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Los Angeles County Approves Motion to Support Countywide Efforts to Address Regulatory Gaps in Children’s Camps and to Prevent Drownings at Public and Private Swimming Pools
LOS ANGELES – Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved two board motions to address regulatory gaps in children’s activities at camps and swimming pools. Subscribe to read full article.
Read MoreLA County Library’s Annual Lunch at the Library Program Returns
LA County Library’s annual Lunch at the Library program returns, providing free grab-and-go meals to kids and teens 18 and under during the summer months. This year, two healthy meals—reheatable lunch and breakfast—will be available daily. Subscribe to read the full story..
Read MoreCalifornia Reparations Committee Confronts Harms of Slavery, Debates Direct Payments
By Jackie Botts From Calmatters.org For more than three decades, Black members of Congress have introduced legislation to study the lasting harms of slavery on African Americans, and propose remedies. Year after year, the federal proposal languished. Now, California is going it alone. Subscribe to read the full story…
Read MoreA Year After George Floyd’s Death, California Police Reform Efforts Still Facing Resistance
By Manny Otiko | California Black Media A year ago this week, the world watched in disbelief the cellphone video that captured Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on the neck of George Floyd for more than 9 minutes, leading to the African American man’s horrific death — and triggering widespread protests and some incidents…
Read MoreMore Deaths Reported After J&J, AstraZeneca Vaccines, Plus Researchers Link AstraZeneca to Strokes in Young Adults
The AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccines came under scrutiny again this week as more reports of deaths — largely due to blood clot disorders — surfaced in Belgium, Canada and Greece, and a new report linked the AstraZeneca vaccine to strokes in young adults. By Megan Redshaw 110 Link copied The AstraZeneca and…
Read MoreTop Bull Riders and Rodeo Athletes head to Las Vegas for Historic Weekend
LAS VEGAS – The world’s top bull riding and rodeo athletes will head to Las Vegas for a historic Western sports weekend in the Entertainment Capital of the World June 11-13 as PBR (Professional Bull Riders) welcomes fans back into the arena for the Unleash The Beast- Las Vegas Invitational and the Bill Pickett Invitational…
Read MoreSouth L.A. STEM Prep High School Sees 11% Jump in Student College Acceptance
Los Angeles, Ca. – As high schools across the country experience lower college-going rates among students as a result of the global pandemic, one local high school is seeing the opposite. Math & Science College Prep (MSCP) in South Los Angeles, recently named a California Distinguished School and one of the Best High Schools in the state according…
Read More“Six Triple Eight”, an All Black Female Battalion, Lifted Morale Sorting Mail During World War II
By Gloria Zuurveen Editor-in-Chief “The women of the Six Triple Eight deserve to have a special place in history for their service to our country,” said United States Senator for Kansas Jerry Moran about a courageous, all-black female battalion who served in World War II. The women, nicknamed “Six Triple Eight”, were assigned to the…
Read MoreIN MEMORIAM: Comic Legend Paul Mooney Dies at 79
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Paul Mooney, the comedian who wrote episodes of “Sanford and Son,” “Good Times,” and “The Richard Pryor Show,” has died at the age of 79. His publicist, Cassandra Williams, confirmed Mooney’s death and said he died at home in Oakland, California. Subscribe to continue only 99 cents
Read MoreCalifornia scores staggering $75B budget surplus
By Reid Wilson From thehill.com California’s budget is in the black — by a staggering amount. A state that expected perhaps the most severe budget crunch in American history instead has a more than $75 billion budget surplus, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Monday, after a booming stock market and better-than-anticipated tax revenues over the pandemic-plagued year.…
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