Beyond Longbeach

Oakland Natives Welcome Auckland Natives To Their Homeland

Jul. 18, 2013 / By
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It was a packed house earlier this week at the Intertribal Friendship House when Maori group,Te Whaka Huia made their way from Auckland, New Zealand to Oakland, Bay Area and were greeted with a ceremonial welcoming from the Ohlone Bay Area Natives. ..

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...

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...

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...