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Civil Rights Orgs Statement on Immigration Protests
Leaders of eight legacy civil rights organizations today issued the following joint statement in response to the current administration’s immigration raids and the responsive protests in ... -
Billions Ripped From Minority-Owned Firms Under Trump
By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Sr Natl Correspondent The Trump administration is dismantling the very programs created to correct generations of systemic racism and ... -
Phi Beta Sigma Adopts Fairfax Elementary
Fairfax Elementary School is now the proud beneficiary of a powerful new partnership thanks to the adoption of the school by the distinguished, predominantly African-American fraternity Phi ... -
LBC Youth Internship Summer Kickoff Event June 13
The City of Long Beach Economic Development Department (Department) is inviting young people to attend the second year of its Summer Kickoff event to learn about internship opportunities ... -
Pregnant Women Are Now Ineligible for Vaccine
Despite Higher Covid Risk By Sunita Sohrabji Pregnant women are severely immunocompromised during gestation, but in the US they will no longer be eligible for the ... -
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 ...
