Posts Tagged as "community"

Long Beach Residents Reflect on Biking and the Blue Line

Jan. 16, 2013 / By
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By CSULB Senior Seminar Reporters Kellie Reince, Kendra Ablaza, Eddie Kelly, Elisabeth Manville and Kyle Moothart

The following media pieces focused around transportation trends and issues within Central Long Beach...

Long Beach Envisions Peace Through MLK

Jan. 13, 2013 / By
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When Virgia Wade was living in Long Beach in the 1970s and 80s, she never saw blacks and Latinos together anywhere and the police freely beat and arrested young people on their way home from school...

North Long Beach Residents Struggle to Find Healthy Food

Jan. 10, 2013 / By
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Text By CSULB Reporter Candace Manriquez, Video by CSULB Reporters Kim Norlund and Julian Cabrera

In any given direction from where Griselda Florinda Gomez lives on the west side of North Long Beach, there is a major grocery store within two miles...

Wrigley Station Walk Event

Jan. 6, 2013 / By
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On Saturday, January 12 at 8:30 a.m., Walk Long Beach, in partnership with City Fabrick and the YMCA of Greater Long Beach, will be conducting a walk event...

6th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace Maker Award

Jan. 6, 2013 / By
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Sixth District Councilman Dee Andrews and the Peace Week Committee are pleased to announce the Long Beach 2013 Martin Luther King, Jr...

Homeless Black Youth Largely Invisible to Service Providers

Jan. 3, 2013 / By
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New America Media, News Report, Nicole Hudley, Posted: Jan 03, 2013

SACRAMENTO – A recent report comparing the experiences of Caucasian and African American homeless youth describes stark differences between how those two groups seek and access support services, including the key finding that African American youth are less likely to self-identify as homeless, suggesting their numbers may be larger than previously believed...

A Healthy Long Beach Is…

Jan. 2, 2013 / 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...

Social Paranoia Feeds U.S. Gun Culture

Dec. 28, 2012 / By
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New America Media, Commentary, Rene Ciria-Cruz, Posted: Dec 27, 2012

The gun has an indelible presence in America’s popular consciousness...

22th Annual Interfaith Intercultural Breakfast

Dec. 24, 2012 / By
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Under One Sky

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center

300 E...

City Lags on Much Needed Park Improvements

Dec. 21, 2012 / By
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By CSULB Senior Seminar Reporters Sandy Brambila, Katrina Guevara, Chie Uraki and Eric Bryan.

Central Long Beach has the lowest number of park space for the highest percentage of families in unemployment and with children in poverty as compared to the other parts of the city, according to Best Start L.A...

Youth Leadership & Sports Academy

Dec. 6, 2012 / By
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Deadline Approaches for Homeowners Seeking Foreclosure Reviews

Nov. 30, 2012 / By
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New America Media, News Report, Anna Challet, Posted: Nov 29, 2012

Well over 4 million homeowners affected by the foreclosure crisis are eligible for an independent review of their cases – but only a small percentage of them have requested one through a recently available federal program, and the deadline to do so is looming...