Kenneth Kipruto, Author at Black Voice News https://blackvoicenews.com/author/kenneth/ The Voice of the Black Community in California Wed, 11 Jan 2023 04:36:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://blackvoicenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cropped-BVN_logo_square-32x32.png Kenneth Kipruto, Author at Black Voice News https://blackvoicenews.com/author/kenneth/ 32 32 182193136 Federal Emergency Declared in California, Sending in Much Needed Help as Severe Storm Conditions Pound the State https://blackvoicenews.com/2023/01/10/federal-emergency-declared-in-california-sending-in-much-needed-help-as-severe-storm-conditions-pound-the-state/ Wed, 11 Jan 2023 04:36:39 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=238296

Kenneth Kipruto | Thousands of Californians have been asked to flee their homes as a powerful storm continues to batter the state with ferocious winds and heavy rain that have […]

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]]> 238296 Rep Jeffries Elected House Minority Leader, Becomes First Black Man to Lead Party Caucus https://blackvoicenews.com/2022/12/04/rep-jeffries-elected-house-minority-leader-becomes-first-black-man-to-lead-party-caucus/ Sun, 04 Dec 2022 19:39:27 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=237879 Rep. Katherine Clark (Minority Whip) (L), Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (Minority Leader)(C) and Pete Aguilar (Democratic Caucus Chairman) (R) soon after their election as the House Democratic Leadership.

Kenneth Kipruto | BVN Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (Democrat, New York) made history on Wednesday when he was elected as leader of the Democratic Party in the U.S. House of Representatives, […]

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]]> 237879 Newsom Leads Strong Team of Democratic Candidates in Securing Election Victories https://blackvoicenews.com/2022/11/10/newsom-leads-strong-team-of-democratic-candidates-in-securing-election-victories/ Thu, 10 Nov 2022 17:24:37 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=237648 Gov Gavin Newsom, who recently survived a Republican recall election, has won his re-election for a second term in office.

Kenneth Ng’Eitch Kipruto Gov Gavin Newsom won his re-election bid with a huge margin, leading a pack of democratic candidates that were seeking new terms in statewide offices in this […]

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]]> 237648 Students at the Hope Street Margolis Family Center Receive Back-To-School Backpacks https://blackvoicenews.com/2022/11/05/students-at-the-hope-street-margolis-family-center-receive-back-to-school-backpacks/ Sat, 05 Nov 2022 18:46:01 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=237492 Members of the Hope Street Margolis Family Center, the Assistance League of Los Angeles pose next to the donated backpacks in the facility's library.

Kenneth Ng’etich The Assistance League of Los Angeles and its Operation School Bell program teamed up to provide 150 backpacks to students at the Hope Street Margolis Family Center (Hope […]

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]]> 237492 Black Voice News and IE Voice to Host a Community Engagement Event https://blackvoicenews.com/2022/10/19/black-voice-news-and-ie-voice-to-host-a-community-engagement-event/ Thu, 20 Oct 2022 05:05:11 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=237318

Kenneth Ng Eitch | The Black Voice News (BVN) and the Inland Empire Voice (IEV) will on Thursday October 20 host a listening session on issues that are essential to […]

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]]> 237318 NEW REPORT: California’s Health Care System is Failing Black Californians https://blackvoicenews.com/2022/10/12/new-report-californias-health-care-system-is-failing-black-californians/ Wed, 12 Oct 2022 18:33:40 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=237228 California’s Health Care System is Failing Black Californians

Kenneth Kipruto | Staff Nearly one third of Black Californians – one in three people – have been treated unfairly by a health care provider because of their race or […]

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]]> 237228 Biden officially announces up to $20,000 in student loan cancellations https://blackvoicenews.com/2022/08/25/biden-officially-announces-up-to-20000-in-student-loan-cancellations/ Fri, 26 Aug 2022 00:15:40 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=235465

Kenneth Kipruto | Tens of millions of Americans are due to benefit from student loan debt relief after the White House announced yesterday that it will cancel $10,000 in debt […]

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