California has been one of the main states in America supporting women’s rights, and with the passing of Assembly Bill 2540, they are taking the next step in helping women […]
Tag: education
Posted inFeature
Advocacy groups call for LAUSD investigation
California Black Media The Black Educator Advocates Network (BEAN) and the NAACP San Fernando Valley Branch are calling for an independent investigation into what they say is a longstanding pattern […]
Posted inNews
Newsom’s plan for new State Education Commissioner draws support
California lawmakers have approved Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to create an Education Commissioner, shifting executive control of the state’s public schools from the independently elected State Superintendent of Public Instruction […]
Posted inHealth
Doctors Seeing More Cases of Preventable Childhood Illnesses
Diseases Once Rare in Children’s Hospitals Return as Vaccination Rates Decline Nationwide Doctors across the United States say they are treating children for illnesses that routine vaccinations once made increasingly […]
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‘Who’s that girl?’ Shalom Omo-Osagie
Beauty pageant queens may appear to just be a pretty face who master elegance, beauty, and talent, but there is more beneath the surface. Meet Shalom Omo-Osagie, a Nigerian- American […]
Posted inOp-ed, Opinion
LAUSD must protect all our children
Every day, I send my children to school with a smile on my face—and abject fear in my heart. Imagine sending your child to school, not knowing if today is the day they […]
Posted inGovernment/Politics
California Capitol news you might have missed
Tony Thurmond: USC, KABC and Univision Debate Shuts Out Gubernatorial Candidates of Color Four Democrats in the race for California governor are urging their rivals to skip an upcoming debate […]
Posted inEducation, Local
Medical students match into residencies
Twenty-four medical students from the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science/UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine program celebrated Match Day on Friday, March 20. Following tradition, the fourth-year students simultaneously unsealed […]
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Highlighting 100 years of Black History
The Black experience in America is a unique microcosm of beauty, pain, triumph, and resilience. Historically, Black people have navigated slavery, its effects, systemic racism, and inequality, which still shows […]
Posted inEducation, Guest Opinions
Reverse-racism lawsuit against LAUSD flies in the face of history
A new lawsuit against the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is not about protecting or upholding equality; to the contrary, it is about rewriting who counts as a victim […]
