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Beyonce And Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Announce $6 Million COVID-19 Relief To Support Mental Health
It was recently announced that superstar Beyoncé along with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey are pledging to donate $6 million to support mental health and wellness organizations. The pair is joining forces through their respective organizations—Beyoncé’s BeyGOOD Foundation and Dorsey’s #startsmall initiative. A statement on Beyonce’s website reads, “communities of color are suffering by epic proportions due to the COVID-19 […]
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Top Dawg Entertainment Founder Commits to Pay Seniors’ Rent in Watts Public Housing
A Los Angeles hip-hop entrepreneur said Wednesday he will cover one month’s rent for several hundred senior citizens — among the most susceptible to the threat of the coronavirus — living in Watts public housing developments. Anthony Tiffith, the founder of Top Dawg Entertainment, said he will donate $86,000 to pay rent for 311 unidades […]
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Dr.. Melina Abdullah, Doctorado
Melina Abdullah is Professor and former Chair of Pan-African Studies at California State University, Los Angeles. She is a lead organizer with Black Lives Matter Los Angeles. She earned her Ph.D. y M.A. from the University of Southern California in Political Science and her B.A. from Howard University in African American Studies. She was appointed […]
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Dr.. Robert K. Ross, Maryland
President and Chief Executive Officer, The California Endowment Dr. Robert K. Ross leads The California Endowment (TCE), a health foundation established in 1996 to address the health needs of Californians. Prior to his appointment in 2000, Ross served as director of the Health and Human Services Agency for the County of San Diego, and Commissioner […]
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Nadine Burke Harris, Maryland, MPH, FAAP
Dr.. Nadine Burke Harris is an award-winning physician, investigador, and advocate dedicated to changing the way our society responds to one of the most serious, expensive and widespread public health crises of our time: childhood trauma. She was appointed as California’s first-ever Surgeon General by Governor Gavin Newsom in January 2019. Dr.. Burke Harris’ career […]
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City Council President Herb Wesson
Councilmember Herb J. Wesson, Jr. was unanimously elected President of the Los Angeles City Council on November 23, 2011 and officially took office January 2, 2012. He was elected to represent the 10th Council District of the City Los Angeles in a Special Election in November 2005. The voters of the 10th Council District recognized Wesson’s […]
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Laura Trejo
General Manager of the City of Los Angeles Department of Aging. Ms. Trejo received her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, and a Master’s Degree in Gerontology and Public Administration from the University of Southern California (USC). Ms. Trejo is an expert in her field and has been a frequent speaker and consultant both nationally and internationally on […]
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99-Year-Old Black Woman Survives COVID-19 Infection Just in Time for Her 100th Birthday
Since the beginning stages of the coronavirus pandemic, our newsfeeds have been filled with horror stories about the devastating impact the outbreak has had on people’s daily lives as well as their very lives. But every so often, we come across inspiring stories that warm the heart. In Albany, Ga, a 99-year-old woman who has survived COVID-19 […]
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Earth Day’s 50th anniversary goes digital amid coronavirus pandemic, with virtual protests, video teach-ins and more
The 50th anniversary of Earth Day was destined to be a worldwide celebration. It still will be – just virtually. Under social distancing restrictions in place around the world to fight the spread of coronavirus, the millions of people who were expected to fill parks, stadiums, universities and plazas around the world Wednesday to mark the annual day devoted […]
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James Burk
James was born in Chicago, Illinois and moved to Los Angeles before he was a year old. He was raised in Watts where he began his studies at 92nd Street and Weigand Avenue elementary schools, and Markham Jr. Escuela Secundaria. He graduated from Compton High School. He attended LA Southwest College in 1967 where he […]
