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Live It Up, Long Beach! Free Health Fair
By Dianne Anderson If the thought of fresh fruit and vegetables, free food vouchers and cooking lessons won’t bring out the throngs, maybe the lure is ... -
S.B. Homeless Action Plan Task Force
By Dianne Anderson Some may wonder where all the homeless people slept in the last few weeks of record-breaking freezing temperatures, whipping winds, flash floods and ... -
Museum Celebrates Oaxaca’s Afro Heritage
Southern California’s rare snowfall on Feb. 25 could not keep the more than 120 people from attending a celebration of Mexico’s Afro heritage on the first ... -
Powerful Women Power Up Women’s History Month
by Dianne Anderson Even before she could fully grasp the urgency of social justice, Joan Powell was always in tow as a little girl with her ... -
Nonprofits Repair Homes for Seniors, Vets
By Dianne Anderson In Long Beach, where about one-fourth of all homeowners are Black, many are on a fixed income, and any extra money lately is ... -
Assemblymember Jackson Unveils Anti-Racism Bills
Assemblymember Dr. Corey A. Jackson announces the introduction of a comprehensive Anti-Racism Bill Package designed to address the systemic barriers faced by communities of color in ... -
BHM: Q&A with JPM Chase’s Byna Elliott
As we close our celebration of Black History Month this year, we recently sat down with Byna Elliott, global head of Advancing Black Pathways at JPMorgan ... -
Mortgage Relief for Families
By Aldon Thomas Stiles California Black Media Earlier this month, the California Housing Financing Agency (CalHFA) and the Sacramento branch of NeighborWorks held a press conference ... -
Atty Gen Bonta Investigates Riverside Sheriff’s Office
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced opening a civil rights investigation into the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO). The investigation will seek to determine whether ... -
Help with School and Jobs for Formerly Incarcerated
By Dianne Anderson Formerly incarcerated students are making it to the finish line with their baccalaureate or master’s degrees in hand at Cal State San Bernardino, ...
