Posts Tagged as "community"

California’s Fight to Stop Health Insurance Price Gouging

May. 1, 2012 / By
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New America Media/California Progress Report, News Analysis, Zack Kaldveer, Posted:May 01, 2012

As California families continue to reel from the most severe economic downturn since the Great Depression, health insurance premium rates have soared by 153% since 2002, nearly five times the rate of inflation.

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A Healthy Community Is…

Apr. 30, 2012 / By
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VoiceWaves Journalist Wendy Lopez asked Long Beach residents, “What does a healthy community look like?” Here’s what Camerine Ponn had to say...

Youth Voices Strong at Boys & Men of Color Hearing

Apr. 29, 2012 / By
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Written by: Luis Pacheco

Luis is a graduate of Edison High School and joined The kNOw in 2009.

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When Did Immigrants Become the Enemy?

Apr. 20, 2012 / By
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New America Media, Commentary, Andrew Lam, Posted: Apr 20, 2012

Photo of Condoleeza Rice urging passage of immigration reform earlier this month provided coutesy of Duke University...

East Bay Parks Campaign Targets Local Youth

Apr. 20, 2012 / By
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From the Richmond Pulse

News Report, Peter Schurmann

California, and the Bay Area in particular, is blessed with some truly magnificent natural treasures...

Youth Journalist Writes National Education Blog

Apr. 18, 2012 / By
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VoiceWaves Youth Journalist, John Oliver Santiago, is one of  three fellows from Long Beach with New America Media’s Youth Education Fellowship...

African-American Elder Plays Key Role in Violence Prevention Efforts

Apr. 17, 2012 / By
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From The Richmond Pulse http://richmondpulse.org/african-american-elder-plays-key-role-in-violence-prevention-efforts/

Profile, Monica Quesada

Bennie Singleton quietly entered the church, Richmond’s Garden of Peace Ministries, looking for other “night-walkers.”..

Partnership for Community Journalism

Apr. 14, 2012 / By
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VoiceWaves and California State University Long Beach Journalism Department have partnered on a community journalism project...

Advocating for Immigrant Rights

Apr. 12, 2012 / By
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VoiceWaves Wendy Lopez interviewed Annette Quintero, Community Organizer for Long Beach Beach Immigrant Rights Coalition, about the organization’s mission and services...

Optimism about City’s Future

Apr. 8, 2012 / By
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Former Long Beach Councilmember Tonia Reyes Uranga expressed her optimism after being asked the question “Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the future of Long Beach?”..

April is National Minority Health Month

Apr. 4, 2012 / By
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According to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), this year’s theme,Health Equity Can’t Wait...

Residents Wait Hours for Free Medical Care

Apr. 2, 2012 / By
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By Ivan Delgado, Johnny Flores Jr., and Santos Reyes
Coachella Unincorporated

Thermal, Calif. – Lorena Lopez arrived at Desert Mirage High School in the dark of night in hopes of being among the first treated at The Flying Doctors mobile clinic on March 31.

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