Monthly Archives: July 2014

Deciding To Be a Teen Mom Was Hard, But Telling My Community Was Worse

Jul. 29, 2014 / By
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When I announced to my community that I decided to keep my baby, even though I was a teenager, I was called a “wh*re” and a “slut.”..

This Time It Was Me: One Young Person’s Struggle With Homelessness

Jul. 29, 2014 / By
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Ed note: In America, a person is considered to be in poverty if they make under $11,000 a year, meaning most people with minimum wage jobs are in poverty and one in 45 children in the U.S...

PEACE WALK AND BE S.A.F.E. CULTURAL FRIENDSHIP CELEBRATION

Jul. 27, 2014 / By
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LONG BEACH COMMUNITY TO JOIN TOGETHER FOR PEACE WALK AND BE S.A.F.E. CULTURAL FRIENDSHIP CELEBRATION

What: An alliance of community organizations, churches and residents plan to walk for peace in North Long Beach and other communities racked by violence...

Public Access Digital Network Open House

Jul. 27, 2014 / By
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PADNET will be hosting an open house every month from 6 to 8 pm. All are welcome!..

English-Spanish Conversation Group, Sept. 3

Jul. 27, 2014 / By
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(Español abajo)

Save the Date: Wednesday, Sept. 3rd 6pm 920 Atlantic Ave. Suite 102, LB 90813

We have decided to join the English conversation group with the Spanish Conversation Group!!..

Communities of Color Inclusion Circle, July 29

Jul. 27, 2014 / By
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Community members are invited to participate in Community Inclusion Circle Series, a collaboration between California Conference for Equality and Justice (CCEJ), Building Healthy Communities: Long Beach and South Coast Interfaith Council on July 29 @ 5:30 pm8:00 pm...

Coachella residents support fines to prevent graffiti

Jul. 27, 2014 / By
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JOHNNY FLORES AND AMBER AMAYA/Coachella Uninc

Coachella — Adults and youth interviewed by Coachella Unincorporated support the city’s recent decision to fine parents of minors who are accused of vandalizing public and private property...

For LA Youth, Child Migrants Are Humanitarian, Not Political, Issue

Jul. 25, 2014 / By
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Editor’s Note: This week a group of young people in Los Angeles went on a seven-day fast to call attention to the welfare of children who are crossing into the United States to flee violence in their home countries...

Keep Out Of My Kinks!

Jul. 24, 2014 / By
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The pressure on a Black woman to follow widely accepted beauty norms and standards in America is real...

Young Women Weigh In On Hobby Lobby Decision

Jul. 18, 2014 / By
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For centuries, millions of women all over the world have used some form of birth control...