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FITNESS & FAMILY: HOW ONE BLACK ‘MOMPRENEUR’ IS RESHAPING THE WELLNESS EXPERIENCE FOR LOS ANGELES RESIDENTS
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FITNESS & FAMILY: HOW ONE BLACK ‘MOMPRENEUR’ IS RESHAPING THE WELLNESS EXPERIENCE FOR LOS ANGELES RESIDENTS

September 2, 2021

It was a unique mindset at the time – this was before the fitness club boom and social media fueled health and nutrition trends. Inspired by the long-term benefits of physical fitness and nutrition, Ortiz wanted to implement change and motivate her community in the Los Angeles area to pursue a healthier lifestyle. So, she became a certified master trainer, studied exercise fitness and nutrition in college and signed the lease on her first fitness center in 2001.

Bethel AME Pastor Calloway Offers Reopening Strategies
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Bethel AME Pastor Calloway Offers Reopening Strategies

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Religion EditorJuly 21, 2021

Many L.A. ministries closed their church buildings in the middle of 2020 and just recently, either have opened, or plan to resume worship in the edifice. Bethel AME Church in South Los Angeles is among those holding in person service in the near future. Fellowshipping in person, like has been done for centuries, holds lots of appeal. Yet, considering that the COVID-19 pandemic is still here, the Rev. Dr. Kelvin T. Calloway, Sr., aims to implement a range of measures to ensure the health and safety of the parishioners when the service is held at Bethel on Sunday, August 1.

Experts Say It’s Rare that a ‘Jury of your Peers’ Applies to African Americans
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Experts Say It’s Rare that a ‘Jury of your Peers’ Applies to African Americans

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire CorrespondentJune 3, 2021

“When a juror is unable to relate to a person accused of a crime, the defendant is more likely to face stiffer penalties, up to and including life in prison,” said Charlotte, N.C.-based Attorney Darlene Harris, who after trying a recent murder trial, spoke to a White male juror who shared that a lot of the jurors could not understand the African American defendant.

MAYOR ERIC GARCETTI – Leads Los Angeles Through the Pandemic and Strives to Build a Better and More Inclusionary City
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MAYOR ERIC GARCETTI – Leads Los Angeles Through the Pandemic and Strives to Build a Better and More Inclusionary City

Danny J. Bakewell, Jr. Executive EditorMay 6, 2021

As Los Angeles begins to recover from the devastation of the pandemic, Mayor Eric Garcetti took time out of his very busy schedule to sit down with the Los Angeles Sentinel to directly address those issues which are impacting the lives of African Americans, communities of color, and those most severely affected by COVID-19.

Heather Hutt: An Experienced Leader who will Fight for Working Families, Community Recovery, and for the People of the 54th Assembly District
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Heather Hutt: An Experienced Leader who will Fight for Working Families, Community Recovery, and for the People of the 54th Assembly District

Sentinel News ServiceApril 22, 2021

With our community facing a myriad of challenges as we begin the process of recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, Los Angeles needs elected representatives who have both the lived experience and professional background to get desperately-needed resources into the hands of Angelenos as quickly as possible.

Blue Shield of California’s Wellvolution Unveils New Features for Type 2 Diabetes Members to Take Control of Their Health
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Blue Shield of California’s Wellvolution Unveils New Features for Type 2 Diabetes Members to Take Control of Their Health

Blue Shield of California News CenterApril 7, 2021

 Personalized Treatment and Fresh Food Delivery Service Among New Health Tools Blue Shield of California is enhancing its popular Wellvolution program by adding two new services that provide personalized care and nutrition support for members living with or at risk for Type 2 diabetes. Wellvolution is a digitally based lifestyle medicine and health platform that can be personalized to each member’s individual health needs and preferences. The platform, including these expanded programs, is available to plan members at no additional cost. The new services include a digital health tool that enables members to engage in shared-decision making with their care

Black Woman, Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, Developed the Scientific Approach to the Coronavirus Vaccine
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Black Woman, Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, Developed the Scientific Approach to the Coronavirus Vaccine

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentDecember 24, 2020

“The very vaccine that’s one of the two that has absolutely exquisite levels – 94 to 95 percent efficacy against clinical disease and almost 100 percent efficacy against serious disease that are shown to be clearly safe – that vaccine was actually developed in my institute’s vaccine research center by a team of scientists led by Dr. Barney Graham and his close colleague, Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, or Kizzy Corbett,” Dr. Fauci stated.

Democratic Blue and Peoplehood Black: Necessary Distinctions Between People and Party
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Democratic Blue and Peoplehood Black: Necessary Distinctions Between People and Party

Dr. Maulana KarengaNovember 19, 2020

It is said that the defeat of Donald Trump signals that the country is ready for a change, but we have not been given on the nightly news, on social media or by mail, anything that resembles a comprehensive view of what the change might look like. Nor have we heard from the academy, Congress, or the corporate world anything beyond convenient confessions that Black lives do indeed matter. And the question of how that works out in public policy and social practice is still to be determined with no definite or proposed dates in sight. But we know from the ample evidence of history and the lived experience of our daily lives that whatever it means and promises for White folks and others, it will not mean or promise the same for us.