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Initiative To Bring Resources to Hard Hit Areas
By Dianne Anderson While everyone waits for the go-ahead to return to their new normal, #InThisTogetherLongBeach recently jumpstarted its emergency response campaign of the Long Beach ... -
$349B COVID-19 Program Short-changes Businesses of Color
By Charlene Crowell A $349 billion program created to assist America’s small businesses was launched on April 3 to provide payroll, utilities, rent and more for ... -
Apple Valley to Host Coronavirus Testing Event
The Town of Apple Valley will host a Drive-Through Testing Event on Thursday, April 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Civic Center Park. In ... -
Initiatives to Support Older Californians During COVID-19
First-in-the-nation program will partner with local restaurants to prepare meals for older Californians Social Bridging Project will mobilize 1,000 callers to check in on older Californians Friendship Line California ... -
Plan to Resume Deferred Health Care as Hospitals Prepared for COVID-19
Decision based on progress toward preparing California’s hospitals and health care delivery system for a COVID-19 surge in patients – one of California’s six indicators to ... -
Tech Ready S.B. Schools Adapt to Covid Crisis
By Dianne Anderson No one really imagined the coronavirus impact of recent weeks, but some local educators were prepared far ahead of the pandemic to give ... -
Census Outreach More Important Now than Before
By Dianne Anderson Getting the headcount right for the census is now more important than ever, as low income Black and Brown communities fight to survive ... -
49M Consumers May Wait 20 Weeks for Stimulus Checks
By Charlene Crowell As the COVID19 pandemic continues to unfold with surging confirmed cases and ever-rising deaths, the Department of Labor announced on April 16 ... -
AARP, NNPA Host Webinar on Saving Black Lives During COVID-19
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent AARP, the nation’s oldest and largest nonprofit dedicated to empowering Americans 50 and over, and the National Newspaper ... -
Black Caucus, Gov. Newsom Talk on Impact of COVID on Communities of Color
Members of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) held a conference call today with Governor Gavin Newsom to discuss a range of issues related to the impact of ...
