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Long Beach NCNW Hosts 38th Annual Celebration
The Long Beach Section National Council of Negro Women held their 38th Annual Spring Celebration and Awards Program “Women of Excellence-Celebrating HerStory,” on June 8, at ... -
Fellowship Program Offers Internships in City Departments
By Dianne Anderson Local students are stepping up their professional game in the last year of college, upleveling with a foot in the door of good ... -
Fast Pitch Competition at the BBOP Center Crowns Winner
The Black and Brown Opportunities for Profit (BBOP) Center, held its inaugural Fast Pitch Competition aimed at investing in Black and Brown women entrepreneurs. Twenty-eight applicants ... -
Kids: Fun, Training, Money
By Dianne Anderson Kids and teens will have lots to do this summer – for some, it’s all about fun, and for others, it’s more money. ... -
SoCal Juneteenth Free Events
by Dianne Anderson If the community didn’t have enough to talk about at last year’s Juneteenth – this year should provide more than enough conversation to ... -
More Segregated Than Deep South: Report on CA Public Schools
By Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media The 2024 State of Black Education: Report Card was recently published by the American Civil Liberties Union California Action (ACLU California Action). It ... -
Mental Health Outreach and Social Justice
By Dianne Anderson Issues of mental health and transformative justice connected community and professionals recently around staying engaged, and keeping calm despite life’s innumerable stressors. With ... -
Vaccinations May Not Prevent Infections from COVID Sub-Variant
Vaccines have not kept pace with the rapid evolution of Covid-19 variants and sub-variants. By Sunita Sohrabji The new KP.2 subvariant shows an amazing ability to ... -
Racial Resentment Fueled Jan. 6 Rebellion, Opposition to Probe
By Edward Lempinen UC Berkeley Americans are deeply divided over the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and it’s widely assumed the split ... -
WAG Questions Choice for RUSD Acting Superintendent
By Dianne Anderson How and why the next-in-line logical choice – the district’s lead Deputy Superintendent, Dr. Rhea Gibbs – was circumvented with the recent appointment ...
