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$1M in Funding for LBCC Student Housing
Congresswoman Nanette Barragán (CA-44) celebrated $1,000,000 in federal funding she secured for Long Beach City College (LBCC) to build the North Long Beach Student Housing and ... -
Rising Homelessness Among Aging Adults
By Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media The California Commission on Aging (CCoA) has published a Housing Policy Brief that offers recommendations for reducing housing insecurity ... -
State Continues Slavery in its Prisons
By Sunaina Tadakamalla California voters rejected Proposition 6, a measure aiming to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude for prisoners, according to its proponents. The margin between ... -
Black Caucus Now Has 62 Members
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Sr Natl Correspondent The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) will enter the 119th session of Congress with a historic 62 members, ... -
Walmart Ends Diversity Commitments
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Sr Natl Correspondent In 2020, following the global Black Lives Matter protests, Walmart pledged to foster a culture of inclusion ... -
Xmas Compassion in Action, Snow in the Forecast
by Dianne Anderson Lots of snow is expected in San Bernardino – 10 feet to be exact. Local kids will a have rare Winter Wonderland experience, ... -
Holiday Heroes Serve Up Food, Blankets and Love
by Dianne Anderson It’s been ten years since Eloise Parker first started scrimping and saving every penny throughout the year to purchase some essential care kits ... -
LBC Breaks Ground on New Affordable Housing
On Nov. 21, the City of Long Beach commemorated the start of construction for 300 Alamitos, an 82-unit affordable housing project in the Alamitos Beach area ... -
$827.5M Homelessness Plan Directs Local Funding
By Joe W. Bowers Jr. California Black Media With an expansive plan to tackle homelessness across California, Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced an $827 million investment ... -
Progress in Peril: DOJ Marks 15 Years of Hate Crimes Act
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Sr Natl Correspondent As the incoming Trump administration plans to dismantle the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, the future ...
