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Thursday, March 13, 2025

By Public News Service Thursday, March 13, 2025

Research data shows majority of Black women in California face discrimination at work

Suzanne Potter, producer/reporter, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. New research finds Black working women still face rampant discrimination in the Golden State. The California Black Women’s Collective Empowerment Institute commissioned a survey of 452 Black women. Almost 60% reported experiencing workplace racism or gender discrimination in the past year. Shakari Byerly, managing partner of EVITARUS Research, […]

Monday, April 7, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, April 7, 2014

Experts test special shield to protect cities from earthquakes

Putting a shield around a city to protect it from an earthquake, sounds like science fiction — but it’s something experts are seriously studying. A group of French scientists reportedly have made promising steps towards the development of a protective shield, which would clock a city from the most severe effects of a quake. During an experiment, the scientists created a shield […]

Monday, March 9, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, March 9, 2009

Day 48: President Obama removes federal ban on embryonic stem cell research

White House photo/Pete Souza President Barack Obama signed an executive order today lifting the Bush Administration’s ban on using federal funds for controversial embryonic stem cell research. President Obama conceded “the promise of stem cell research remains unknown,” but sees great opportunities in that promise: “… scientists believe these tiny cells may have the potential to help us understand, and possibly cure, some of our […]