Racial Inequities Persist for Black People in Retirement
Black workers are often forced into early retirement, dampening prospects for a stable economic life post-career, reports the Center for Retirement Research....
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Dec
2024 in Review: 7 Questions for Incoming Black Caucus Vice Chair Asm. Isaac Bryan
Isaac Bryan, 32, Bryan has focused his legislative career on addressing inequities in criminal justice reform, environmental justice and economic equality....
04
Dec
Contra Costa Elects First Black Woman Supervisor
Pittsburg City Council member Shanelle Scales-Preston made history after certified election results showed she won a seat on the Board of Supervisors....
04
Dec
2024 in Review: 7 Questions for Outgoing Black Caucus Vice Chair Sen. Steven Bradford
Steven Bradford says his "career overall has been about moving the agenda for not only African Americans, but those who've been most disenfranchised."...
03
Dec
2024 in Review: 7 Questions for Outgoing Black Caucus Chair Asm. Lori Wilson
California Black Media spoke with Assemblymember Lori Wilson about her accomplishments, challenges and lessons she learned over the last year....
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Nov
Richmond Adopts CROWN Act Against Black Hair Discrimination
Richmond will review and update policies to prevent discrimination based on race-based hairstyles and educate workers to increase acceptance of hair diversity....
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Nov
Nov. 5 General Election Update: Most California Black Candidates Are on Track to Win
The leads held by many Black candidates indicate they are likely to secure their positions in Congress, the state Senate, and the Assembly....
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Oct
California Launches Effort to Slash Maternal Deaths by Half
Facing wide racial disparities, California aims to slash its maternal mortality rate by half in two years with the Strong Start & Beyond educational campaign....
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Sep
‘I Love Public Service’: Shanelle Scales-Preston Is Running for County Supervisor
Pittsburg City Council member Shanelle Scales-Preston spoke with the Pulse about her candidacy to represent District 5 on the Board of Supervisors....
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Sep
Advocates Express Outrage and Disappointment as Calif. Reparations Bills Stall in Legislature
Advocates from across California protested at the Capitol after the Legislature failed to bring two critical reparations bills to the floor for a full vote....
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Jul
African American and Hispanic People Booked Disproportionately in Contra Costa
Black and Latino suspects are arrested at higher rates than their overall representation in Contra Costa and white and Asian suspects at lower rates....
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Jul
Port Chicago 50 Exonerated on 80th Anniversary of Disaster That Killed 320
The U.S. Navy has exonerated the 50 Black sailors convicted of mutiny after they refused to load explosives onto ships following explosions that killed 320 men....
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Jul
Doulas Provide Much-Needed Tradition of Support to Birthing Parents
Medi-Cal offers doula services to help improve birth outcomes amid a maternal health crisis that is especially deadly to Black and Indigenous people....
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Jun
Richmond Celebrates Juneteenth
Richmond hosted its annual Juneteenth Parade and Festival, continuing the decades-long tradition of honoring the holiday also known as Freedom Day....
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Jun
Opinion: The Dark Legacy of Slavery Still Impacts Our Black Children 161 Years After Emancipation
Just as the Emancipation Proclamation and 13th Amendment provided access to civil rights, high literacy rates empower individuals to exercise these rights....
