Monthly Archives: November 2013

Minimum Wage Workers Deserve Higher Pay, But Also Respect

Nov. 23, 2013 / By
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Yaveth Gomez • Silicon Valley De-Bug

San Jose and the rest of California increased the minimum wage...

12 Years a Slave – A Must See Film For Black Youth

Nov. 23, 2013 / By
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Movie Review, Monet Boyd

I recently had the privilege of watching the new movie, “12 Years a Slave,” which is based on a memoir by Solomon Northup...

Surviving Climate Change

Nov. 23, 2013 / By
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TomDispatch, News Analysis, Michael Klare

A week after the most powerful “super typhoon” ever recorded pummeled the Philippines, killingthousands in a single province, and three weeks after the northern Chinese city of Harbin suffered a devastating “airpocalypse,” suffocating the city with coal-plant pollution, government leaders beware!..

NewsLongBeach: Saving A Culture

Nov. 22, 2013 / By
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Thanksgiving is Nov. 28 and it’s a time for turkey and too many meals. But not all families celebrate the thanksgiving holiday in the same way...

Encore: Re-Imagining Diversity in Long Beach Part 1

Nov. 22, 2013 / By
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VoiceWaves, in partnership with Palacio de Long Beach Magazine and the Public Access Digital Network (PADNET), presents Re-Imagining Diversity in Long Beach...

Global Voices From Africa to the Philippines Demand Climate Justice at U.N. Summit in Warsaw

Nov. 19, 2013 / By
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See the video HERE

http://www.democracynow.org – We are broadcasting all week from Warsaw, Poland, where the U.N...

Street Soldiers Radio: Bay Area Parents Share Perspectives on Schools

Nov. 19, 2013 / By
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Editor’s Note: Below is a transcribed excerpt from the October 26th broadcast of Street Soldiers, a live call-in radio show that airs every Sunday night on KMEL 106.1fm...

When Cyberbullying Gets Real

Nov. 19, 2013 / By
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Are you more likely to be bullied online or in person?..

In Yolanda’s Wake, Memories of Filipino Resiliency

Nov. 19, 2013 / By
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New America Media, First Person, Anthony Advincula

NEW YORK — I am accustomed to strong typhoons...

NewsLongBeach: There’s a New Library in Town

Nov. 18, 2013 / By
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If you think public libraries are just books, think again. The modern library is alive and well in Long Beach...

NewsLongBeach: Education as a National Security Issue

Nov. 17, 2013 / By
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Leadership Long Beach is a nonprofit organization celebrating its 25th anniversary. Every year, the organization recruits a group of leaders to educate and motivate them on issues important to the future of the city...

The “Storify” of Santa Clara County Preserving the Best Immigrant Detainer Policy in the Country

Nov. 15, 2013 / By
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Media coverage, and our own media, chronicling the culmination of a year long campaign to beat back a challenge to our county’s immigrant detainer policy...