City appoints Dr. Nicole Clavo as the head of its Office of Violence Prevention. The City of Sacramento has appointed Dr. Nicole Clavo as the manager of its Office of Violence Prevention, effective Aug. 24. Clavo will serve as the City’s lead on gang prevention and intervention and will coordinate a comprehensive effort to address youth and gang violence with the City’s community partners. Read more

LA Activists Drill Down on Who Deserves Reparations for Slavery and Why. Two bills calling for the study of reparations owed to African Americans are making their way through both the California legislature and the U.S. House of Representatives. As state and federal lawmakers grapple with whether or not the State of California -- and the United States as a whole -- should take a closer look at what it owes the descendants of enslaved Africans in the United States, a group of Black California activists are getting ahead of the conversation.     Read more

EVERYBODY PITCH IN! California Black Chamber of Commerce is building a small business grant fund. Click here to donate $5 to support African American business owners

Calling All Californians: #ShopSafeShopLocal Join us as we create a movement to support ALL of California’s small businesses – which define our neighborhoods and create economic vitality in California.   Read more