Some Upbeat News for Black Businesses Still Reeling From Pandemic Losses
California has pledged $2.5 billion in financial support for small businesses, especially those that serve or are owned by people of color....
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Jun
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May
Commentary: One Year Later – The Death of George Floyd and a Racial Reckoning in America
The murder of George Floyd — a year ago Tuesday — is just one example of the literal and figurative violence against Black Americans....
24
May
A Year After George Floyd’s Death, Cal Police Reform Efforts Still Facing Resistance
California Black lawmakers have introduced several police reform bills, but a year after George Floyd's death, they say change is slow to come....
26
Apr
The Lookout: Three Bills Test Sacramento’s Political Climate for Green Change
Lawmakers are trying to address climate change. However, with the political climate as charged as it is, not everyone agrees on the best approach....
13
Apr
Padilla and Lee: Rescue Plan Will Lift Half a Million California Kids Out of Poverty
The economic relief bill could greatly help Californians in poverty, many of them people of color, say Sen. Alex Padilla and Rep. Barbara Lee....
01
Apr
Gender Pay Gap Costs $78 Billion: For Black Moms, an Even More Disturbing Picture
Black and Latino women make significantly less on the dollar overall and have faced higher unemployment rates during the pandemic....
16
Mar
Cal. Black Elected Officials Unite to ‘Crush Unfair’ Effort to Recall Gov. Newsom
Black elected officials including Bay Area mayors London Breed and Lamar Thorpe declared their opposition Monday to the efforts to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom....
16
Mar
Black Californians Urged to ‘Trust Science,’ Get Vaccinated
Some Black people are hesitant to get the coronavirus vaccine because of its side effects and fast development and mistreatment by the healthcare system....
13
Feb
Some Calif. Black Churches Will Ignore U.S. Supreme Court, Continue to Abide by CDC Advice
Though the Supreme Court overturned California's ban on in-person religious services, some Black houses of worship have decided to keep services online in accordance with CDC guidelines....
03
Feb
Black Leaders: Biden Order Is First to Recognize America’s History of Housing Injustice
Civil rights leaders are praising President Biden for directing HUD "to undo historic patterns of segregation and other types of housing discrimination."...
02
Feb
Essential Workers, Others at High-Risk Push Back on State’s Age-Based Vaccine Rollout
California's age-based coronavirus vaccine rollout plan has raised concerns among younger people with compromised health and some essential workers....
12
Jan
What’s Holding Up California’s Rollout of COVID-19 Vaccines?
Technical issues and trouble verifying priority access have slowed the distribution of the coronavirus vaccine, but Gov. Gavin Newsom says things will pick up....
11
Jan
California Officials Respond to Trump Supporters’ Attack on U.S. Capitol
Some California legislators joined calls to remove President Trump from office, while others have supported pro-Trump protests and objected to certifying Joe Biden's win....
22
Dec
Gov. Newsom Nominates CLBC Chair Dr. Shirley Weber as Secretary of State
San Diego legislator Dr. Shirley N. Weber would be the first Black woman and fourth woman overall to be California's secretary of state, if confirmed....
17
Dec
Cal Safety Workgroup Endorsed COVID Vaccine Ahead of National Rollout
The Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup has independently studied and approved of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine....
