04/22/2026

California schools face budget cuts as enrollment drops by 74,961 students

Kindergarten students in San Juan Unified School District in Sacramento line up after recess. (File photo, 2024) Credit: Andrew Reed / EdSource Diana Lambert, Lasherica Thornton, John Fensterwald, And Daniel J. Willis Enrollment in California K-12 schools, and in schools across the country, is declining rapidly as birth rates drop and immigration rates fall. This school year, California had the largest decline in enrollment rates since 2021-22, after schools returned from the pandemic....

Discover the trends and impacts of declining K-12 enrollment in California schools, amid changing demographics and budget challenges.

04/22/2026

How Babies’ Brains Develop

Sanmariea Mills and daughter Lay-Ahnah Watson at Kate’s Korner in Durham. Photo by Katie Dukes, EducationNC By Katie Dukes, director of early childhood policy, EdNC When babies are born, their brains contain billions of neurons. But how those neurons interact — and what they can do as babies grow through childhood into adulthood — is largely shaped by their experiences in the first 1,000 days of life....

Discover how the first 1,000 days of a child's life shape brain development and lifelong learning with essential strategies for caregivers.

04/22/2026

White House FY 2027 budget proposal ignores nation’s affordability crisis

$73B cut to domestic programs including housing, education, and consumer protection By Charlene Crowell April 16, 2026 At a time when American families across the country are struggling to cope with rising costs of living, the White House’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget proposal makes clear that federal help for working people is not in the cards. “A historic paradigm shift in the budget process is occurring and is producing real results for the American public” stated Russell Vought, Director of the Office of Management and Budget in his comments to Congress....

Explore the implications of the proposed FY 2027 budget cuts, impacting housing, education, and consumer protections for struggling families.

04/22/2026

Mamdani Plans City Grocery Store in East Harlem

New York Carib News New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced plans to establish the city’s first municipally owned grocery store in East Harlem, a flagship initiative aimed at addressing rising food costs and improving access to affordable essentials. The store will be located at La Marqueta, a historic marketplace beneath the elevated Park Avenue tracks. The project is expected to cost approximately $30 million and is slated to open next year, utilizing currently vacant space within the city-owned facility....

Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveils NYC's first city-owned grocery store in East Harlem, tackling food costs and improving access for all.

04/22/2026

San Bernardino County sheriff opposes bill to bar ICE from California courthouse ground

SB 873 would put local law enforcement into no-win scenario, Shannon Dicus writes “SB 873 places county sheriffs in an impossible position, creates direct conflict with federal law, exposes counties to significant liability, and undermines public safety,” Dicus wrote in a March 26 letter to Reyes in which he expressed “strong opposition” to the bill. In an emailed statement, Reyes said her bill “is grounded in well-established constitutional law and does not interfere with federal enforcement conducted with a judicial warrant — it simply ensures Californians can safely access our state courts.”...

Explore the implications of SB 873, a bill challenging federal law enforcement at courthouses and its impact on public safety and justice.

04/22/2026

IN MEMORIAM: Rest in Power — Minnesota Loses a True Warrior in Yusef Mgeni

Yusef Mgeni Credit: Courtesy By MSR News Online Minnesota and the world lost a powerful voice and a true warrior on April 7, 2026. Yusef Mgeni is gone, but his legacy will echo for generations. Yusef was a brilliant historian, a community organizer, a former St. Paul educator, and a fierce advocate for Black people. He carried with him an extraordinary archive of speeches, books, articles, and photographs documenting the work of countless Black scholars and leaders....

Remembering Yusef Mgeni: a devoted historian and community activist whose legacy will inspire generations to come. Honor his powerful contributions.

04/22/2026

Behind the pulpit, Black women battle violence and silence

The shocking murder of Pastor Tammy McCollum, a minister at The Well Worship Center in metro Charlotte, North Carolina, exposed a serious problem among Black women clergy: the threat of harassment,…

04/22/2026

The hidden risks of poor water management in residential properties

Poor water management in residential properties can result in structural damage, health risks, and long-term financial strain. Water is the most important resource for any country, and having access to clean drinking water should be a right that needs to be preserved. Unfortunately, we are noticing a trend in the US right now where poor water management in residential properties is becoming more common....

Prevent costly water damage in your home with effective management strategies. Learn how to safeguard your property and save on repairs.

04/22/2026

Rep. Sewell Presses RFK on 2024 Comments He Made Suggesting Black Children Should Be ‘Re-Parented’

During a Thursday House Ways and Means Committee hearing, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) questioned Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about his previous comments. (Screengrab) By Birmingham Times Washington D.C. — During a Thursday House Ways and Means Committee hearing, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) questioned Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about his previous comments suggesting that Black children with ADHD should be “re-parented.” Sewell pressed the Secretary to clarify and account for those remarks, which he now falsely denies....

Rep. Sewell confronts HHS Secretary Kennedy on his controversial remarks about Black children's treatment during a House hearing.

04/22/2026

Judge orders individuals associated with Patriot Front to pay punitive damages in civil rights case for destroying mural of Arthur Ashe in Richmond

American tennis player Arthur Ashe at the 1975 World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam. Credit: Published under Creative Commons license By The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law RICHMOND – A federal court ordered Patriot Front, its leader–Thomas Rousseau–and Patriot Front members William Ring and Jacob Brown to pay more than $470,000 in a high-profile case filed after members of Patriot Front vandalized and destroyed a mural honoring Black tennis legend and humanitarian Arthur Ashe in Ashe’s hometown of Richmond, Va....

A federal court ruled against Patriot Front for vandalizing Arthur Ashe's mural, ordering them to pay over $470,000 in damages for their hate crime.

04/22/2026

Scams Increasingly Preying on Fear, Desperation in Immigrant Communities

Above: Kati Daffan, consumer and civil rights lawyer and former Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Attorney, discusses the latest scam promising legal assistance to families with relatives detained by ICE. By Roxsy Lin As immigrant detentions and deportations continue across the United States, fraudsters are seizing the moment. Scams targeting vulnerable families desperate to reunite with detained loved ones or to resolve outstanding immigration issues have proliferated....

Learn how to protect your family from immigration fraud during ICE detentions. Get expert tips on scams and legal resources to stay safe.

04/22/2026

Your Vote in 2026: Bill Banning Law Enforcement From Polling Stations Advances – Carrying Fines Up to $1000 and 5-Year Max Prison Time

Bo Tefu and Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media A California Assembly committee has advanced a bill that would ban law enforcement officers from being near polling places, with violations carrying penalties of up to $1,000 in fines and a maximum five-year prison sentence. The proposal would make it a felony for anyone in a law enforcement uniform or displaying agency insignia to be within the immediate vicinity of a polling location unless responding to a public safety emergency....

California proposes a bill to ban law enforcement near polling places to protect voters from intimidation ahead of the 2026 elections.

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