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The nationwide economic crisis may or may not be becoming a distant memory, but a housing crisis still exists within the city of Long Beach...
In November, the California Assembly Select Committee on the Status of Boys and Men of Color held a hearing to discuss design of new school system accountability standards, and how they must include measuring outcomes for boys and young men of color...
It was a play just like any other play.
I was a 15 year-old sophomore, proud to be playing football for Long Beach Polytechnic High School, a team that has produced a number of NFL players, including Marques Anderson, who played for the Green Bay Packers, the Denver Broncos and the San Francisco 49ers, and wide receiver Kareem Kelly of the New Orleans Saints...
If Sherman Ray Harper had a say in the city budget, he would invest in more recreation centers because he doesn’t want more youth to end up homeless like him...
If you’ve never thought about spending a night at the opera, then you’ve never experienced the Long Beach Opera...
Thanksgiving is Nov. 28 and it’s a time for turkey and too many meals. But not all families celebrate the thanksgiving holiday in the same way...
VoiceWaves, in partnership with Palacio de Long Beach Magazine and the Public Access Digital Network (PADNET), presents Re-Imagining Diversity in Long Beach...
Thanks to the voter-approved Local Control Funding Formula, parents, students and community members will be having more control over school spending and the decisions being made to improve schools in California...
Rat infestations, high rents and overcrowding—these are just some of the housing issues that some residents in Long Beach face, according to Housing Long Beach (HLB), a local non-profit...
VoiceWaves, in partnership with Palacio de Long Beach Magazine and the Public Access Digital Network (PADNET), presents Re-Imagining Diversity in Long Beach...
Growing up in Long Beach, Tuy Sobil became enamored with breakdancing, eventually joining a dance crew and adopting the nickname “KK.”..
“Our Community” is a VoiceWaves project and community event being showcased on Aug. 26. Youth reporters were tasked to explore their community through a camera’s lens, each picking one community-based organization to shine a spotlight on...