Monthly Archives: July 2013

Youthwire: Next Generation of Community Media

Jul. 17, 2013 / By
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YouthWire was founded to unify and showcase the wealth of youth-created content being generated by New America Media’s community media projects in under-served communities across California, and to broaden their collective reach – beyond the local – to include a statewide audience of policymakers, advocacy groups, activists, educators and youth...

Mandela’s Illness Exposes Little End-of-Life Planning in Modern World

Jul. 17, 2013 / By
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New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram

PALO ALTO, Calif. – For weeks now, the media has been pouring out news about former South African President Nelson Mandela’s illness and repeated hospital stays...

“Knowledge Gives Us Wings”

Jul. 17, 2013 / By
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When was the last time you visited a local library branch in Long Beach?  You have thirteen opportunities, 12 branches and online...

A Letter From a Mother About Trayvon Martin

Jul. 14, 2013 / By
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The following letter appeared on a Facebook page this morning purportedly from a Mother. The words were so powerfully written that we decided they needed to be read. ..

The Affordable Care Act: What’s at Stake for Long Beach

Jul. 12, 2013 / By
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The Children’s Clinic has been offering healthcare to many under-served families in Long Beach since 1933...

The Link Between Suspension And Dropout

Jul. 12, 2013 / By
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Posted by Robyn Gee

I remember the first student I ever suspended. He was 13 years old...

How To Live For Almost Free in Long Beach

Jul. 12, 2013 / By
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In the video above, VoiceWaves highlights some places in Long Beach that are helping residents who desire to live sustainably and at low cost...

Youth: Don’t Battle Depression Alone

Jul. 12, 2013 / By
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Karla Martinez/COACHELLA UNINCORPORATED

It is hard to believe that so many young people, with so much life ahead, are willing to give up the most precious gift ever given — their own life.  ..

Q&A: A Year After Refinery Fire, No “Culture of Safety” at Chevron”

Jul. 12, 2013 / By
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Question & Answer, Nicole Hudley

Editor’s Note: Last August, an explosion and fire at the Chevron refinery in Richmond, Calif...

Fruitvale Station the Movie: Will the World Feel it Like We Do in Oakland?

Jul. 12, 2013 / By
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Commentary • Pendarvis Harshaw

OAKLAND, Calif. — The crowd let out a monstrous applause just before the private screening of Fruitvale Station began inside Oakland’s Grand Lake Theatre...

Girl Rising Documentary Screened at Long Beach Main Library

Jul. 12, 2013 / By
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Attendees to the screening of the documentary Girl Rising gathered Saturday, July 13 in the Long Beach Main Library’s lobby adjacent to the auditorium...

CalGang Database: Should You Know If You’re Labeled?

Jul. 8, 2013 / By
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by We’Ced Youth Media

Editor’s Note: CalGang is a non-public database that started as a way to help Los Angeles law enforcement keep track of gang members and affiliates...