However, despite the government’s mandate to provide contract opportunities to businesses owned by minorities, women, and other socially or economically disadvantaged groups, significant disparities persist.
Longtime political operative Peggy Moore and her wife, Hope Wood, died Friday, May 10, in a car crash at Pala Rd., just east of Horse Ranch Creek Road in San Diego County.
Oscar award-winning actress Regina King stars in the new Netflix film “Shirley” about the first Black Congresswoman, Shirley Chisholm, who was also the first Black woman to seek the Democratic nomination for president in 1972.
Political news briefs from throughout the state of California.
Political news briefs about activities throughout the state of California.
California Black Media reporters provide summary of top news stories around occurring around the state.
Black women running for political office on every level across the state of California showed up strong during the state’s June 7 primary election. They won the minds and the hearts of diverse groups of Californians and drew the numbers they needed to secure spots on the November general election ballot. The results, some political organizers say, signal that Black women are fully engaged in California’s political process, and they are primed to succeed against stiff competition ahead. “The June 7 primary election was another demonstration of the consistency of Black Women in the political process,” said Kellie Todd,
Election offices have begun sending out vote-by-mail ballots for the June 7, 2022, California Primary. Statewide, voters will discover that Black candidates for United States House of Representative seats are over-represented on their ballots.
Today, Congresswoman (CA-13) released the following statement on the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan
Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13) today voted to pass H.R.1843, the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, which aims to combat the rise in Anti-Asian hate crimes since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
As the U.S. grapples with the horrific impacts of COVID-19, the Asian American community is also facing an alarming rise in anti-Asian violent attacks and discrimination. Since March 2020, Stop AAPI Hate has documented over 6,600 incidents of anti-Asian violence and verbal attacks against the Asian American community.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an alarming number of deaths over the past year: just under 3 million people across the globe; more than half a million people in the United states; and north of 60,000 victims died here in California.
A loudening chorus of voices from across California and around the country are putting pressure on California Gov. Gavin Newsom to appoint Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA-37) or Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA-13) to fill the state’s soon-to-be-vacant U.S. Senate seat that will be vacated by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
Four Black women took control of the California Democratic Party African American Caucus (CDPAAC) this past weekend.
“We absolutely accomplished what we set out to,” said Congresswoman Karen Bass of her recent trip to Ghana with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and thirteen members of the Congressional Black Caucus.