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Vol. 63 No. 31
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Thursday, August 3, 2023
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CONCERNS MOUNT AS
BLACK VOTER
TURNOUT DROPS Biden’s reelection bid could be impacted
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA NEWSWIRE SENIOR NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT Democrats are increasingly worried about a potential drop in Black voter turnout next year, particularly among Black men, their most loyal constituency, who played a pivotal role in securing President Biden’s victory in 2020 and are crucial to his bid for reelection. The Washington Post analyzed the Census Bureau’s turnout survey and found that Black voter turnout saw a significant ten per-
Ronald Watts sells T-shirts on Election Day Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Richmond, VA. PHOTO: Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP
centage-point decline in last year’s midterms compared to 2018, a more substantial drop than among any other racial or ethnic group. While Democrats initially downplayed these warning signals due to other victories in 2022, such as gaining a U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania and Senator Raphael G. Warnock’s reelection in Georgia, the decline in Black turnout has become a
CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS:
SMARTER POLICY CAN END POVERTY
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significant concern for the party as they look ahead to the next presidential contest in 2024. States like Georgia, which are crucial to Democrats’ strategy for mobilizing Black voters in significant numbers, saw lower turnout among younger and male Black voters in the midterms, according to internal party analysis. See VOTER page 5
Innovation Wellness Clinic Re-Opens in Spring Valley
See CLINIC page 4
The Innovative Wellness Clinic Primary Care celebrated its grand re-opening in Spring Valley last Saturday, July 29, 2023. Pictured here: IWC Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Suzanne Afflalo (center) hugging an Innovative Wellness Clinic Grand Opening attendee. PHOTO: Darrel Wheeler.
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GENDER PAY GAP PHOTO: EKATERINA BOLOVTSOVA/Pexels
By Lila Brown CALIFORNIA BLACK MEDIA A group of progressive California lawmakers — including three members of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) — have pledged to end poverty in California by advancing more effective policy during the next legislative session — and beyond. Newly appointed Assembly Majority Leader Isaac Bryan (D-Los Angeles) announced the formation of the End Poverty in California Caucus at a Los Angeles screening of the documentary “Poverty and Power.” The film features former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs, an anti-poverty advocate who founded a non-profit that shares a name with the caucus, End Poverty in California (EPIC).
IS “MORE OBVIOUS” WITH BLACK WOMEN By Stacy M. Brown NNPA NEWSWIRE SENIOR NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT
California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom says, “gender discrimination is the oldest form of oppression,” and America must act urgently to fix it.
Although California has some of the strongest pay laws in the nation and the smallest gender pay gap, Siebel Newsom says the Golden State still has work to do to close the wage gap for all women. For Black women, the first partner says, closing the wage gap is “most obvious.”
“Black women live at the intersection of racial and gender discrimination leaving them doubly impacted by the wage gap,” said Siebel Newsom. “Pay inequities and gaps in wealth and economic opportunity are deeply rooted in our country’s long-standing history of racism and misogyny.” See GENDER page 5
HENRIETTA LACKS’ FAMILY
“We’re headed towards the end of the legislative session, but we're in the process of recruiting members to the poverty caucus,” Bryan, who is the chair of the new caucus, told California Black Media.
SETTLES LAWSUIT WITH BIOTECH COMPANY By Stacy M. Brown
“We’ve got about a half dozen members already,” Bryan continued. “As we continue to do outreach in the legislature, I expect that number to grow. By the time we come back together in January to introduce new legislation, we should have everything ready to go, to focusing on criminal justice reform and the housing crisis’ systemic nexus to poverty in the state.” Bryan is the treasurer of the CLBC. See POVERTY page 5
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NNPA NEWSWIRE SENIOR NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT Living relatives of Henrietta Lacks have reached a confidential settlement with Thermo Fisher Scientific, the multi-billion-dollar biotechnology company that has used regenerative cells taken from Lacks decades ago without her consent. The settlement sets a precedent, potentially leading to complaints seeking compensation and control PHOTO: NNPA
See LACKS page 5
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