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Pioneer Peacemakers Legacy Awards Ceremony & After Party
This Thursday 10/11, The Pioneer Peacemakers Legacy Awards will be held at the California African American Museum! This event is to honor the leaders who have made a great, conscious effort to change the landscape of the violence that has been prominent in our community for the last decades. With decreasing crime rates, 2nd Call […]
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Marie Deary – Wealth Management Financial Advisors
Marie Deary common-sense advice offers people control over their lives and their futures by showing them how to get control of their finances. She believes knowing how to manage our money is one of the most important life skills for people at every age and has made it her mission to help simplify money matters, increasing financial literacy both now […]
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Johns Hopkins names building to honor Henrietta Lacks and her ‘immortal’ cells
Johns Hopkins University announced it will name a new research building on campus in honor of Henrietta Lacks, whose “immortal cells” led to the development of the polio vaccine, studies of leukemia and AIDS, chemotherapy and in vitro fertilization… READ MORE
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Dr. Melina Abdullah
Melina Abdullah is Professor and Chair of Pan-African Studies at California State University, Los Angeles and immediate past campus president and current Council for Affirmative Action Chair for the California Faculty Association (the faculty union). Dr. Abdullah earned her Ph.D. from the University of Southern California in Political Science and her B.A. from Howard University […]
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Angela Johnson
Angela Johnson is a Certified Life Coach with an emphasis on health, wellness, and self-care, the creator of Buxom Bodies In Motion, which focuses on movement for highly overweight/obese women and the Author of the book titled, “Diabolically Delicious: Our Toxic Relationship with Food.” She and Husband of 32 years, own a very successful breakfast […]
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The world has just over a decade to get climate change under control, U.N. scientists say
The world stands on the brink of failure when it comes to holding global warming to moderate levels, and nations will need to take “unprecedented” actions to cut their carbon emissions over the next decade, according to a landmark report by the top scientific body studying climate change. With global emissions showing few signs of slowing and […]
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Across the US, more cities ditch Columbus Day to honor those who really discovered America
By now, you probably know Christopher Columbus didn’t discover America. He wasn’t even the first European to do it. Somehow, the 15th-century Italian explorer still got his own national holiday. But more cities and states are scrapping Columbus Day to honor the people who were here first and who suffered greatly after Columbus’ arrival. Just […]
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Skipp Townsend & Khalid Shah: “Pioneer Peacemakers Legacy Awards 2018”
Skipp Townsend (Left), Intervention Specialist, 2nd Call. 2nd Call is a community based organization designed to assist in the personal development of individuals, who are at risk youth, ex-felons, parolees and others who society disregards. 2nd Call believes that by enlarging the scope of individual’s lives and working a coordinated strategy with education, employment, housing, health […]
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Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer endorses Andrew Gillum amid protests
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer had to shout his endorsement of Andrew Gillum for governor Thursday over a small but loud cadre of protesters in front of the Amway Center. Dyer, Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn, and St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman were in front of a busy section of Interstate 4 to jointly endorse their fellow Democratic mayor Gillum and stress […]
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Stacey Abrams Says She’s Committed To Improving The Lives Of All Georgians
On November 6, millions of Georgia residents will cast their vote for a new governor, and Stacey Abrams is hoping to clinch the victory with the help of Georgians who are eager for change. Earlier this year, Abrams made history by becoming the first black woman to win the gubernatorial nomination of a major political party, but according to […]
