BY Kristina Dixon | ACROSS BLACK AMERICA Meet Mario Mack, a 12-year-old African-American boy from Fairfield, Alabama, who is the young entrepreneur behind J’s Pop-Up Shaved Ice. Starting when he […]
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DPSS informs families of free money
The government offers many benefits and loopholes that few people know about, and fewer people know how to maximize them. The Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) wants readers to […]
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Organics recycling is changing in California
Residents across California will soon see changes to the way organic waste items, such as food scraps and yard trimmings, are disposed of and recycled. SB1383, a statewide effort to […]
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Call to transfer dozens of youth from troubled probation camp
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Holly Mitchell has called on the county Probation Department to immediately begin transferring more than four dozen youth offenders out of the much-criticized […]
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Regional program to teach small business
Small business contractors should clear Tuesdays in September as the LA regional Contractor Development and Bonding Program (CDABP) will host free webinars for contractors to teach techniques, principles, best practices, […]
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Registration recommended for construction career pipeline jobs fair on Sept. 15
Meet with union trade representatives and construction apprenticeship job coordinators and learn about good jobs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 15 at the South Park Recreation Center, 345 […]
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Krayzie Bones gives back to the community
It is not often musical legends see their career spanning more than 10 years and still have relevance in the hip-hop industry. It’s more unlikely they can sustain musical success […]
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Canceling student loan debt
Following President Joe Biden’s announcement canceling student loan debt of up to $20,000 for specific borrowers, the U.S. Department of Education said applications for relief under the plan should be […]
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Ridley-thomas files lawsuit over back pay and benefits
Former Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, who is now a Los Angeles City Councilman, is suing the city of Los Angeles over the decision to suspend his pay and […]
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Airbnb removes ‘slave cabin’ from site, apologizes
Airbnb has removed a listing in Greenville, Miss. after outrage over its advertisement as an “1830s slave cabin,” reports the Huffington Post. A New Orleans civil rights attorney, Wynton Yates, […]
