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How Strong is Our Economy?
By Julianne Malveaux The April unemployment rate, at 3.6 percent, is at its lowest rate since December 1969. Payroll employment increased by more than 250,000, outperforming ... -
S.B. Airport Logistics Center Brings Jobs, Resistance
By Dianne Anderson There may be no stopping the new airport logistics center now, but with a little persistence, community members could still get a say ... -
Arroyo Valley Students Take Heart
By Dianne Anderson In the 26 years that Scott Smith has taught physical education, he’s heard all the stories and excuses to get out of class ... -
Grant AME Honors Moms of Murdered Youth in Long Beach
Grant African Methodist Episcopal Church, located at 1129 Alamitos Avenue in Long Beach pastored by Rev. Michael W. Eagle, Sr., invites the public to join in ... -
Experts: Reparations Are Workable
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent As Joe Biden prepares to enter the crowded Democratic field for the 2020 presidential election, it wouldn’t be surprising ... -
Racial Wealth Divide Worsens With Federal Tax Cuts
By Charlene Crowell Black families have a dime for every dollar held by Whites If you’re like me, every time you hear a news reporter or ... -
Health Crisis: Black Moms Die More
By Dianne Anderson Black women are tough, they have a high pain threshold. They can take it — or so the perception goes. It could also ... -
Child Abuse: Healing through Understanding
By Dianne Anderson Raise your hand if you want to be a bad parent. Most parents would not willingly go down that road, but without the ... -
Court Case Protects Homeless
People experiencing unsheltered homelessness in the west coast states of the Ninth Circuit can sleep more safely, without facing criminal punishment for simply trying to survive ... -
“Puttin on the Ritz”
A Shining Night of Student Entertainment by Lea Michelle Cash While our nation remains transfixed on Washington’s Mueller Report, the Rialto Unified School District (RUSD) ...
