California Black Media, Author at Black Voice News https://blackvoicenews.com/author/cablackmedia/ The Voice of the Black Community in California Tue, 20 Jun 2023 15:45:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://blackvoicenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cropped-BVN_logo_square-32x32.png California Black Media, Author at Black Voice News https://blackvoicenews.com/author/cablackmedia/ 32 32 182193136 Growing Number of California Groups Express Support for Black Reparations https://blackvoicenews.com/2023/06/20/growing-number-of-california-groups-express-support-for-black-reparations/ Tue, 20 Jun 2023 15:45:17 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=240453 The San Francisco Black and Jewish Unity Coalition's Reparations Teach-In in San Francisco is one of many educational and informational events that displayed a statewide range of interest among the Black, Jewish, and Japanese communities. The teach-in was held on Sept. 18, 2022, at San Francisco's Congregation Sherith Israel.

Antonio Ray Harvey| California BlackMedia  In California, an increasing number of Japanese, Jewish and other non-Black groups are expressing their support for reparations to Black American residents of the state […]

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]]> 240453 Screaming Inside https://blackvoicenews.com/2023/05/01/screaming-inside/ Mon, 01 May 2023 15:03:34 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=239895 Neighborhood Wellness Foundation, hosting a healing circle.

Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media Last year, America mourned the tragic suicides of two Black men who were celebrated for their exceptional talents and renowned for their achievements […]

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]]> 239895 Calif. Black Chamber of Commerce Is Helping to Expand Broadband Access https://blackvoicenews.com/2023/04/15/calif-black-chamber-of-commerce-is-helping-to-expand-broadband-access/ Sat, 15 Apr 2023 16:44:30 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=239694 Jay King, the President and the CEO of California Black Chamber of Commerce, says the non-profit is helping small businesses participate in the state's effort to close the digital divide and provide online access to underserved communities.

Antonio‌ ‌Ray‌ ‌Harvey‌|‌ ‌California‌ ‌Black‌ ‌Media‌ The California Black Chamber of Commerce (CBCC) is joining hands with the state government to help narrow the Golden State’s Digital Divide for nearly […]

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]]> 239694 The California Black Media Political Playback: California Legislative Black Caucus Chair Lori Wilson Is Receiving Medical Treatment for Cancer https://blackvoicenews.com/2023/04/15/the-california-black-media-political-playback-california-legislative-black-caucus-chair-lori-wilson-is-receiving-medical-treatment-for-cancer/ Sat, 15 Apr 2023 16:18:59 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=239690 CLBC Chair Assemblymember Lori Wilson in a committee hearing June 2022.

Tanu Henry | California Black Media  Your Roundup of Stories You Might Have Missed Last Week. California Legislative Black Caucus Chair Lori Wilson Is Receiving Medical Treatment for Cancer  On […]

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]]> 239690 S.F. NAACP Clarifies Statement on $5M Payouts: Reparations Should Be Cash Payments, Plus “Investments” https://blackvoicenews.com/2023/04/09/s-f-naacp-clarifies-statement-on-5m-payouts-reparations-should-be-cash-payments-plus-investments/ Sun, 09 Apr 2023 16:07:05 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=239535 Rev. Dr. Amos Brown, center, a member of the San Francisco reparations board, pastor of Third Baptist Church, and the president of the San Francisco NAACP, said the city's efforts should focus on investments and opportunities in the form of reparations.

Antonio‌ ‌Ray‌ ‌Harvey‌ and Manny Otiko ‌|‌ ‌California‌ ‌Black‌ ‌Media‌ Note: This article has been updated and republished for clarity. A view about the inability of the city of San […]

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]]> 239535 Reparations: Experts Compute Hundreds of Billions Owed to Black Californians https://blackvoicenews.com/2023/04/08/reparations-experts-compute-hundreds-of-billions-owed-to-black-californians/ Sat, 08 Apr 2023 16:21:33 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=239532 California Reparations Task Force members Civil Rights Attorney Lisa Holder, Dr. Jovan Scott Lewis, and Dr. Cheryl Grills at the 14th meeting in Sacramento, California, on March 29, 2023. The members of the task force were presented with an $800 billion amount from economic experts to cover harms in three categories.

Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media  Economists advising The California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African Americans have developed economic formulas that project the reparations […]

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]]> 239532 After Calif. Gig Worker Ruling, Advocates Want Protections for Contract Nurses, Too https://blackvoicenews.com/2023/04/08/after-calif-gig-worker-ruling-advocates-want-protections-for-contract-nurses-too/ Sat, 08 Apr 2023 16:12:47 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=239529 As more nurses enter the gig economy seeking higher pay rates and more control over their work schedules, some advocates assert that hospitals that contract nurses often misclassify them as independent contractors, a practice that comes with “tremendous legal and regulatory risks.”

Edward Henderson | California Black Media  McKenzie Young is a traveling nurse from California who works in Hawaii. She gets placements through an agency that connects her to temporary jobs […]

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]]> 239529 California and Florida Govs Clash Over Their COVID-19 Responses https://blackvoicenews.com/2023/03/23/california-and-florida-govs-clash-over-their-covid-19-responses/ Thu, 23 Mar 2023 20:00:00 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=239434 California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his Florida counterpart Ron De Santis. The two governors, believed to be 2024 presidential opponents, have been taking shots at each other over their response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Edward Henderson | California Black Media  California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Rob DeSantis seem to be on a political and philosophical collision course. Each one takes a shot […]

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]]> 239434 International Women’s Day: Civil Rights Icon Xernona Clayton and Other “Herstory Sheroes” Honored in Atlanta https://blackvoicenews.com/2023/03/23/international-womens-day-civil-rights-icon-xernona-clayton-and-other-herstory-sheroes-honored-in-atlanta/ Thu, 23 Mar 2023 17:54:54 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=239428 Xernona Clayton (center) and Xernona Clayton Statue Project Co-Creators Mariana Romero (Left) and Rich Baker (right) cross Xernona Clayton Way in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia toward the unveiling of the Xernona Clayton statue on Wednesday, March 8,2023.

Maxim Elramsisy | California Black Media Civil rights icon Xernona Clayton became the first woman to be enshrined with a statue in downtown Atlanta on March 8. The eight-foot statue […]

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