By Dianne Anderson Discover, curate and contemplate, but most of all celebrate Black History Month events throughout the city are opening the eyes of awareness. of culture, social justice, academics, and the arts. Paul Carter, assistant director of the Black Resource Center at Cal State University, Long Beach, said this month brings several thought-provoking and ...

By Dianne Anderson MLK Day was always more than just a fun day from as far back as Susan Jacobs can remember. As a personal protest against the system that was fighting against making MLK Day a federal holiday, her mom kept both her and her sister out of school. Instead, they went out to ...