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Costco is Coming to South Los Angeles 

The mix-use development is the first in the nation and will be located on Coliseum St. in Baldwin Village.  Recently, city and community leaders gathered in the Baldwin Village community in South Los Angeles for the groundbreaking of a new Costco Wholesale on Coliseum St. The mixed-use project will feature a store at the street level with 800 units of rental housing above. This is the first mixed-use development in the nation to have Costco as the anchor retail tenant. “The status quo is over, waiting around for projects to get started and to fail and for opportunities to die,”

AFL-CIO Report Exposes Deepening Racial Disparities in Workplace Safety

The AFL-CIO, a coalition representing 12.5 million workers across various unions, has released its 33rd annual report, “Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect,” uncovering troubling racial disparities in workplace safety. The report’s findings, based on the most recent data available, underscore the urgent need for policymakers, regulatory bodies, and employers to confront the disproportionate rates of fatalities, injuries, and illnesses faced by workers of color

Councilwoman Heather Hutt Fights for Rights of Working Families in Campaign for Reelection

As a child, Heather Hutt spent most of her time in City Hall with her mother, who worked for a Los Angeles City Council member. Hutt’s upbringing in this environment instilled in her the desire for public and community servitude and foretold her incumbency as the first Councilwoman for the Los Angeles’ 10th District, which she intends to keep.

SecurSolution Creates Hundreds of Jobs for Local Residents 

Monicia Scott strives to transform lives through economic empowerment and empowering others is exactly what she has done as the business manager of SecurSolution INC., which is based in Torrance and currently employs 345 people in security, administrative, accounting and support positions.  

States Push Jobless From Virus Recession to Return to Work

After more than a year of coronavirus restrictions on his business, Piecasso Pizzeria & Lounge, he’s expecting a breakout summer tourism season, but like employers across the country he’s worried he won’t have enough workers.

Black Press of America Celebrates 193 Years of Freedom-Fighting Journalism

“As we deal with some of the most challenging times in modern history, it is important that we understand the significance of the Black Press in reporting on and recording our history,” said National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) Chair, and publisher of the Houston Forward Times, Karen Carter Richards. The NNPA is the national trade association representing America’s Black Press.