Black Voice News

Seeking to help people at greatest risk from climate change

BLACK VOICE NEWS — Californians have faced droughts, heat waves, wildfires and other climate-fueled crises that seem to break records every…

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Last-minute switch would serve one oil refinery — and environmentalists are crying foul

BLACK VOICE NEWS — With a bit of 11th-hour legislative magic, state lawmakers have taken a bill related to volunteer firefighter…

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The Athletic Brilliance, Biometrics and Unbounded Success of Simone Biles

BLACK VOICE NEWS — A four-time Olympic gold medalist, Biles winning the national title for the sixth time this year was…

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Clippers Owner Celebrates Future While Forum Owner Cries “Foul!”

BLACK VOICE NEWS — The Clippers recently unveiled additional details and renderings of its privately financed sports and entertainment center…

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COMMENTARY: Forty Years of Lies Stigmatizing “Teenage Pregnancy” Are Enough

BLACK VOICE NEWS — The ensuing 40-year squabble pitting sex education (which at best has marginal effects on pregnancy rates) versus “abstinence-only” preaching…

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California’s new Public Utilities Commission president must lead us to a gas-free future

BLACK VOICE NEWS — Everywhere you turn in California, clean energy technologies are winning out over gas. From Oxnard to Los…

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UC Library’s hasty implementation of a complex plan means academic researchers lose

BLACK VOICE NEWS — The University of California Digital Library has terminated journal renewal negotiations with Elsevier, requesting the cancellation of…

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California’s small business owners cannot afford health care. Here are ways to help

BLACK VOICE NEWS — The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the first meaningful healthcare reform that helped address the needs of…

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