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What Happens if You Help an Undocumented Immigrant?
By Selen Ozturk With ramped-up immigration crackdowns and deportations since January, what rights do Americans have to help undocumented immigrants? The major federal law codifying U.S. ... -
Juneteenth Event Jams From I.E. to Long Beach
By Dianne Anderson Year after year, Juneteenth is all about live performances, interactive art, youth programming, nonstop good eats, the community coming together, and the laughs. ... -
Men’s Health Awareness Events
by Dianne Anderson Not so long ago, the best medical recommendation was that all men start screening for prostate cancer starting at age 50 – which ... -
LBCC Honors Trailblazer Bobbie Smith
Long Beach City College (LBCC) proudly announces the renaming of its Liberal Arts Campus Library to the Bobbie Smith Library, honoring the college’s first African American ... -
Black Churches Confront Target: ‘We’re Not Going Back’
By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Sr Natl Correspondent On the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, Rev. Dr. Jamal-Harrison Bryant led a national prayer ... -
Commentary: When Demagogues Blame the Vulnerable
COMMENTARY By Ben Jealous In hard times, people look for answers. The decimation of American manufacturing starting in the 1990s with trade agreements like NAFTA led ... -
La Jolla Playhouse: Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
by Barbara Smith As a client leaves Jaja’s African Braiding Salon, newly coiffed after an extraordinary day of immersion into the complicated lives of the braiders, ... -
Criminalizing Black Women’s Leadership
COMMENTARY When Oversight Becomes a Crime: What the Charges Against Rep. McIver Reveal About Our Democracy By Glynda C. Carr Earlier this month, Congresswoman LaMonica McIver ... -
Newport Beach Tries to Comply with Housing Law
Attorney General Bonta and Newsom Administration file amicus briefs siding with Newport Beach in lawsuits attacking City’s general plan California Attorney General Rob Bonta and California Department of Housing ... -
CSUF Alum Receives Honorary Doctorate
By Debra Cano Ramos Cal State Fullerton alum and Disney Legend Martha Blanding — who helped make Disneyland the happiest place on Earth — stood on ...
