Copy
Top news stories affecting California's Black Community 
View this email in your browser
THIS WEEK'S TOP NEWS | October 16, 2019

CALIFORNIA BLACK NEWS STORIES


Black people disproportionately homeless in California
(BLACK VOICE NEWS) - Just a few years ago, Yolanda Harraway was living in a tent on the streets of Chinatown in Salinas, an agricultural hub struggling with a growing homeless community. Read More

Elected Officials Stress Importance of 2020 Census
(CARIBPRESS) - The Leadership Conference Fund recently launched “Census Champions,” a coalition of elected and appointed government officials to promote a fair and accurate count for the upcoming 2020 U.S. Census Read More

Gov. Gavin Newsom Kicks Off Statewide Tour Over Housing Crisis as He Signs Bill in West Oakland
(OAKLAND POST) - Gov. Gavin Newsom kicked off a statewide tour on October 8 at the West Oakland Senior Center to sign a series of bills that build on his administration’s efforts to tackle the housing affordability crisis. Read More

Blunt warning says Californians must step up to meet climate goals
(BLACK VOICE NEWS) - A California think tank is sounding the alarm that the state isn’t on track to meet ambitious greenhouse gas reduction goals without dramatically picking up the pace. Read More

California Eases Mandatory Sentences, Restricts Body Cameras
(SACRAMENTO OBSERVER) - California will soon end some mandatory sentences, make it easier to expunge old criminal records, bar charging inmates for medical care and ban police from using facial recognition software on body cameras under more than two dozen criminal justice bills that freshman Gov. Gavin Newsom announced signing into law late Tuesday. Read More
NATIONAL BLACK NEWS STORIES
 
Alabama capital elects first Black mayor in 200-year history
(SACRAMENTO OBSERVER) — Alabama’s capital, a city once known as the cradle of the Confederacy and later the birthplace of the civil rights movement, elected its first African American mayor Tuesday.  Read More

Bringing Black Teachers Back Into the Classroom
(WESTSIDE STORY) - The historic Brown vs Board of Education (1954) case not only “desegregated” the nation’s public schools, but it also opened up desegregation of lunch counters in North Carolina, public transportation in Alabama, and public spaces across the entire nation. Read More

Donald Trump: To Impeach or Not To Impeach? That is the Question! (VIDEO)
(THE DELUZ BROTHERS) - Democrats appear to be all in on impeaching President Donald Trump. Most Republicans aren’t convinced. Will there be a trial? If so, what will come out of it? Craig & David offer their thoughts on these questions and much more. Read More

Impeachment folly
(SF BAY VIEW) - My local Pacifica station, KPFA Radio-Berkeley, has a morning show that’s now broadcasting a regular “Impeachment Watch” report. KPFA’s prime morning hours are typically a bellwether of ever-so-liberal Berkeley and the wider San Francisco Bay Area, and “Impeachment Watch” is no exception. Read More

 
BLACK AMERICA IN THE NEWS

"No excuse": Fort Worth police chief vows officer who killed black woman in her home will be held accountable
(CBS NEWS) -  Fort Worth Interim Police Chief Ed Kraus vowed a white former police officer would be held accountable for killing a 28-year-old black woman inside her home over the weekend. Aaron Dean, who resigned Monday before he could be fired from the police department, was out on bond after being arrested and charged with murder in the death of Atatiana Jefferson.  Read More

Young Black Voters to Their Biden-Supporting Parents: ‘Is This Your King?’
(NY TIMES) - An organic effort by black millennials and Gen Z-ers to influence older family members against Mr. Biden may be important in the Democratic primary.  Read More

Black officials call out NAACP head for partisan politics
(SF CHRONICLE) - San Francisco elected officials are calling for a change in leadership in the local chapter of the NAACP after its president on Monday accused the Board of Supervisors of “racist politics” and of “standing in the way of progress” for The City’s African American community.  Read More

City Council Black Caucus Takes Issue With Rollout Plan For Legal Recreational Marijuana In Chicago
(CBS CHICAGO) - Recreational marijuana becomes legal in Illinois next year, but on Tuesday, what seemed like a routine City Council Zoning Committee vote was suddenly blocked when the Black Caucus demanded a closed-door meeting. Read More

Black-White Achievement Gaps Go Hand in Hand With Discipline Disparities
(EDUCATION WEEK) - Gaps between Black and white students in school suspension rates and academic achievement may be two sides of the same coin, according to a massive new national study. Read More

Black Preachers Boycott ‘African American Religious Network’ After White Owner Reveals His Pimp Hand
(THE ROOT) - More than 100 black religious leaders have called for the boycott of a white-owned Christian media empire that reaches over 93 million homes after the owner referred to his stable network of black clergymen as his “hoes.” Read More

  CBM News Outlets   
Copyright © 2019 California Black Media, All rights reserved.


We want your input! Drop us a line and let us know what you think at: Micah@cablackmedia.org.

unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences 

Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp