Karen Gross, a former college president who once served as a senior policy advisor to the U.S. Department of Education, told BlackPressUSA that the election’s impact on education would be profound across the early childhood – adult education pipeline.
Since the people of South and West Los Angeles sent me to the Legislature in 2013, I have partnered with leaders from every corner of the state to restore transportation funding. Every year, there was a choice that pitted transportation funding against major priorities.
Millions Could Lose Food Service if Meals on Wheels Loses Federal Funding
Advocates for a new parks tax proposal that the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved Tuesday for voter consideration are now beginning to prepare a “green-for-all” campaign that will highlight the “need” for more open spaces for low-income communities of color.
Stephen A. Smith, co-host of ESPN show “First Take” has committed to donate $50,000 every year for five years to his Alma Mater, Winston-Salem State University (WSSU), according to the Winston-Salem Journal. Smith made this commitment during the WSSU fundraiser breakfast, 400 people attended the event and the university raised $33,000 from the breakfast. Winston-Salem is a historically black college (HBCU) that was founded in 1892. Smith attended on a basketball scholarship, though injuries hindered his playing time, and graduated from the university in 1991. His service to the university made Smith a member of the Big House Gaines Hall
Mayor Eric Garcetti announced that the City Plants Partnership secured major funding from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) for the planting and care of shade trees where they are most needed in the city.