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Iota Phi Theta Supports Homeless
By Dianne Anderson Anthony Daniels is one of the small minority of Black male public school teachers in the country, and he has a good reason ... -
Big Brothers Big Sisters Brings Mentoring to Rialto
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Inland Empire recently launched its peer-to-peer youth mentoring program in the city of Rialto. A $110K grant from Marathon Petroleum ... -
Criminal Justice Reform Long Overdue
By Dr. Benjamin Chavis As a member of the infamous Wilmington Ten case in North Carolina from 1972 to 2012, I witnessed firsthand why the criminal ... -
Thanksgiving Heroes Bring the Holiday Feast
By Dianne Anderson Everyone is talking turkey this week, especially how easy it is to drop $150 on the big feast. This week, Community Action Partnership ... -
Former Cop Wants to Build Trust Between Communities and Police
by Tess Eyrich Fulbright Scholar Roberto Rivera looks to Jamaica as a model of restorative justice Roberto “Bobby” Rivera spent 20 years as a police officer ... -
RISE Program to Assist Residents with Post-Conviction Relief
Mayor Robert Garcia and City Prosecutor Doug Haubert announced a first-of-its-kind program in Long Beach, Restoration Initiative for Safety and Employment (RISE), which will provide free ... -
Long Beach: Thanksgiving for Andy Street & Delta Sisterhood
Andy Street families are getting a head start on the festive season, and about to break out all the secret sauce for some mouth watering Thanksgiving ... -
Orange County: Thanksgiving for Thousands
By Dianne Anderson Thanksgiving isn’t just a feel-good moment for Robert Flournoy and friends. He says he passed that stage over 20 years ago. “Now it’s ... -
Hate and Horror — When Does It Stop?
By Julianne Malveaux As strange as it seems, I now view the Bush years with nostalgia. Both Big Bush (POTUS 41) and his son Shrub (POTUS ... -
Debt and Rising Home Costs Defer Homeownership
By Charlene Crowell Do you ever get the feeling that when it comes to news about the nation’s economy you’re in a different world? I certainly ...
