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Hardy and Cheryl Brown enjoying their 60th Anniversary celebration.

A Diamond Declaration: Cheryl and Hardy Brown Celebrate 60 Years of Love

by Asante-Ra February 14, 2023February 20, 2023

Attendees of the Border Church and Border Mosque interfaith service give pinkie kisses during the close of a Sunday interfaith service on December 22, 2019. The binational park has long been known as a place for reunification and community. The U.S. side of the park was closed in 2020.

Biden’s Plans for Border Wall Through Friendship Park Condemned

by Asante-Ra February 11, 2023February 11, 2023

The amount of unneeded or unused prescription medication in households can be staggering. California alone recorded over 18 tons of disposed of medication on the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) 23rd National Prescription Drug Takeback day, held on October 29, 2022.

Reach Out Partners With Ontario Fire and Police for Medication Takeback Initiative

by Asante-Ra February 11, 2023February 11, 2023

Charting the Course for Equity Coalition launches initiative to fund increased diversity among school administrators in California.

California Non-Profit Launches Campaign for Diversity in School Administration

by Asante-Ra February 10, 2023February 10, 2023

A shooting at the Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods in May, 2022, killed one person and injured five others.

CA Joins Multi-State Coalition in Support of Gun Restrictions in Places of Worship

by Asante-Ra February 10, 2023February 10, 2023

29 year-old Tyree Nichols killed during a traffic stop by five Black police officers of the Memphis Police Department on January 7, 2023. Essie Justice Group joins demands to end deadly police traffic stops and underscores the urgent need to fund community safety alternatives.

Essie Justice Group Demands an End to Police-Conducted Traffic Stops

by Asante-Ra February 5, 2023February 5, 2023

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser accepts the Marion Barry, Jr. Award for Public Service.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Receives Marion Barry Jr. Award

by Asante-Ra February 3, 2023February 3, 2023

SB 241, if passed by the legislature and signed into law, will require all federally licensed firearm dealers in California, and their employees, to complete annual training provided by the California Department of Justice.

Proposed Legislation Seeks Mandatory Training for Federally Licensed Gun Dealers

by Asante-Ra February 3, 2023February 3, 2023

The Fair Chance hiring program aims to increase awareness of the 2018 California Fair Chance Act, a “Ban the Box” law that prohibits employers with more than five employees from asking about the conviction history of an applicant.

LA County Launches Fair Chance Hiring Program

by Asante-Ra February 2, 2023February 2, 2023