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JOHNNY FLORES JR/Coachella Uninc
COACHELLA — When Christian Sesma graduated from San Diego State University in 2003, he had no idea where his bachelor of arts degree in anthropology would take him...
By Dean Welliver
In the wake of a recent suicide of a transgender male Bakersfield College student, community members gathered in downtown Bakersfield earlier this month to learn about how they can support LGBTQ teens in crisis...
New America Media, News Report, Anna Challet
For Sandy Mendoza, advocacy manager of the Los Angeles-based organization Families in Schools, the difference between parent involvement and parent engagement could make or break California’s new school funding law...
One in four young people currently don’t have healthcare, according to a study by the Young Invincibles, a national organization committed to mobilizing and expanding opportunities for young people age 18 to 34...
As the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) begins to adopt the new education standards known as Common Core, it is being tested on how well it overcomes barriers to informing and involving parents in the effort to help students adapt and achieve...
KARLA MARTINEZ/Coachella Uninc
When I spotted a bruise on my friend “Anna,” I didn’t need to ask her how it got there...
Koream Journal, News Report, James S. Kim, Posted: Mar 16, 2014
Chung K. Shin was technically never an employee at the port trucking company where he regularly hauled goods out of the Long Beach and Los Angeles ports for two years...
My Brother’s Keeper is an Obama Administration initiative that seeks to empower boys and young men of color...
Editor’s Note: The Richmond City Council convened a special meeting on March 12 to review the results of an independent investigation of highly publicized accusations of neglect by the Richmond Housing Authority at the city’s public housing complexes...
Shamako Noble • Silicon Valley De-Bug
Commentator and community organizer Shamako Noble has lived all over the Bay Area...
Last week, as hundreds gathered to raise awareness about the top issues affecting Long Beach at the People’s State of the City event in North Long Beach, VoiceWaves spoke to residents and community leaders about how their own personal stories connected with the issues being discussed: living wage, pollution, public safety and education...
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