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Get $300 Extra a Week in Benefits
Tanu Henry California Black Media On July 25, the federal government’s Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program ended for most states, leaving millions of Californians without the ... -
Former Assemblymember Gwen Moore Passes Away
By Tanu Henry California Black Media Family members, friends, former colleagues and other loved ones across California were shocked to learn about the passing of former Assemblymember Gwen Moore on Aug. ... -
Governor Plans to More than Double State Testing Capacity
Contract with diagnostics company will allow California to process up to an additional 150,000 COVID-19 tests a day with a contractual turnaround time of 24-48 hours ... -
Trump Efforts to Dismantle Post Office
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent President Donald Trump has made no secret of his desire to dismantle the United States Postal Service ... -
Joseph Williams Appointed to Community Colleges Board
By Dianne Anderson Some of Joseph Williams’ favorite things in life have just expanded to reach a much broader territory than he has overseen in the ... -
LBC Reconciliation Framework Key to Anti-Racism Efforts
By Dianne Anderson If seen to completion, an initial 112-page report of the city of Long Beach Racial Equity and Reconciliation Initiative features numerous goals, strategies ... -
Federal Reserve Mandate: Down Payment to Ending Racial Inequality
By William M. Rodgers III Professor of Public Policy and Chief Economist, Rutgers University The job of slicing up the economic pie in the U.S. ... -
Weber’s CSU Ethnic Studies Bill Is Now State Law
By Joe W. Bowers Jr. California Black Media Gov. Newsom signed AB 1460 into law on Monday, Aug. 17. The new state law requires California State ... -
Jobs, Training and Workers Rights
By Dianne Anderson Another round of unemployment benefits may be on the table, but not everyone is eligible to receive the extra $300, possibly $400, weekly ... -
United Way Agencies Provide Help During Pandemic
By Dianne Anderson Only the name has changed, but the same great United Way services are expanding to help so many more in the community devastated ...