Rebecca Pearce, 23-year-old Black woman running for Mayor in Maryland Bowie, MD — Rebecca Pearce is running for mayor of Bowie, Maryland, becoming the youngest candidate ever to enter the
Los Angeles, CA — The school district serving the second-largest student population in the nation will not shut down this week, as the Los Angeles Unified School District and SEIU
By: Eva Lorenz Extending Medicaid coverage “is not a sufficient policy intervention to address the U.S. Black maternal health crisis.” Despite the extension of Medicaid coverage to 12 months postpartum
By: Kellie Todd Griffin, Special to California Black Media Partners Statewide — Every election cycle, the conversation starts the same way. Campaigns announce their outreach. Candidates say our name. They
Assemblymember Isaac G. Bryan (D-Ladera Heights) has introduced Assembly Bill (AB) 2599, legislation that seeks to uncover historical and modern-day links between specific industries and the practice of slavery through
By: Brent Schutte, Northwestern Mutual Stocks started the week on an upbeat note as the administration delayed a deadline to strike Iranian energy plants by five days, also announcing that
Dr. Wendy G. Wilson, Money Mindset & Accountability Coach and the founder of Free Me Financial Solutions Texas — Dr. Wendy G. Wilson, a Texas-based educator, businesswoman, and licensed financial
Every April, we recognize Stress Awareness Month, a national observance to bring attention to the negative effects of chronic stress and to promote healthier ways of coping. In today’s fast-paced
Dr. Kerry Neal Fontana, CA — Let me say something that might make a few people uncomfortable, especially those of us who live on our phones: We have confused access
