Susan Monarez By Sunita Sohrabji Contributing Writer SAN FRANCISCO — Last week’s shake-up at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — as three key […]
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Lawmakers hear from advocates on Black maternal health
California Black Health Network panelists included, from left, Brittany Chambers, associate professor at UC Davis; Dr. Palav Babaria, deputy director for the California Department of […]
State leaders mark 60th anniversary of Voting Rights Act
California Secretary of State Shirley Weber, left, and former Assembly Speaker Willie Brown, right, share their experiences and thoughts about the 60th anniversary of the […]
Tariffs are freezing the economy, Stanford economist warns
President Donald Trump signs a trade agreement with South Korea earlier this month. A Stanford economist says Trump’s global tariff plan is likely to drive […]
NAACP urges Legislature to approve reparations bills
Students from UCLA visit the State Capitol earlier this year to show support for the reparative justice bills SB 518 and SB 437, authored by […]
Black caucus members support new redistricting maps
Gov. Gavin Newsom signs Assembly Constitutional Amendment 8, adopting a temporary congressional map to counteract potential gerrymandering efforts in Texas. Voters will decide the issue […]
Congresswoman waits tables in support of living wage laws
U.S. Rep. Nannette Barragan takes a customer’s order at Los Tres Cochinitos in Wilmington Aug. 21 as a show of support for the living wage […]
Former California prison guard sentenced to 224 years for inmate assaults
CHOWCHILLA — A former correctional officer at one of California’s largest women’s prisons was sentenced to 224 years behind bars for sexually assaulting nine female […]
Federal Reserve’s only Black woman governor refuses Trump’s resignation demand
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook rejected Donald Trump’s demand that she resign over mortgage fraud allegations, saying she will not be pressured to […]
Cal State L.A. launches STEM apprenticeship program with NASA and Caltrans partners
LOS ANGELES — Cal State Los Angeles, in partnership with the state Department of Transportation and Growth Sector, hosted the inaugural Building Bridges to STEM […]