The Biden-Harris Administration announced last week, final rules that require airlines to provide automatic cash refunds to passengers whose flights are canceled or significantly delayed.  Additional consumer protections will save consumers over half a billion dollars every year in hidden and surprise “junk fees.” “Today’s announcements will require airlines to both provide passengers better information […] Source ..read more

The ‘Real’ on Cinco de Mayo By Willie Brown Sunday is May 5th, the date of a Mexican holiday known as Cinco De Mayo.   It is an historic day celebrating the small Mexican army defeating a much larger French Army in the Battle of Puebla. The real-life David and Goliath story is etched in Mexican […] Source ..read more

By Maya Mackey Last month, I wrote about March Music Madness.  Essentiall,y everybody and their mama released an album. And this month, the musical buffet continued.  Here’s your April Music News and reviews! In Rap:  The Canadian responds and Kendrick doubles down. On April 13th, Drake unleashed his fury on everyone who came for his […] Source ..read more

As if the high price of food couldn’t get any higher, FOX Business announced that prices at Chipotle, McDonald’s and other fast-food chains in California are rising after a minimum wage hike went into effect.  The new law mandates fast-food workers to make $20 an hour in California, and it went into effect on April […] Source ..read more

By McKenzie Jackson | California Black Media Medi-Cal members have access to a variety of services that address their social, physical, and mental health needs beyond hospitals and doctors’ offices. Thanks to a two-year-old initiative launched by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). DHCS Deputy Director of Health Care Programs Sarah Brooks stated […] Source ..read more

On Tuesday,the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) and Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released a report that examines the experiences Black girls have with school safety and school policing. The report, Keep Her Safe: Centering Black Girls in School Safety, includes a group of Black girls and young women, ages 14 to 24, who shared their experiences within Miami-Dade […] Source ..read more

California Gov. Gavin Newsom celebrated Earth Day by announcing the opening of a new state park this summer.  It is the first park opened in a decade. The state has also set targets for cutting planet-warming emissions on natural lands. Dos Rios, located in California’s Central Valley, the state’s 281st state park,  is set to […] Source ..read more

By Maya Mackey I’ll admit, the folly of youth did not allow me to care much about this topic. I was fortunate enough to have an older coworker looking out for me several years ago who implored me to contribute ten percent of my check to the 401k retirement plan offered by my employer.  “Ten […] Source ..read more

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. To shed light on this important issue, Food Access LA and Creative Life Mapping have joined together to offer Neighborhood Wellness Workshops at eight farmers’ markets in Los Angeles. The events are a part of the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health’s Take Action movement. These free, fun, […] Source ..read more

By Willie Brown The National Newspaper Publishers Association is hosting its annual convention in June.  To those to say newspapers are dead, there are still many who prefer to get their news in printed form. Despite the digital world, there is still a place for newspapers.  Some people like to physically turn the page.  Information […] Source ..read more