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Back-to-School Tips for Extreme Heat
Keep Kids Cool and Safer in Hot Weather Back to school is near and as families gather essentials for the new year, heat preparedness must remain ... -
Grant Funds, More Help for Black Nonprofits
By Dianne Anderson Competition is always stiff for small mom and pop nonprofits just trying to survive, partly due to the maze of scattered grant information, ... -
Long Beach: The SIX Gains Good Ground in District 6
By Dianne Anderson Growing up in District 6 in Long Beach, Autrilla “Sheba” Gillis lived next to her grandma and with her mom – both by ... -
Frat Bros: Blood Transfusions Needed
By Dianne Anderson Nonstop running, busy with numerous community organizations had Joan Powell feeling wiped out, needing lots of extra rest. Maybe she was a little ... -
SBCUSD: More Funding, Help For Students
By Dianne Anderson Keeping up with academics is hard enough for parents post-COVID, but the trek to get free backpacks in three-digit heat last week was ... -
Domestic Violence Advocates Help Youth & Families
By Dianne Anderson Probably the first step toward getting young girls aware that they have choices when it comes to healthy relationships and self-respect is talking ... -
LBC Offers Micro Grant Funding
By Dianne Anderson Local advocate Duke Givens doesn’t have much time to dig around for what new grants or funding may be coming up, but he ... -
LA County Adopts Racial Equity Strategic Plan
By Daniella Masterson Structural racism is not dissimilar to systematic racism except now it has been validated, or elevated, as a health crisis. In a bold ... -
Concerns Mount as Black Voter Turnout Drops
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Sr Natl Correspondent Democrats are increasingly worried about a potential drop in Black voter turnout next year, particularly among Black ... -
Biden Establishes Natl Monument Honoring Emmett Till
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Sr Natl Correspondent President Joe Biden signed a proclamation on Tuesday, establishing a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the 14-year-old ...
