This story reflects federal budget negotiations as of publication. Congress faces a shutdown deadline and votes on continuing ...

The California Men’s Service Challenge builds on Governor Gavin Newsom’s recent executive order responding to rising suicide rates, disconnection and declining college attendance among young men and ...

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Sr Natl Correspondent ...

$1.3M investment expands services for children, families and caregivers ...

New S.B. County Schools Asst. Superintendent Myrlene Pierre has been selected as the new assistant superintendent of Student Services for the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, County ...

Racism in Foster System By Dianne Anderson For no other reason than poverty, Black moms are at the whim of the social service system that keeps them in the spotlight of mandated reporters who are ...

Celebrated author Ntozake Shange Dies at 70 By Lauren Victoria Burke Pioneering poet and playwright Ntozake Shange died on the morning of October 27 at an assisted living facility in Bowie, Maryland.

Black Media Steps Up As Opioid Crisis Hits Home By Tanu Henry California Black Media By the late 1970s, drug traffickers were shipping so much cocaine to the United States that the street price of the ...

Long Beach will offer its free youth recreation program, Spring Fun Days, at various parks throughout Long Beach during the upcoming school spring break. Spring Fun Days engage children ages 5 to 12 ...

Long Beach Youth Shelter and Navigation Center Long Beach hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the Youth Shelter and Navigation Center, the City’s first permanent shelter ...

San Bernardino native Jayden Daniels, the second overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft by the Washington Commanders, was a two-time winner during the 14th annual NFL Honors ceremony recently. The rookie ...