Black women in California earn just 60 cents for every dollar paid to White men — a gap so wide it won’t close until 2121 if current trends continue. That […]
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SheWorks California tackles job inequity
A new initiative launching in early 2026 aims to help Black women across Southern California build careers, break job barriers, and reclaim economic power. The California Black Women’s Collective Empowerment […]
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First ladies combat health issues with ministries, screenings and events
With March being Women’s History Month, California Black Media and Los Angeles Focus collaborated to feature the work of Los Angeles-based first ladies that focus on health outreach ministries and their communities.
During a gathering, 13 preachers’ wives from predominately African-American Los Angeles-area churches discussed fashion, what it means to be a church leader, and other topics pertaining to being the first lady. Many said it was important for them to have a leadership role in tackling health challenges that exist in their congregations, because they want church goers to be free of ailments like cancer, diabetes, and mental health calamities.
Posted inLocal Politics
Media Host Roland Martin Challenges State’s Black Leaders in Passionate MLK Speech
TV One commentator and host Roland Martin challenged African American legislators and other officials to aspire to the goals, dreams, and ideals of civil rights icon Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during a speech last week in Sacramento.
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Black Student Group Hosting Forums to Teach Youth Civic Engagement, Leadership
Seventeen-year-old Ariel Parker has looked beyond Instagram, Snapchat and “Juju On That Beat” and envisions being a leader one day.
The Fresno County teenager isn’t sure what type of leader she wants to be when she gets older, but the Clovis North High School senior sees a national landscape that features African-American students struggling in school, and black people being gunned down by the police, and wants there to be change.
Posted inLocal Politics
Police Shootings of African-Americans Continue in Golden State
Protesters took to the streets for two consecutive evenings in South Los Angeles last weekend.
Demonstrators shut down traffic at 108th Street and Western Avenue in the Southern California locale on Saturday and Sunday nights in protest to the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Carnell Snell Jr. by Los Angeles Police.
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#SchoolsNotPrisons Tour is Rocking across the State
A free tour that pairs hip-hop and R&B performances with information highlighting education over incarceration and empowering youth in activism and voting is making its way across the Golden State.
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Injunction Against Vaccine Law Shot Down in Court
With the new school year in full swing across the Golden State, a lawyer for a group of families seeking an injunction against a new law mandating all K-12 students be vaccinated before heading into the classroom, said his clients children will not be able to attend public or private schools.
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Voice Message Escalates Concerns over Education Bill in Black Faith Community
A colorful voicemail left on the cell phone of a Southern California pastor by an experienced state Capitol staffer has brought more attention to a bill making the rounds in Sacramento and brought into question how political staff members and constituents should interact.
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Young, Black job seekers spruce up resumes
Recent college grads and job seekers under the age of 31 have only a week to fly into a job applicant pool for a well-paying gig that an official with one Southern California African American aviation group calls the chance of a lifetime.