Maxim Elramsisy | California Black Media Civil rights icon Xernona Clayton became the first woman to be enshrined with a
L.A. Focus Publisher Named as Inglewood Trailblazer
Kisha Smith L.A. Focus Publisher Lisa Collins was recently celebrated by the city of Inglewood as a “Trailblazer” and
U.S Citizens Urged to Reconsider Travel to Mexico Following Kidnapping of Four Black Americans
Staff The recent kidnapping of four Black Americans—two of whom were killed— in the border town of Matamoros, serves as
Pastors Recall Experiences with Racism as Part of California’s “Stop the Hate” Campaign
Gerald Bell, Contributor Growing up in the segregated south, Rev. Dr. J. Edgar Boyd of First AME Church (FAME) in
Michelle Obama Sparks Viral Frenzy with Recent Remarks Concerning Her Marriage
D.T. Carson Was she selling books or just being honest and candid? That’s the question some are asking following recent
WNBA star Griner begins serving time in Russian penal colony
By Eric Tucker | Associated Press WASHINGTON — WNBA star Brittney Griner has begun serving her nine-year sentence for
Californians Paid Higher Gas Prices as Oil Companies Made Massive Profits
Edward Henderson | California Black Media Gas prices have a crippling hold on California drivers. As averages currently stand at $5.46
Voters of Color and Women Saved the Democrats from Disaster
Peter White|Ethnic Media Services Despite new laws to keep people from voting and gerrymandering election districts to take
Tracking the RSV Surge and What You Should Know
Kisha Smith It’s not even winter and physicians across the nation are sounding the alarm on RSV (Respiratory syncytial