Natasha Hooper, a poet and event host in San Diego, said she is commemorating LGBTQ+ Pride Month by honoring Black historical figures – often overlooked or underappreciated by the broader […]
Author Archives: Edward Henderson (San Diego Voice and Viewpoint/NNPA Member)
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Interview: Former Sen. Steven Bradford explains why he’s running for insurance commissioner
Former California Sen. Steven Bradford (D- Inglewood) surprised some Sacramento political insiders late last Month when he withdrew his candidacy for Lieutenant Governor and announced his new campaign for State […]
Posted inNational, News
Poll: Only 38 percent of Americans support reparations for Black Americans
A new poll shows that most Americans do not support paying reparations to Black descendants of enslaved people in America.However, the same survey reveals that much higher percentages of respondents […]
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Cali’s marijuana store owners say new increase will break them
Licensed marijuana store owners across California are backing a bill making its way through the State Legislature. Authored by Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San Francisco), Assembly Bill (AB) 564 seeks to […]
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Student loan collections have resumed
The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) announced that its Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) resumed collection of its defaulted federal student loan portfolio on May 5.The department has not […]
Posted inHealth, News
How proposed federal medicaid cuts could impact California
Democrats continue
to fight and speak out
Posted inOp-ed, Opinion
Financial compensation for descendants of enslaved people
Four bills from Black Caucus
Posted inFeature
How Trump’s dismantling of the Department of Education could impact California
The Trump Administration is dismantling the Department of Education (DOE). That action fulfills a campaign promise that has been a goal of right-wing conservatives since the department’s inception. In fact, […]
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California celebrates Eid: The culmination of Ramadan in Islam
0The Islamic holiday of Eid, meaning festival or fest, commemorates the end of Ramadan, the religion’s holy month of fasting.During Ramadan, the faithful abstain from food and drink from sunup […]
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Trump voting law ‘reckless and unprecedented’
On March 26, California Secretary of State Dr. Shirley N. Weber released a statement condemning an executive order President Trump released the day before making sweeping changes to federal election […]
