Gov. Signs Bills Benefitting Black-Owned Charter Schools and Newspapers
(SACRAMENTO OBSERVER) - Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a number of bills last week. Among them is one that  will allow Black-owned-and-operated charter schools in California to continue to educate some 52,800 Black students in the state without the fear brought on – and intensified – by speculations that certain legislators, with the backing of teachers unions in California, were angling to shut them down. Read More

Black Student Athletes in California Can Now Say, “Show Me The Money”
(CARIBPRESS) - Former UCLA basketball player Ed O’Bannon slapped the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the Collegiate Licensing Company and video game maker Electronic Arts Sports (EAS) with a lawsuit in 2009. He accused the organizations of profiting from the images of student athletes without paying them or asking their permission. Read More

Families and Teachers Shut Down School Board Meeting to Oppose School Closures
(OAKLAND POST) - Chanting “No school closures, Oakland is not for sale,” teachers, parents, students took over the dais and shut down a Sept. 25 school board meeting at La Escuelita Elementary School in Oakland. Read More

Extent Of Health Coverage Gains From California Gig Worker Law Uncertain
(BLACK VOICE NEWS) - A new California law that reclassifies some independent contractors as employees, requiring they be offered a range of benefits and worker protections, will likely expand health insurance coverage in the state, health policy experts say. But it might end up harming some workers. Read More

Black Educators to Unveil “Blueprint” for Improving California Black Student Test Scores, Learning
(SACRAMENTO OBSERVER) - A group of Black educators are heading to San Diego this week from around the state, and across the country, to meet with each other. Their goal is to leave their conference with strategies that school districts and policymakers can adapt to close the achievement gap for Black students in public schools. Read More

It’s Our Time to Respond to Our First Responders – LA County Firefighter-Paramedic Celebrates 50 Years of Service
(CARIBPRESS) - The Los Angeles County Firefighter department Paramedic program is the first in the world. Read More