By Dianne Anderson Somehow Black kids end up somewhere in the lurch of the foster system, and again and again, there never seems to be enough services or volunteers to go around. For any number of reasons, Black children and youth are pushed deep into the foster system, about three times as likely as white ...

The organization released an urgent call for Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteers ahead of National Volunteer Month, observed every April in the U.S., as part of its “Your Voice, Their Future” campaign According to the latest data from Voices for Children, 187 local children in foster care are waiting to be matched with a Court ...

By Dianne Anderson Getting the right medical help depends on more than a few factors – one of which is whether the medical system, or the doctor on call, is a racist with a big “R” or little “r.” Race-based disparities are well-studied over decades, showing stark disparities in equitable access to healthcare, and typically ...

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 the Grand Event Center in Long Beach. Dr. Corliss Bennett president of NCNW Los Angeles Section served as mistress of ceremonies. The event celebrated the National Council of Negro ...

By Dianne Anderson Parents of children with special needs or suffering inequities are invited to learn what it takes to fight discrimination in education, and get the right services for children. Through the Legal Rights Law Center TIGER program (Training Individuals for Grassroots Education Reform), parents can access advocacy tools, receive templates for how to ...

By Dianne Anderson For as long as Jatori Harris can remember, he and his older brother, and his cousin bounced back and forth between relative caregivers, from his great aunt to his grandfather to foster homes, and back to his other aunt. Mostly, it was in-house with family, yet not without challenges. “It was difficult. ...