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In this episode of News Too Real: Child Tax-Credit Updates and Consumer Fraud Protection Part 2, producer host Julia Dudley Najieb features Federal Trade Commission (FTC) experts Monica Vaca and Rosario Mendez. The FTC recently released a full report called “Serving Communities of Color.” The report reveals differences in the way that fraud and other consumer problems affect communities of color. The FTC expert speakers highlight how majority Latino and Black communities report more issues with car buying, banks and lenders, credit issues and debt collection than do white communities. They also review fraud cases the FTC has one for the public over the last five years where the unlawful conduct either targeted or disproportionately affected communities of color.

In this episode of News Too Real: Child Tax-Credit Updates and Consumer Fraud Protection Part 1, producer host Julia Dudley Najieb features IRS representative Susan Simon and Kenneth Corbin. Corbin reviews the expanded child tax credit payments for children 17 years of age and younger, (this credit also applies to children 17 years of age on Dec. 31, 2021.) Corbin went into detail explaining that individuals who are single or who have never filed their taxes are also eligible, depending on One's condition. The first eligibility requires if a person has resided in the United Stated for six months; the homeless population is included.

Here are the latest California headlines:Netflix miniseries explains why the civil rights role is so important to Colin Kaepernick today The Colin Kaepernick Netflix dramedy reveals the Central Valley racism experience as a Black youth TO BOOST OR NOT TO BOOST: What is the answer? Kern County: Agricultural workers lag furthest behind in vaccinations FDA approves Pfizer Covid vaccine for children for emergency use ONME Top 10: Black-owned bakeries and sweets are serving California pound cakes and cupcakes galore ONME Top 10: Black-owned food trucks are serving vegan and unique cuisines throughout California

Since the release of "Colin in Black and White," is mainstream media causing people to miss the importance messaging on racial bias in the other episodes?Since the release of "Colin in Black and White," is mainstream media causing people to miss the importance messaging on racial bias in the other episodes? In this episode of News Too Real - PART 2: An in-depth review of newly released, 6-part, dramedy series to Netflix, "Colin in Black and White ", producer host Julia Dudley Najieb reviews each episode's theme and story line. Dudley Najieb gives brief cinematic commentary ofn the director's messaging goals in each episode. The mini series produced by former NLF player, Kaepernick and award-winning, writer, director and producer, Ava Duvernay details Kaerpernick's journey through his young life with the aspirations to be a star football quarterback. With much sacrifice and perseverance, the young Kaepernick painstakingly stumbles through racism, racial bias, structural racism and Black identity as he pursues his dreams to become a star football quarterback. Beyond the controversial mini-series, Kaepernick has founded several foundations and partnership who have the unified vision to combat racism through education, and to prepare young Black and Brown youth for potential encounters with racial bias, corrupt police officers or other relative incidents.

Despite the misleading mainstream headlines, Kaepernick's youth encompasses racially biased incidents, structural racism and an introduction to white privilege at a very young age. In this episode of News Too Real: An in-depth review of newly released, 6-part, dramedy series to Netflix, "Colin in Black and White ", producer host Julia Dudley Najieb gives specific details of Colin Kaepernick's upbringing in the Central Valley city of Turlock, CA, located in Stanislaus County relative to her own experiences growing up in the Almaden Valley. She reiterates the bouts of racism, racial bias and white privilege he had to navigate through as a bi-racial--although he embraced Blackness-- young person raised by two White parents; as a talented tri-athlete in basketball, baseball, and football, Kaepernick at a young age had to navigate through a Black-culture identity crisis followed by racially biased incidents, while trying to have a comprehension of what was happening to him simultaneously. Dudley Najieb also details the strong directorial leadership of the dramedy series produced by former NLF player, Kaepernick and award-winning, writer, director and producer, Ava Duvernay that has been overshadowed by mainstream media headlines focused on the first 2 min. of the first show in the series, which dramatizes the NFL comparison to slavery, narrated by Kaerpernick. As the dramedy series has more insightful topics related to the young, resilient Kaepernick growing up in a predominately white environment as the only "Black" kid on the block, Dudley Najieb also reviews the news headlines which talk about the direct sabotage and conspiracy that white journalists, or white people had toward Kaepernick to permanently destroy his NFL career for kneeling quietly during the national anthem played before games, as his way of politically taking a stance against police brutality and the injustices against Black and Brown people throughout the nation.

