As part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to create a fairer, more effective criminal justice system, reduce recidivism, and combat the impact of mass incarceration on communities, the Department of Education this week announced the Second Chance Pell Pilot program to test new models to allow incarcerated Americans to receive Pell Grants and pursue postsecondary education.
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Bobbi Kristina Brown dies at 22
Two days before she was found face-down in the bathtub at her home outside of Atlanta in January, it seemed like Bobbi Kristina Brown’s career might have been picking up.
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Rainbow PUSH, Google address lack of minorities in technology sector
Veteran civil rights campaigner Rev. Jesse Jackson came to Los Angeles last week to raise awareness about the lack of diversity at major technology companies.
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First on the agenda for Harris-Dawson: Respecting constituent needs and wants
Talking face-to-face to almost 30,000 voters during the course of a winning political campaign gave newly-elected Los Angeles City Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson a very clear picture of some of his constituents’ key concerns.
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Shawn Prez uses marketing skills he learned under Diddy in corporate America
Shawn Prez has seen the rise of P. Diddy—then known as Puff Daddy or Puffy—from being a hustler who sold records, to a multimillionaire CEO who has a fashion line and liquor company. During the ride, he has experienced the glamorous life and worked alongside artists such as the Notorious B.I.G. and Ma$e. His talent for using street teams led him to be called P. Diddy’s “ambassador to the street.”
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Local teen pilot works his way through college by flying the skies
Most young people work their way through college at a fast-food restaurant, the library or some other on-campus job, but not Los Angeles resident Demetrius Ingram. He is working his way through college by flying across the country as a commercial pilot for a regional airline in Western Alaska. Ingram, 19, became a licensed pilot when he was 17 years old and still a senior in high school. He said he always dreamed of taking to the skies and was hooked after his first introductory flight.
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How combat veterans are coping with July Fourth fireworks
Independence Day is often celebrated with delicious food, family get-togethers and Fourth of July fireworks that light up the night.
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Feds issue latest drought relief package; farmers may benefit
The Obama Administration this week has unveiled its “Sierra Cascade California Headwaters” package that will direct $130 million toward drought relief. Most of the money will support tree thinning, watershed restoration, streambed improvements and other work that the White House believes will assist California in finding its way through four years of financially-crippling drought. Another $13.6 million will be allocated later for ranchers, and $6 million is forthcoming to provide grants to rural communities.
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Former prisoners struggle with employment, stigma when released
Every year America locks up more than 6 million people, many of them Black men, for lengthy prison sentences. But most of these men and women are eventually released back into their communities, where they face an uphill struggle to find employment and readjust to life on the outside.
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New summer lunch program set
The city of Palmdale and the Palmdale School District have unveiled a new free school lunch program ongoing Monday through Friday at eight locations through July 31.
