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Clarence Stubblefield, Veronica Jones, Douglas Jones, Doug Coliflower,, Rob Pettersen, Erik Hillard, Wendell Griffin, Steven McCall. [Courtesy photo]A new historical sign honoring Robert Owens, a significant but oft-overlooked influential African American figure in 19th century Los Angeles County, is to be unveiled Monday in the Angeles National Forest. The event, organized by the Lowelifes Respectable […]
“This league is the best in the world and has the potential to bring in all possible fans and be the kind of inclusive environment that attracts the best players,” Berman said at the press release on Thursday. Bay FC co-founder and former U.S. national team player Brandi Chastain told KQED at the launch that […]
FILE – Charles McCaskill, 68, calls out his thanks to members of the Mississippi Students Water Crisis Advocacy team who delivered two cases of water to his south Jackson, Miss., home, on Sept . 7, 2022. Jackson residents have a longstanding distrust of the water system because of frequent notices that the water must be […]
People suffering from heart and lung disease have been advised to stay inside. May 21, 2023, 12:02 PM ET • 6 min read Several regions in the U.S. are suffering from poor air quality as the smoke from the wildfires burning in Canada make its way south. A large portion of the of the U.S. […]
(Washington, D.C. – April 25, 2023) New research from Environmental Defense Fund on U.S. warehouse proliferation shows that some 15 million people live within a half-mile of a warehouse in 10 states across the country. The report, Making the Invisible Visible: Shining a Light on Warehouse Truck Air Pollution, provides a window into the burden of […]
In Louisiana, a Republican lawmaker has filed legislation that would make all adult criminal court records and certain juvenile court records and case information available to the public online, at no-cost. Currently, juvenile court records are confidential. Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, who is running for governor this year, said he hopes the legislation will […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As public frustration over Louisiana’s violent crime grows, Republican gubernatorial candidate Attorney General Jeff Landry is backing legislation that would make certain confidential juvenile court records public in three of the state’s parishes, all of which are predominately Black. Advocates for incarcerated youths oppose the bill with some calling it […]
The UN humanitarian coordination office, OCHA, said in a press release that a seven-truck convoy had reached Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region – just five kilometres from the Russian border. “This community has been heavily impacted by months of hostilities and the 4,500 people who remain there depend on humanitarian aid to meet their needs.” […]
A household with the median income in New York City would have to pay nearly 69% of their income to rent the average apartment there, Moody’s Analytics found. To not be considered rent burdened in New York in the average-priced apartment, a household needs to earn $177,000 or more a year, said Lu Chen and […]
News Release Wednesday, January 25, 2023 Large NIH-supported study showed that rural-dwelling Black men are at greatest risk. Adults living in rural areas of the United States have a 19% higher risk of developing heart failure compared to their urban counterparts, and Black men living in rural areas have an especially higher risk – […]