Precinct Reporter Group News

Main Menu

  • Home
  • About
  • Contact Us
  • Read Our E-Edition
  • ADVERTISE
Sign in / Join

Login

Welcome! Login in to your account
Lost your password?

Lost Password

Back to login

logo

Precinct Reporter Group News

  • Home
  • About
  • Contact Us
  • Read Our E-Edition
  • ADVERTISE
  • S.B. NAACP New Vision, Welcomes New Officers

  • “Rhythm in Black” Black History Month Event Feb. 5

  • Frontline Mortician Deals with the Dead, COVID Testing

  • Publishers Selected to Participate in GNI Ad Transformation Lab

  • Lawmakers Dig Into Criminal Justice System Inequality

COVIDLatest PRGNews
Home›COVID›Black Caucus, Gov. Newsom Talk on Impact of COVID on Communities of Color

Black Caucus, Gov. Newsom Talk on Impact of COVID on Communities of Color

By Precinct Reporter News
April 21, 2020
942
0
Share:

Members of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) held a conference call today with Governor Gavin Newsom to discuss a range of issues related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Black Community.

“It was a productive conversation,” said CLBC Chair, Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D. “Our primary concern is that African Americans in California contract and die of the virus at higher rates. The Governor listened and committed to work with us to collect data on the disparate impact of the COVID virus on our community.”

Weber said CLBC members expressed their concern that statewide school closures through the fall will widen the achievement gap for students of color.

“We cannot have these students out of school for six months and think everything is going to be okay,” she said. “The Caucus made it clear to the Administration that we need to work together on a statewide plan for recovering the instruction they’ve lost. They – and we – will pay a high price if we do not approach this problem with commitment and innovation.”

Another important topic discussed was the immediate financial assistance for the recovery of black-owned businesses devastated by the shutdown. This includes establishing accountability measures to ensure that black small business owners are equitably allocated funding from the various revenue streams; and examining the standards that have systematically and historically excluded them.

Some other issues on the CLBC agenda included the inclusions of resources to undocumented African immigrants, and allowing Black churches to use their social service infrastructure to provide state-funded COVID-related assistance to their communities.

“We are in a crisis and it is hitting our community particularly hard,” Weber said. “The CLBC will continue to engage the Administration on issues that affect our community – healthcare, jobs, K-12 recovery, small businesses, etc. We need the Black community to listen to health experts, stay home, practice social distancing.  and stay engaged to make sure our voices are heard.”

TagsCOVID 19disparatehealthimpactLegislative Black CaucusLong Beach Leaderprecinct reportertricounty bulletin
Previous Article

Riverside Emergency CalFresh Food Benefits Expected May ...

Next Article

AARP, NNPA Host Webinar on Saving Black ...

0
Shares
  • 0
  • +
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

Precinct Reporter News

Related articles More from author

  • Latest PRGNews

    Back to Back Events at Local Hub for the Arts

    October 31, 2019
    By Precinct Reporter News
  • Latest PRGNews

    SBVC Students Recognized for Suicide Prevention Short Film

    October 2, 2018
    By Precinct Reporter News
  • Latest PRGNews

    Ryan Tillman Hopes to Bridge a Gaping Gap

    June 18, 2020
    By Precinct Reporter News
  • Latest PRGNews

    Cancer Survival: Before and After the Battle

    July 15, 2018
    By Precinct Reporter News
  • Latest PRGNews

    Juneteenth and Int’l Day of Drumming

    June 6, 2019
    By Precinct Reporter News
  • Latest PRGNews

    Inland Empire Mental Health Resources

    August 6, 2020
    By Precinct Reporter News

You might be interested

  • Latest PRGNews

    Protecting Our Community during National Foster Care Month

  • Latest PRGNews

    SBVC Eases Financial Aid Process Via Technology

  • Latest PRGNews

    Legendary Civil Rights Icon C.T. Vivian Dies at 95

Ads

Find us on Facebook

Precinct Reporter News Group

Your local news resource for 50 years in the Inland Empire, Orange County, Long Beach and surrounding areas!

To subscribe or advertise, call 909.889.0597

About us

  • Broadcasting & Media Production Company
    357 W. 2nd Street
    San Bernardino, California, CA 92401
  • mailto:sales@precinctreporter.com
  • Recent

  • Popular

  • S.B. NAACP New Vision, Welcomes New Officers

    By Precinct Reporter News
    January 21, 2021
  • “Rhythm in Black” Black History Month Event Feb. 5

    By Precinct Reporter News
    January 21, 2021
  • Frontline Mortician Deals with the Dead, COVID Testing

    By Precinct Reporter News
    January 21, 2021
  • IE/OC Prostate and Breast Cancer, Change the Menu

    By PRGNews
    July 16, 2015
  • Join our Recipe Competition!

    By PRGNews
    July 16, 2015
  • SB Budget Cuts CDBG

    SB CDBG Cuts Have Local Nonprofits Braced for the Worst

    By PRGNews
    July 16, 2015

Follow us

© Powered by Hotspotwebsites.net. All rights reserved.