By Dianne Anderson Local community advocate Robbie Butler was part of a rising class of Black urban professionals back in the day, “Buppies” as they were once known, that not only reshaped corporate America, but also helped chip away at the glass ceiling. As part of that first generation of modern programmers, she was writing ...

By Dianne Anderson At different junctures along the way, Robbie Butler couldn’t figure out why she wasn’t getting appointed to a commission in the city of Long Beach, even though she had a long presence in the community But as any Delta Sigma Theta Sorority member would do, she decided to take the initiative and ...

By Dianne Anderson Robbie Butler finds that the hardest fight against COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the Black community is getting past all the misinformation that’s floating around. As part of the city’s Black Health Equity collaborative, her organization is reaching out, educating and encouraging the community to get tested and vaccinated. She’s working health fairs, ...