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Dolores Huerta, farmworker champion, dies at 96 in Bakersfield
Dolores Huerta, the labor and civil rights leader who co-founded the United Farm Workers and coined the rallying cry “Sí, se puede,” died Wednesday. She
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Metro To Kick Off Vermont Bus Rapid Transit Project Ahead of 2028 Olympics
For 16-year-old Kalianna Paloma, an 11th-grade student at the SEED School of Los Angeles County, traveling by bus can mean spending extra time getting to a train station and reaching her destination. A planned bus rapid transit system along Vermont Avenue could make those trips easier for her and thousands of other riders.
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Inglewood Mayor Defends Billboard Revenue as Measure BB Heads to Nov. 3 Election
Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts Jr. defended the city’s commercial billboard program at a District 4 town hall meeting held Sept. 23, arguing that a ballot measure targeting advertising on public property could threaten millions of dollars in municipal revenue.
Kickstarter CEO Everette Taylor Shares Tips on Creating and Growing a Business
“The future belongs to creators who are bold,” Everette Taylor, CEO of crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, told students at Howard University during a recent visit.
Former Ram Lawrence McCutcheon Passes
Lawrence McCutcheon, a five-time Pro Bowl running back for the Los Angeles Rams who later enjoyed a long career in the team’s front office, died Friday. He was 76.
Inside 820 S. Michigan: New Book Captures the Lost World of Ebony and Jet
820 Ebony/Jet: Visions of the Johnson Publishing Company, an American Icon, published Tuesday by MW Editions, features photographs by Chicago photographer Barbara Karant documenting the former Johnson Publishing Company headquarters at 820 S. Michigan Ave., the longtime home of Ebony and Jet magazines. Pasted markdown
OP-ED: Is Creativity a Superpower in Early Education?
Singing the ABC song. Learning the days of the week from a nursery rhyme. Making a finger-painted collage of little handprints. Arts education has always been center stage in early education because little children are naturally creative, filled with wonder and the burning desire to express themselves. Arts and crafts not only help nurture a child’s natural imagination, they also boost small motor skills, sharpen hand-eye coordination and feed the insatiable need to play.
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Dolores Huerta, farmworker champion, dies at 96 in Bakersfield
Dolores Huerta, the labor and civil rights leader who co-founded the United Farm Workers and coined the rallying cry “Sí, se puede,” died Wednesday. She
Home care union backs Villegas, Becerra and promises to hold them to their words.
SEIU Local 2015 represents nearly 450,000 long-term care workers, making it the state’s largest union. Its members say federal Medicaid cuts in H.R. 1, the
Inglewood Mayor Defends Billboard Revenue as Measure BB Heads to Nov. 3 Election
Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts Jr. defended the city’s commercial billboard program at a District 4 town hall meeting held Sept. 23, arguing that a
Villegas rallies SEIU Caregivers in Bakersfield in CD-22 race against Valadao
Standing before a room packed with home care workers, Randy Villegas shared a memory of his father yelling at him for holding the flashlight wrong
Chase Launches Fraud & Scam Prevention Month
As consumers prepare for the holiday season, criminals are increasingly using sophisticated tactics to pressure people into sending money, sharing personal information and making decisions
Metro To Kick Off Vermont Bus Rapid Transit Project Ahead of 2028 Olympics
For 16-year-old Kalianna Paloma, an 11th-grade student at the SEED School of Los Angeles County, traveling by bus can mean spending extra time getting to
21st Annual Taste of Soul: California’s Largest Black Street Festival Comes Alive With Culture, Music and Connections
The 21st annual Taste of Soul Family Festival brought hundreds of thousands to Crenshaw Boulevard in South Los Angeles on Oct. 17 for food, music
Practitioners of African Traditional Spirituality Offer Ancestral Reverence Ritual Oct. 31
The Council for Global Ancestral Reverence (C4GAR), a group of elders who practice African traditional spirituality, will lead a three-day gathering of prayer and discussion