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

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

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 ...

$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 ...

The long-awaited dream of a gym at Bordwell Park will finally become a reality. The recent groundbreaking and naming ceremony drew community members, leaders, and supporters together for a celebration ...

On Aug. 29, three bills from the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) “2025 Road to Repair” bill package were released from the Suspense File, where they were placed in July by the Assembly ...

Fear of social stigma is the least of anyone’s worries lately as new federal cuts may impact thousands of Long Beach residents at risk of losing access to health programs, like support services for ...