Tag: Native Americans
White House Praises California Model; Says Equity Is Critical in COVID Fight
By Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media
Last week Dr. Cameron Webb, the White House COVID-19 Response Team’s Senior Policy Advisor for Equity, discussed...
Compassion and Preparation: Addressing San Diego’s Opioid Epidemic
A focus on overdose awareness is a crucial element in bringing light to an alarming rise in opioid addiction occurring across the country, and...
State Leaders Call for Teaching Native American History, Culture in Schools
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond and Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-Highland) want Californians to have a better understanding of the history and...
Petito Case Renews Call to Spotlight Missing People of Color
By Lindsay Whitehurst, Terry Tang and Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press
In the three months since 62-year-old Navajo rug weaver Ella Mae Begay vanished, the...
Marker Honoring Enslaved Africans Dedicated in Boston
Associated Press
A public marker to remember the enslaved Africans forced to journey across the ocean to toil in the Americas was formally dedicated last...