Southern California Black Chamber of Commerce to Host 29th Annual Celebrity Golf Classic
San Dimas, CA – Youth Power Community Solutions, a YouthBuild program sponsored by the Southern California Black Chamber of Commerce, is proud to present the 29th Annual Celebrity Golf Classic. This much-anticipated event will take place on Monday, June 16, 2025, at the prestigious Via Verde Country Club, located at 1400 Avenida Entrada in San Dimas, California. Check-in for the...
Axe the Tax: Cali’s Marijuana Store Owners Say New Increase Will Break Them
By Edward Henderson | California Black Media 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 suspend a pending tax increase on cannabis from 15% to 19%, which is scheduled to take effect on July 1. “If we continue to pile...
Submissions for SAG-AFTRA’s American Scene Awards® Are Now Open
LOS ANGELES, CA-- Submissions for consideration for SAG-AFTRA's 2025 biennial American Scene Awards are now open online at https://asa.sagaftra.org/home. Submissions will close on Thursday, July 17, at 12 p.m. PT/ 3 p.m. ET. The American Scene Awards recognize work in the three main contract categories covered by the union. The honors include the American Scene Award in Entertainment, the American Scene...
UCR launches study of ship emissions off SoCal coast
Drone to gather pollution samples over the sea UC Riverside environmental engineers are embarking on a $3.5 million study of air pollution from massive oceangoing vessels that frequent the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach—one of the region's largest sources of toxic air pollution. The 30-month study, funded through legal settlements administered by the Oakland-based Rose Foundation for Communities and...
“He Sure Fought Like Hell for Us”: Californians Gather to Honor Trailblazer Nate Holden
By Regina B. Wilson, Joe W. Bowers and Tanu Henry | California Black Media LOS ANGELES — Long before Martin Luther King Jr. Day was a national holiday, before California women could secure a home loan on their own, and long before South Los Angeles began to rise from the ashes of the 1992 unrest, Nathaniel “Nate” Holden, a towering figure...
Poll: Only 38% of Americans Support Reparations for Black Americans
By Edward Henderson | California Black Media 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 support reparations for Japanese Americans and Native Americans. According to YouGov, the poll was “professionally done” and is detailed and multifaceted. YouGov’s statement also says...
CA vs Hate Teams Up With San Francisco Giants and Oakland Roots
By Edward Henderson | California Black Media The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) is partnering with the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland Roots to take a stand against hate and discrimination. Established by the department’s California vs Hate program, the collaboration aims to inform more Californians about resources the CRD provides to combat hate across the state. The campaign is also designed to...
Josie Gonzales, San Bernardino County Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk partners with California Secretary of State for Apostille Pop-Up Shop
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CA —San Bernardino County Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk (ARC) Josie Gonzales is proud to announce a first-time collaboration with the California Secretary of State (SOS) to bring an Apostille Pop-Up Shop directly to county residents on Wednesday, June 25th, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Hall of Records, 222 W. Hospitality Lane, 1st Floor, San Bernardino,...
A West Africa Outreach Initiative: Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation Invests in the Diaspora
ATLANTA, GA---- Black Lives Matter Board Members and nationally renowned leaders Cicley Gay and D'Zhane Parker and traveled to West Africa between May 24-June 2, 2025, to host a Borehole Commissioning in Ashaiman, and other humanitarian outreach and community engagement events with the people of Ghana and Niger. The trip's overall focus centered around advancing impoverished communities, collaboration with the people, and inspired unity for all of West Africa. With...
FARSB Advocates for CalFood Support Amid Potential Funding Cuts
RIVERSIDE, CA---- Feeding America Riverside | San Bernardino (FARSB) is looking to its community members to advocate for the upcoming CalFood budget, which asks for a budget of $60 million to maintain and expand our current food system at a time when the cost of living has strained family budgets, raising food insecurity in the Inland Empire (IE) region....
