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Empowerment Congress Juneteenth Day of Dialogue
Empowerment Congress Juneteenth Day of Dialogue
Stefi Mar June 24, 2025
Empowerment Congress Juneteenth Day of Dialogue
In celebration of the 25th National Caribbean American Heritage Month, Los Angeles will bring together culture, cuisine, and creativity to Leimert Park Village, in an event that honors the vibrant Caribbean diaspora.
The nation’s democratic state attorney generals are conferring with one another over these unprecedented tense and escalating migrant raids conducted by ICE agents, the FBI, DEA, and other federal and local authorities. Migrant captures happen in hardware stores, construction sites, immigration courts, farms, vacation resorts, and hotels. The most recent chaos surrounds aggressive ice raids on Mexicans, Brazilians, and others who are said to be illegal in this nation by overstaying a visa or being undocumented.
Earlier this month, Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) gathered with city and county leaders at Meadows Field Airport to introduce legislation aimed at restoring critical funding for California’s regional airports. Known as the AERO Act (SB 661), the bill would redirect existing jet fuel sales tax revenues—currently funneled into the state’s General Fund—into the Aeronautics Account to support airport infrastructure, safety, and service expansion statewide.
The City of Hawthorne, known as “The City of Good Neighbors,” presented its annual Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday, June 14, 2025. The celebration was held outside Hawthorne City Hall from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Covered California is channeling $15 million from underperforming health insurance plans into a new initiative aimed at improving the health and well-being of some of its members.
Dr. Anthony Abraham Jack, a.k.a. Dr. Jack, speaks openly about how his life took quite the journey to bring him to where he is today. He’s the inaugural Faculty Director of the Boston University Newbury Center and Associate Professor of Higher Education Leadership at Boston University.
Students gathered around a bright blue number board in Melissa Williams’ kindergarten class at the Westminster School, gazing at the bank of 100 blank squares, organized in rows and columns of 10. Their assignment was to pick a numbered tile and figure out where it should go on the board.
BET Media Group and WayMaker Men’s Summit presented an impressive lineup of guest speakers and special guests for their impactful partnership during BET Experience (BETX).
Small businesses in California – from sole proprietorships to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) – account for about 99% of all businesses in the state, making them the sector most responsible for job creation, more than 7 million.
“The response feels like provocation, not protection,” says Cicley Gay, Chairwoman of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation. She is reacting to President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles, California.
t never ceases to amaze me at the variety of cultural events that are held in Leimert Park throughout the year. I recently attended Arts in the Park: Celebration of Dance, Art, and Wellness! The event was held on Sunday, May 25, 2025, 1-5 pm, People’s Street Plaza in Leimert Park.
A new poll shows that most Americans do not support paying reparations to Black descendants of enslaved people in America.
Where history meets resilience, Allensworth continues to stand as a powerful symbol of Black self-determination.
Monday, May 26, the nation paused to honor and to remember the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our country.
Since President Donald Trump released his 2026 budget blueprint in early May, calling for $163 billion in federal spending cuts, much of the attention has focused on his slashing of foreign aid and boosting of border security. But the proposal also holds important clues — amid some mixed messages — about the administration’s approach to two pressing public health issues: mental health and addiction.
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Monday, May 19, 2025, would have been the 100th birthday of Malcolm X. Celebrations were held across the nation to honor the tireless civil rights activist.
When people call large insurance brokerages seeking free assistance in choosing Medicare Advantage plans, they’re often offered assurances such as this one from eHealth: “Your benefit advisors will find plans that match your needs — no matter the carrier.”
Black women remain the backbone of the U.S. labor force—working more, earning less, and bearing greater burdens across nearly every sector. Even as the country added 177,000 jobs in April, Black women lost 106,000 positions, the steepest decline of any group. Their unemployment rate jumped to 6.1%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.