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
McKenzie Jackson | California Black Media When hip hop icon and fashion designer Kanye West wore a black, long-sleeved shirt with “WHITE LIVES MATTER” emblazoned on the backside in white block letters at his Yeezy fashion show in Paris on Oct. 3, it started a national conversation on racism that intensified four days later when WestContinue Reading
Mark Hedin For 25 years, California’s Contractor Development and Bonding Program has been working to expand and diversify the state’s contracting industry. It’s a win-win. Taxpayers save money on public projects when a larger pool of qualified bidders compete for government contracts, which go to whichever one offers theContinue 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
Gerald Bell When the husband of House Speaker and California’s own Nancy Pelosi was recently attacked and severely beaten with a hammer, it was reported the assailant David DePape had a reputation for posting racist remarks online, including content that questioned the results of the 2020 election, defending formerContinue Reading
McKenzie Jackson | California Black Media In October, the Greater Sacramento Urban League (GSUL) received its biggest donation in the civil rights organization’s 54-year history. Philanthropist, author and the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, MacKenzie Scott, donated $2.4 million to the local chapter of the National Urban League (NUL)Continue Reading
Maxim Elramsisy | California Black Media California’s health insurance marketplace, known as the Covered California Health Exchange, launched its 10th open enrollment period on Nov.1. Covered California is the government agency that offers subsidized Obamacare plans for Californians. Those who qualify receive financial assistance on a sliding scale for theirContinue Reading
Stacy Brown | NNPA Newswire As family, friends, and fans, continue to mourn the death of Migos member Takeoff, the demand for hip-hop to take a stand against gun violence has grown. While many have expressed disbelief and anger that the shooting death of the 28-year-old, whose real name isContinue Reading
Peter Schurmann | Ethnic Media Services Advocates say transformational changes in the American electorate are not reflected in national polling, which they say distort expectations and campaign funding. On Tuesday night Ruwa Romman became Georgia’s first-ever Muslim woman elected to the state legislature and the state’s first-ever Palestinian American electedContinue Reading
Staff California Governor Gavin Newsom moved forward in his efforts to promote racial equity with the signing of an executive order directing state agencies and departments to take additional actions to embed equity analysis and considerations in their mission, policies and practices and the establishment of a new Racial EquityContinue Reading