In this episode of News Too Real 10-22-21: California Recall and ethnic voter analysis reveals startling revelation, producer host, Julia Dudley Najieb reveals the official results of the California Recall Election according to the State of California, Secretary of State website. The Gubernatorial Recall Election results revealed that 61.9%, roughly 7.9 million of the voters said "no" on recalling Governor Gavin Newsom; there was a 41% overall voter-turnout.

In this episode of News Too Real, producer host, Julia Dudley Najieb, reviews the fourth meeting of the AB 3121 Reparations Task Force who met October 12 and 13. Dudley Najieb reviews day one, part 2, in this four-part series, highlighting excerpts of the panelist speakers' presented research, identified as "testimony" by the AB 3121 Task Force. Panel topics included: Housing & Education Segregation; Environmental Racism.AB 3121 charges the Reparations Task Force with studying the institution of slavery and its lingering negative effects on living African Americans, including descendants of persons enslaved in the United States and on society. Additionally, the Task Force will recommend appropriate remedies of compensation, rehabilitation, and restitution for African Americans, with a special consideration for descendants of persons enslaved in the United States. By statute, the Task Force will issue a report to the Legislature by June 1, 2022, which will be available to the public.

In this episode of News Too Real, producer host, Julia Dudley Najieb, reviews the fourth meeting of the AB 3121 Reparations Task Force who met October 12 and 13. Dudley Najieb reviews day one in this three-part series, highlighting excerpts of the panelist speakers' presented research, identified as "testimony" by the AB 3121 Task Force. Panel topics included: Housing & Education Segregation; Environmental Racism.AB 3121 charges the Reparations Task Force with studying the institution of slavery and its lingering negative effects on living African Americans, including descendants of persons enslaved in the United States and on society. Additionally, the Task Force will recommend appropriate remedies of compensation, rehabilitation, and restitution for African Americans, with a special consideration for descendants of persons enslaved in the United States. By statute, the Task Force will issue a report to the Legislature by June 1, 2022, which will be available to the public.

In this episode of News Too Real, producer host, Julia Dudley Najieb reviews part 2 from Ethnic Media Services (EMS) briefing this month: California housing crisis continues as Gov. Newsom signs several bills this month to begin to combat the calamity Speakers featured in the EMS briefing took a look at the implications of COVID-19 on housing equality and community development, how opportunity and restrictive zoning laws are closely connected, and policies and legislation to increase affordable housing stock. This episode featured experts Ned Resnikoff, policy manager for the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative at University of California San Francisco, and Matthew Lewis, Communications Director at California Yimby, is a YIMBY homeowner who believes there’s plenty of room on his block for more neighbors.

Although Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several bills this month to combat the emergency housing crisis after defeating the recall, the sluggish start for housing developers to ramp up production may take a while. Meanwhile, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated California's housing crisis; Newsom's bill signing abolished California's 100-year plus old zoning ordinances that are among the most restrictive in the most progressive cities, revealing the true underlining of structural racism for many decades. In this episode of News Too Real, producer host, Julia Dudley Najieb reviews part 1 from Ethnic Media Services (EMS) briefing this month: California housing crisis continues as Gov. Newsom signs several bills this month to begin to combat the calamity. Speakers featured in the EMS briefing took a look at the implications of COVID-19 on housing equality and community development, how opportunity and restrictive zoning laws are closely connected, and policies and legislation to increase affordable housing stock. These featured experts included, Carolina Reid, associate professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning and the Faculty Research Advisor for the Terner Center for Housing Innovation; Samir Gambhir, program manager for the Equity Metrics Program at the Othering and Belonging Institute; Ned Resnikoff, policy manager for the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative at University of California San Francisco. Finally Matthew Lewis, Communications Director at California Yimby, is a YIMBY homeowner who believes there’s plenty of room on his block for more neighbors.