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The California Black Caucus Introduces 1075 Page Reparations Package

Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media - April 5, 2024

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Political Playback: California Capitol News You Might Have Missed

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The Year Ahead: Assembly Speaker Rivas Discusses Priorities, Problems

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California Black Media Political Playback

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Feds Pump Over $6 Billion in Two New California High-Speed Rail Projects | VIDEO

California Government

Black Caucus Concerned About Black Women Leaving Entertainment Industry

*Film studios in Hollywood took a one-two punch last week after actors announced they were joining the ongoing writers’ strike and as legislators in...

Black Culture

California NAACP Conference Honors 1968 Olympics Heroes

*The California Hawaii State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (CA/HI NAACP) held its 11th annual Legacy Hall of Fame...

Business

California Film Tax Credit Presents a Real Opportunity to Change Hollywood

*As industry insiders, advocates for change, and social justice activists, we are joining forces in this Op-Ed to shed light on the critical need...

California Government

California Black Media Political Playback: News You Might Have Missed

*Here's your California Black Media Political Playback of stories you might have missed last week. First up: Black Caucus Members Sen. Steven Bradford and Sen....

Education

Gov. Newsom at Impasse Over Funding for Black Students’ Education | PicsVideo

*During the invitation of the Black in School Coalition (BISC), over 2,500 K-12 students, parents, education advocates, and civil rights leaders marched to the...

Local Government

Mike Gipson Demands Sac. County Remove Foster Children From Old Jail | VIDEO

*Last week, Assemblymember Mike Gipson (D-Carson) demanded Sacramento County officials stop housing foster children in a former juvenile correction center. The lawmaker, who authored Assembly...

Reparations

Reparations Task Force to Recommend ‘Genealogy Branch’ to Prove Eligibility

*The California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans is recommending that the State Legislature fund a governmental department dedicated...

Art

Paintings: Ernie Barnes Leads American Masters Event

*The works of American painter Ernie Barnes are experiencing a comeback like that of no other artist of the last decade. Barnes’ circa-1989 painting Quintet – a highlight...

Events

The Black Excellence Brunch was Lit with Athletic Greens, Savage Fenty & Zerina Akers | PICs

*The Black Excellence Brunch held another installment of their iconic event on Sunday, March 26, 2023, with sponsors Athletic Greens and Savage Fenty. The brunch...

California Government

The California Black Media Political Playback – Assemblymember McKinnor ‘is Not Here for the BS’

Assemblymember Tina Mckinnor (D-Inglewood) says she is “not here for the B.S.” “I’m here to build houses,” McKinnor said to rounds of applause from members...

Reparations

S.F. NAACP Clarifies Statement on $5M Payouts: Reparations Should Be Cash Payments, Plus ‘Investments’ | VIDEOs

*The San Francisco Branch of the NAACP is engaged in a public information blitz to clarify a press release it sent out urging the...

Black Excellence

California Black Media Political Playback: Black Advocates Celebrate Women’s History Month

*March is Women's History Month, and several California organizations are celebrating trailblazing women making history in our state -- whether it’s recognizing the record-setting...

Racism

How California is Pulling Racism and Hate Crimes Out into the Open: Racism and Inequity Declared a Public Health Crisis

*Officials and advocates across California are pouring resources into pointing out that racism and racial intolerance impact public health -- major factors, they say,...

Education

Inglewood Calls on Its Legislators to Help Return Local Control to City’s Schools

*The Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) will soon announce its choice for the next County Administrator for the Inglewood Unified School District...

Health

NCHE Launches a New Podcast Series: Leaders Pursuing Health Equity in America | WATCH

*On the premier episode of NCHE Presents: Leaders Pursuing Health Equity in America podcast, host Dr. Gail C. Christopher talks with guest Dr. Kaiwipuni...

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