California Towns Where Blacks Feared Sundown
Sep 4, 2020 · California cities classified as “surely” sundown towns on Loewen’s website include Brea, Chico, Culver City, El Segundo, Fresno, Glendale, Hawthorne, La Jolla, Palmdale, San Marino and Taft. Cities that are now majority Black and Brown, including Compton and Inglewood in Southern California, previously barred Black residents.
Irvine Valley College Black Student Success
Nov 7, 2024 · By Precinct Reporter News. April 11, 2024. 1966. 0. Share: by Dianne Anderson. For students at Irvine Valley College, a recent all-expenses paid HBCU tour was an eye opening experience for students who may have grown up in Orange County, a bit off the beaten path of Black American experience. Heather Johnson, IVC counselor, said the cool thing ...
Sidewalks for Muscoy Project to Become Reality
Nov 7, 2024 · The Sidewalks for Muscoy Coalition served as the initial wave of improvements for the Muscoy community. The coalition rallied their community as they built sample crosswalks, bus shelters, and curb extensions using funding from Southern California’s Association of Government’s (SCAG) Go Human Campaign.
Long Beach Launches Youth Poet Laureate Program
Nov 7, 2024 · By Precinct Reporter News. January 18, 2024. 1518. 0. Share: Applications accepted through February 28 for youth ages 13 to 18. The Long Beach Public Library (LBPL), in partnership with the Arts Council for Long Beach and supported by Urban Word NYC, is launching the 2024 Long Beach Youth Poet Laureate (YPL) program.
Community Mourns Passing of Henry Hooks
Nov 7, 2024 · After the weekend celebration of thanksgiving, the Inland Empire awakened to the news that our famed photographer, Henry Hooks, had transitioned Friday, November 26. For over five decades, Henry Hooks showcased the African American community’s social events, weddings, proms, cotillions, and the first building of New Hope Missionary Baptist ...
Indian Springs HS Opens Performing Arts Center
Nov 7, 2024 · In fact, the ISHS Performing Arts Center has already garnered a design excellence award from American School & University Magazine. Built on 18,000 square feet, the center seats 501 and has a modern orchestra pit that allows for additional seating and extra stage space. The project cost $12.5 million and was built in just 21 months.
‘BlacKkKlansman’ Delivers Critical and Powerful Message
Nov 7, 2024 · By Stacy M. Brown. NNPA Newswire. Even though “BlacKkKlansman” is set in the 1970s, the themes in the film are just as relevant today as they were back then, Anita Bennett, the managing editor and creator of Urban Hollywood 411, told NNPA Newswire.
OC Black History Parade & Unity Festival
Nov 7, 2024 · On Saturday, February 4, the parade starts at 9:00 a.m. at Anaheim Blvd/Lincoln Avenue featuring marching bands, dignitaries, and floats winding south to Water Street, returning to Anaheim City Hall with the Unity Festival at Center Street Promenade begins. Shipp, also a Ward 5 commissioner for the city of Santa Ana, said the event has grown ...
S.B. Homeless Action Plan Task Force - Precinct Reporter Group …
Nov 7, 2024 · Some may wonder where all the homeless people slept in the last few weeks of record-breaking freezing temperatures, whipping winds, flash floods and blizzards. For those who care, community advocates are invited to be a voice for the unhoused with the San Bernardino Homeless Action Plan Task Force, now brainstorming the city’s homeless emergency.
CASA: Foster System Impact on Black children
Nov 7, 2024 · Among all of the problems facing foster kids, Black kids seem to be taking the brunt of the process. But one way to alleviate the stress of the overpopulated foster system is by creating a watchdog for biased referrals that disproportionately push more Black kids into the system than white kids. From there, they are pipelined to prison.