Issue May 17, 2018

HUB Review: Brookfield’s Restaurant

Rapper T.I. arrested outside his gated community after argument with guard

Childish Gambino’s ‘This Is America’ tops charts as debate over song, music video continues

Here’s a Joke That Donald Glover Suggested for ‘Black Panther’

Taraji P. Henson tells how she fell for her fiance

Stevie Wonder to perform 5 shows at Las Vegas strip resort

Judge sets September sentencing date for Bill Cosby after conviction

Warriors steal home-court advantage, winning 119-106

Ohio woman, 113, oldest person in US

Prosecutor says children in squalid California home were tortured ‘for sadistic purposes’

Spike Lee’s KKK film ‘BlacKkKlansman’ rocks Cannes premiere with thunderous standing O

5 best pieces of advice from Chadwick Boseman’s commencement address at Howard

Kobe Bryant says he’s ‘loving every minute’ of retirement

RuPaul, Michael Patrick King Team for Netflix Comedy Series ‘AJ and the Queen’

 
Find out where menthol cigarettes, other flavored tobacco products, social injustice intersect in the African American community. We encourage you to LISTEN NOW to the recent radio interview with African American Tobacco Control Leadership Co-Chair, Carol McGruder interviewed by KDEE 97.5 FM, Jay King.

Shimia Buie’s path to full-time employment with PG&E has been as curved as Tate’s, having initially failed a test for entry-level work, but later passing it with the help of fellow PowerPathway™ students and staffers, landing a paid internship with the company and then being hired as a utility worker on its electric side.

PowerPathway™ debuted in 2008 and came to Oakland in 2012. There are also locations in Fresno, Sacramento, San Francisco, and San Jose.  See full story and learn more about the PowerPathway program at PG&E 

Fortune School Now Enrolling – Tuition Free Public Charter School | Read More

BOOK YOUR NEXT EVENT at 
Dr. Ephraim Williams Family Life Center  
CLICK HERE for more information

Hair by Tavia Jenkins at Double Take Hair Gallery in Downtown Sacramento – 916.451.4600

Crystal’s Hair Salon in Elk Grove 916.549.8972

Hair by Tracy Brown at Another Look Hair Salon in South Sacramento – 916.688.7704

Hair by BrandNewJames at Salon Sessions in Pasadena – 626.795.8856

Hair by Ms. Cherry at Another Look Hair Salon in South Sacramento – 916.549.9276

Hair by Kim at Manetain Beauty Bar in South Sacramento – 916.287-8099

Are you new to California or have you been living here for years and still don’t know what’s going on?

Browse these links to learn and see the best of Black/Urban California – Quick links that THE HUB loves for showcasing and keeping you in-the-know on the best of what happening on the West Coast.

THE HUB’s Annual At-A-Glance Calendar – linking you to the best of urban events and what’s happening in California and beyond

California Black Media – connect to African American Newspapers and Urban Entertainment Web Media 

The CV Drum – Central Valley News

Out of Fresno: Central Valley’s Urban News & Current Affairs Spot

THE Bay Area REGISTRY – Weekly African American Arts, Culture, & Lifestyle e-news

The Gospel Ad Remix – Keeping the Northern California Gospel community connected

Looking for the best guide on live concerts – check out the Bay Area Concert Guide

Looking for things to do in Southern California- check out TheLoop411.com

And more on BlackNLA

Stay On the forefront of Seeking and
Doing Business in California, check out events and resources for entrepreneurs/small businesses

• Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce

• Sacramento Black Chamber of Commerce

• Sacramento Works – Small Business Assistance