I Choose Life Foundation (ICLF) had an opportunity to showcase an educational video produced in partnership with Jumo Health and Merck & Co. addressing the Black community and clinical trials at the 26th Annual REEL Black Men Film Showcase hosted by the Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center (BHERC).
Governor Newsom’s recent executive order for state agencies to dismantle encampments, coupled with the Supreme Court’s Grants Pass decision, could potentially set us back to criminalizing homelessness rather than addressing the crisis with humane and effective solutions.
Don’t you see that attitude and its accompanying attitude expression quite frequently?! I have seen people who want to be “in charge.” On the contrary, sometimes what they may be saying in a round-a-bout way is that they say that, but not necessarily do they want to do the work it entails to say one thing and do something else. In retrospect, Jesus would say something similar about the Pharisees, elders, and others. Don’t do what they do. Don’t do what they say, because it’s contradictory. He called them hypocrites…saying one thing and doing something else. Israel did
I have been a small Black woman-owned business for close to three decades and I can tell you it is not easy. Although I have worked in various markets, I have always felt the sting of being judged because of my gender and the color of my skin whenever I was competing in the mainstream arena. I felt the need to under promise and always over deliver to just be considered. However, my community has always embraced me and provided me with the guidance and support that I needed to grow and expand over the years to be successful,
It is good to see the Kamala campaign centering on joy in the struggle to defeat those who would outlaw love, laughter and learning; arrest and lay waste the world; build segregation walls of steel and stone, hatred and hostility between persons and peoples; deny freedom and justice; and legalize narrow notions of shared and common good, favoring themselves and excluding others. And it is also good, exceedingly good, that we as a people, a Black people, an African people, are standing Malcolm straight and Tubman strong as a key vanguard and central source of resistance to this social
The failure to investigate Mitrice’s death properly is not just an oversight. It is an injustice that reflects broader issues within the justice system. The department’s reluctance to reopen the case and provide clear, honest answers only deepens the pain for Mitrice’s family and community, who deserve transparency and accountability.
I was talking with my friend Dr. Keith Norris about VP Harris and all this conversation about DEI and he said, “She’s like me, Done Earned It.”
Since Pres. Joe Biden decided not to seek re-election, Donald Trump has struggled to find his footing in a campaign that was previously geared toward attacking Biden’s age and fitness.
Sometimes things happen around us at the speed of light and we can feel totally out of control. This past weekend, I had to travel to Vegas for a business conference and a drive that normally would take us less than four hours took approximately nine hours because of a truck on the 15-freeway going north had an explosion causing the whole freeway to shut down. We were at a loss because we had no idea what happened and how long the freeway was going to be closed. As we consulted with Waze, we were diverted to side streets and
We are at a critical historical moment of the amassing, movement and meeting of progressive forces in this country to protect the people from Trumpian fantasies and promises of fascism, save and make real democracy, regain and defend freedoms, and lay the basis for achieving a future of inclusive engagement and shared good for all.
On this the centennial anniversary and celebration of the coming into being of Nana James Baldwin (August 2, 1924), beloved writer and teacher of the beautiful, transformative and lie-resistant truth, we find ourselves still struggling and working our way through the awesome responsibilities of what he called the possibility of our being able “to achieve our country and change the history of the world.”
We are living in challenging and changing times. Things are moving so fast that it can be hard to keep up. As my grandmother would say, you better pay attention otherwise you will be left behind.
It’s interesting to note that things from the past bear resemblance to things happening now.
The prospect of Kamala Harris becoming the first woman President of the United States is not just a symbol of progress but a profound testament to the power of perseverance, vision, and unity.
In Los Angeles County, a staggering 325,015 households (nearly 10%) lack reliable internet access and 156,060 (nearly 5%) don’t have a computer at home, according to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. This isn’t just an inconvenience; it’s a critical issue that disproportionately impacts low-income communities and communities of color.