Beyond Longbeach

School Buses Partially Reinstated

Apr. 19, 2013 / By
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photo courtesy of Merced Sun-Star’s Bea Ahbec

Late last year, Merced High School Districts bus routes were cut to students that lived within five miles of their respective high schools...

Rick Ross Lyric Shows Rape Isn’t Taken Seriously

Apr. 19, 2013 / By
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By Karina Guadalupe

Put Molly all in the champagne. She ain’t even know it. I took her home and I enjoy that...

Gov. Brown, Healthcare Advocates At Odds Over Medi-Cal Expansion

Apr. 19, 2013 / By
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New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram

SACRAMENTO – Health care advocates warn that time is running out on drawing down federal dollars to expand Medi-Cal, a move that would prevent nearly 1.4 million low-income Californians from remaining uninsured when health care reform is fully implemented Jan...

Governor Does About-Face on Obama’s Health Care Law

Apr. 17, 2013 / By

New America Media/Miami Times, News Report, D. Kevin McNeir

Republican governors like Florida’s Rick Scott are slowly realizing that opposing President Barack Obama’s health care law — the Affordable Care Act — may be both political suicide and bad for hundreds of thousands of citizens who lack health care...

‘El Hielo’: Music Video Inspires Immigrant Rights Activists, Goes Viral

Apr. 17, 2013 / By
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New America Media, News Report, Valeria Fernández

PHOENIX — Two immigrant mothers stood outside the downtown Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office holding a sign that read, “They have a Dream.”..

Boyle Heights forum opens dialogue on issues surrounding LGBTQ youth [VIDEO]

Apr. 16, 2013 / By
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More than 100 people turned out Saturday for what organizers called a one-of-a-kind forum aimed at creating safe places for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) youth within communities of color at Mariachi Plaza in Boyle Heights...