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Alyssah Hall is a multimedia journalist with a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Cal State University Los Angeles. She joins Black Voice News as a UC Berkeley California Local News 2024-2026 Fellow. Born in SoCal and raised in Lynchburg, Virginia, Alyssah experienced what it was like to feel unrepresented and misunderstood. This upbringing inspired her passion for highlighting and uplifting the Black community and other minorities. Before working with BVN, Alyssah was a reporter for CSULA’s University Times and a freelance writer for the LA Sentinel. You can reach Alyssah for tips, comments or concerns at alyssah@voicemediaventures.com or via Instagram @alyssahhallbvn.

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Mapping Black California celebrates its 10 year Anniversary

by alyssah July 30, 2025August 14, 2025
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Jamie Azpeitia-Sachs Promotes Diversity and Empowers Dancers at the IE Dance Center

by alyssah July 30, 2025August 14, 2025
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Monique Stennis Navigates Equity in Higher Education and Encourages Students to Thrive

by alyssah July 23, 2025July 29, 2025
In early July, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla, (D-CA) and U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Visible Act in order to hold the Trump administration accountable. This act requires immigration officers to display identification and bans non medical face covering during enforcement. A similar measure is under consideration in the California state legislature.
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U.S. Senator Alex Padilla Addresses Impact of ICE Operations, Introduces Visible Act

by alyssah July 23, 2025July 30, 2025
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Meet Denice Singleton of Synergy and Surrender

by alyssah July 3, 2025July 9, 2025
Men dressed in street clothes, masks, no visible identification and claiming to be I.C.E. officers are snatching individuals they claim are in the country illegally off the streets, college campuses and at various other locations across the country. A recently introduced bill in the state legislature will require these officers to be identifiable when executing operations in the state of California.
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New Bills Seek to Prohibit Law Enforcement From Covering Their Faces

by alyssah July 1, 2025July 1, 2025
University of California Riverside alumnus Otis Greer is currently the director of Legislative and Public Affairs for San Bernardino County's Transportation Authority and chair of the voter initiative for the Mu Xi Lambda chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
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Inland Empire Black Alumni Series: Meet Otis Greer, UCR Graduate

by alyssah June 24, 2025October 19, 2025
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10 Ways to Celebrate Juneteenth 2025

by alyssah June 18, 2025June 18, 2025
(Left to right) Joie Harvey RN, MSN, event host and Village House founder Aiyana Davison CNM, WHNP-BC, Taylor Digby BSM, CPM and Loren-Ashlee Carter MSN, CNM, RNC-OB, C-EFM pose for a photo at the Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California in Riverside on May 30, 2025.
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Midwife Aiyana Davison Hosts “Village House’s Voices of Midwifery: A Village Story”

by alyssah June 17, 2025June 17, 2025

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