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Governor Gavin Newsom proceeds on his book tour throughout the nation; the state of California remains in a critical budget deficit in the billions
In this episode of the Black Headline News Talk Radio Show, with host, Julia Dudley Najieb, Cheryl Smith and Brigitte Jones, special guest, Kendra Noel Lewis, chair of the California Democratic Party Black Caucus, reveals the current state of the California political landscape and its powerful Black vote.
As Governor Gavin Newsom proceeds on his book tour in key states in the South and throughout the nation, the show hosts and guest point out the major challenges in the state of California, from unemployment of Black Californians, state-government contract barriers to the expense of living in California.
Spotlight: (PBS) On March 3, 1913, Black women suffragists, including Ida B. Wells, Mary Church Terrell, and members of Delta Sigma Theta sorority, marched in Washington, D.C., defying segregation demands to walk at the back of the procession. This pivotal day highlight’s Black women's, often ignored, 200-year fight for voting rights.
Global Headlines
US-Israel war on Iran
(The Guardian) “Combat operations continue at this time in full force, and they will continue until all of our objectives are achieved. We have very strong objectives,” Trump said in a video posted on Truth Social. He confirmed that three US service members had been killed and said there would likely be more casualties, vowing to avenge the deaths of Americans.
He continued to justify the operation, saying “an Iranian regime armed with long range missiles and nuclear weapons would be a dire threat to every American… I once again urge the Revolutionary Guard, the Iranian military police, to lay down your arms and receive full immunity or face certain death.”
The Dominican Republic's rare earth deposits
(Reuters) - The Dominican Republic has identified rare earth deposits that could position the Caribbean nation as a significant future supplier of minerals critical to high-tech industries, President Luis Abinader said on Friday.
Preliminary studies indicate gross deposits exceeding 150 million tons of rare earth elements, comprising 17 metals that can be used in semiconductors, aerospace applications, and military equipment, according to a government statement.
Africa’s crude exports to the United States
(African Business Insider) A new report has revealed that Nigeria, Africa’s top oil producer, is responsible for 52% of Africa’s crude exports to the United States.
•Total US crude oil imports from Africa fell by 13.8% year-on-year to 89.371 million barrels in 2025.
•Despite Nigerian exports to the US dropping by 8.2%, Nigeria maintained its dominance as Africa's largest crude supplier to the US.
•In 2025, the US had a $1.79 billion trade surplus with Nigeria, exporting more goods to Nigeria than it imported, mainly in machinery, petroleum, and agricultural products.
National Headlines
Rev. Jesse Jackson's family arrives in South Carolina for lying-in-state, Jacqueline Jackson not joining them
(CBS News) The family of Rev. Jesse Jackson arrived early Sunday morning to the state capitol building in South Carolina, where Jackson will lie in state.
Jackson's widow, Jacqueline Jackson, 81, got sick and will not be joining the family.
Austin, TX mass shooting
(Axious Austin) The gunman in an early Sunday mass shooting in Austin wore a sweatshirt that said "Property of Allah" and another shirt with an Iranian flag design, a law enforcement official told the Associated Press.
The FBI is investigating the shooting as a potential act of terrorism.
Iran to close Hormuz; gas prices nationally to go up
(CNN) Oil prices have been rising in anticipation of an attack on Iran, and on Friday, Brent crude, the global benchmark, rose 2.9% to $72.87 a barrel.
But how much oil gains will depend on how long the military campaign might last and the conflict’s potential impact on the Iran-controlled Strait of Hormuz.
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