News Too Real

In this episode of News Too Real, after the Gov. Gavin Newsom recall election update, producer host, Julia Dudley Najieb, reviews the California cannabis industry's distorted view of social equity, explored through crucial data that shows Black and Brown California residents who were targeted the most during the 1996 to 2016 War on Drugs, are still systematically being left out of the business opportunity. Also, according to the data, Black and Brown populations have had higher arrest rates for possession of marijuana; today these records can be expunged, but this process and funding has been delayed, overlooked or stalled.

According to experts, the cause of the extreme unseasonably hot temperatures in June for California and much of the mid-west is due to greenhouse gases trapping the heat, which then gets absorbed by the earth. The heat waves will continue to be more constant if changes globally do not happen quickly.

In this episode of News Too Real, producer host Julia Dudley Najieb reviews the crisis for ethnic, small businesses after the pandemic caused a shutdown of the entire economy; 41 percent of Black businesses nationwide have shut down since the beginning of the pandemic until now.The U.S. is home to more than four million minority-owned companies in the United States, with annual sales totaling close to $700 billion. As the COVID-19 pandemic hit, many small enterprises had to rapidly reshuffle their business models; 200,000 businesses permanently shut down. How will mom-and-pop Main Street America emerge from this crisis; will small businesses catch the wave of the expected economic boom, or continue to tread water to stay afloat? Three experts address this problem head-on: Lendistry CEO Everett Sands; historic Washington D.C. business owner, Virginia Ali and Congressman Ro Khanna.

Assembly Bill 3121 (AB 3121) was enacted on September 30, 2020 and establishes the Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans (Task Force or Reparations Task Force). AB 3121 charges the California Department of Justice with providing administrative, technical, and legal assistance to the Task Force.

In this episode of News Too Real, with producer host, Julia Dudley Najieb, four experts give their best advice from a professional opinion of where the pandemic will lead next related to the COVID-19 virus's traveling pattern, the lack of vaccinations worldwide, herd immunity and the bubble.

In this episode of News Too Real, producer host, Julia Dudley Najieb begins with a review of the late April press briefing with group, The Big City Mayors (BCM) , a coalition of mayors across California’s 13 largest cities.For Mental Awareness Month, Dudley Najieb reviews 15 tips to help decompress the mind.The featured story of this podcast, "Can Communities Truly Heal Post-Pandemic?" recaps on Ethnic Media Services (EMS) media briefing addressing the concerns of Black and Brown peoples suffering due to equity issues in access to funding and assistance.

In this episode of News Too Real, producer host, Julia Dudley Najieb does a brief recap of news headline scandal surrounding Black Lives Matter; she offers solutions for donors looking for other alternatives in philanthropy. In the beginning of this podcast, Dudley Najieb reviews Mental Health Awareness Month followed by a 9-min. video featuring Dr. Shaun Fletcher and his personal story regarding mental health. Dr. Fletcher reviews the barriers African-Americans have when it comes to getting help with mental illness.

From an Ethnic Media Services and California Black Media press briefing, and in this excerpt of News Too Real with producer host Julia Dudley Najieb, Senator Alex Padilla is featured addressing the immigration reform bill, the reparations bill, and the immediate need for gun safety since the recent mass shootings nationwide withing the last few months. Senator Padilla also said he does not agree with keeping the filibuster measure--something President Biden has affirmed that he is not looking to change such policy.

Lendistry has already processed over 344,000 applications for this grant; micro businesses can apply from April 28 - May 4. Find out more at www.CAReliefGrant.com.

In this episode of News Too Real: Where Are we With Police Relations and Our Black Males in California, producer host, Julia Dudley Najieb with Lennice Najieb review the responses and online Tweets after Minneapolis ex-police officer, Derek Chauvin was found guilty for the murder of George Floyd last spring.Chauvin, was convicted Tuesday, April 20, 2021 for the murder and manslaughter of George Floyd, a Black man, whom he pinned to the pavement with his knee on the back of Floyd's neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds.Chauvin was found guilty on all charges: second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.The jury consisted of six white people and six Black or multiracial people; they completed 11 hrs. of deliberation within two days.In a statement from Dr. Shirley N. Weber, who was nominated to serve as California Secretary of State by Governor Gavin Newsom on December 22, 2020 and sworn into office on January 29, 2021, she said that she is relieved by the today's decision; however, this is just a step in the right direction where there is more to be done.Dudley Najieb also reviews the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021 recently passed by the Democrats in the House, awaiting committee.The Najieb hosts also review Amazon new series, "Them," written and directed by Little Marvin, who is featured in mini documentary during the show.