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Juneteenth Gets Back to the Heart of Santa Ana
By Dianne Anderson Across Orange County this Juneteenth, thousands will meet up for incredible edibles, music, hugs from longtime friends and faraway family, face painting and ... -
L.A. County Allocates $1.5M for Blue Line Installation
With the leadership of Supervisor Janice Hahn, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to allocate $1,500,000 to a pedestrian-friendly makeover of a four-block ... -
CA Legislators Oppose Fed Actions
Led by Assemblymember Tina McKinnor (D – Inglewood), Chair of the LA County Legislative Delegation, over 30 Democratic legislators from across California including Assembly Speaker Robert ... -
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. ...
