Political Playback

By Tanu Henry,Edward Henderson and Lila Brown CALIFORNIA BLACK MEDIA

Transitional Kindergarten in California Is Expanding

Last Wednesday, State Superintendent Tony Thurmond and the California Department of Education announced Transitional Kindergarten (TK) programs are expanding in California.

Now, Thurmond says, TK will be free to all fouryear-old children, regardless of family income, over the next few years.

Children born between September 2018, and April 2019 are eligible to register now in TK for the coming 2023–24 school year.

Vice President Harris Talks Debt Ceiling, Maternal Health, and Small Biz

Exclusive Black Press Interview

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA NEWSWIRE SENIOR NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT

In an exclusive interview with the Black Press, as the nation faces conversations surrounding its budget, Vice President Kamala Harris discussed the debt crisis, and pledged more work from the Biden-Harris administration towards empowering small businesses, advocating for women’s reproductive rights, and improving Black maternal health outcomes.

See HARRIS page 2