United Ways of California is urging Californians to file before the April 18 tax filing deadline. According to the most recent data from the Franchise Tax Board (FTB), filing for […]
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Access to care for Sickle Cell patients
In recognition of World Sickle Cell Day on June 19, more than a dozen organizations representing a diverse cross-section of patient advocates, health professional organizations, health insurers and biopharmaceutical companies […]
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National coalition of Mayors issues statment on abortion rights
Mayor Eric Garcetti and 10 other mayors from across the country issued the following joint statement this week on abortion rights in anticipation of the Supreme Court’s expected decision to […]
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Drought is the worst that Californiahas faced in 1,200 years
Gov. Gavin Newsom recently visited a Carson water-recycling facility, urging Californians to find ways of cutting their water use to combat a historic drought and saying the state is facing […]
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Entrepreneur Educational Center and AltaSea agree to pact
The Entrepreneur Educational Center Inc. (EECI), based in Watts and led by CEO Barbara J. Stanton, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work with AltaSea at the Port of […]
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Mayor Garcetti announces minimum wage increase
Mayor Eric Garcetti recently announced that the minimum wage rate will increase from $15 to $16.04 per hour, effective on July 1. “We fought to raise the minimum wage because […]
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Unforeseen struggles for poor, pregnant Blacks in post-Roe era
After the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, women in states that now outlaw abortion have scrambled to cobble together piecemeal solutions, including traveling across state lines, an expert told […]
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Juneteenth books for kids
You weren’t born knowing everything. People had to tell you what you needed to know, and that’s how you learn. You can guess sometimes, or figure other things out on […]
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The politics of dramatizing legends
HBO has lately been airing “Winning Time: The Birth of a Dynasty,” which dramatizes the major characters and themes of the composition that became the Showtime Los Angeles Lakers basketball […]
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Radical women stand in solidarity: Fighting for reproductive justice
On Feb. 20, the socialist-feminist organization Radical Women and the Comrades of Color Caucus of the Freedom Socialist Party hosted a virtual event, “Black Women Fire Up the Movement for […]
