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2022 LA County Homeless Count Postponed to Feb. 22-24 Due to COVID
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2022 LA County Homeless Count Postponed to Feb. 22-24 Due to COVID

January 14, 2022

The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority announced today that its annual homeless count will be postponed one month due to the surge in COVID-19 cases, now taking place Feb. 22-24. The effort, known as the point-in-time count or Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, is essential to understanding how large the region’s homelessness crisis has become. It must be conducted by Continuum of Care providers to receive federal funding through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. During the three-day count, Los Angeles County will be divided as follows: — the San Gabriel and San Fernando valley counts will take

LA County Reports Another 40,000-Plus COVID Cases; Hospital Number Up Again
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LA County Reports Another 40,000-Plus COVID Cases; Hospital Number Up Again

January 14, 2022

Another 40,000-plus cases of COVID-19 were reported in Los Angeles County today as the easily transmitted Omicron variant of the virus continued to make its impact felt, particularly in hospitals, where patient numbers continue to rise. According to state figures, there were 4,257 COVID-positive people in county hospitals as of Friday, up from 4,175 on Thursday. A total of 600 of those patients were being treated in intensive care, up from 586 a day earlier.

The Biden Administration to Begin Distributing At-Home, Rapid COVID-19 Tests to Americans for Free
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The Biden Administration to Begin Distributing At-Home, Rapid COVID-19 Tests to Americans for Free

Sentinel News ServiceJanuary 14, 2022

Testing is an important tool to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Public health experts and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that Americans use at-home tests if they begin to have symptoms, at least five days after coming in close contact with someone who has COVID-19, or are gathering indoors with a group of people who are at risk of severe disease or unvaccinated.

Da Vinci RISE High for At-Risk Learners Finds Itself At-Risk
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Da Vinci RISE High for At-Risk Learners Finds Itself At-Risk

Sentinel News ServiceJanuary 14, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has left a lasting impact on all students, but especially for those experiencing extreme obstacles to their academic success. Da Vinci RISE High, with campuses in Hawthorne, South Los Angeles, and Culver City, provides a comprehensive and holistic education for students who all too often fall through the cracks: students experiencing homelessness, extreme poverty, probation, or foster care.

Kimberlé Crenshaw Discusses ‘Intersectional Feminism’
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Kimberlé Crenshaw Discusses ‘Intersectional Feminism’

Sentinel News ServiceJanuary 13, 2022

Women’s and Gender studies major Sara Hayet ’18 interviews Kimberlé Crenshaw about “Intersectional Feminism.” Crenshaw served as the keynote speaker on Sept. 17, 2015, for the 30th anniversary of Women’s and Gender Studies at Lafayette.

WATCH:15 Untold Black History Inventors Wasn’t Taught At School
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WATCH:15 Untold Black History Inventors Wasn’t Taught At School

January 13, 2022

Most people have heard about famous inventions like the light bulb, the cotton gin and the penicillin. Take a moment and look around. Do you see any inventions? Inventions are everywhere you look! Your computer, your clothes, your notebook, your furniture – inventions are all around you. An object may have been invented a long time ago, or it may be an improvement based on other inventions, but every man made object you see was originally an invention of some kind.

WATCH: Race and Space Pt. 1
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WATCH: Race and Space Pt. 1

Sentinel News ServiceJanuary 13, 2022

In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth, Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts spoke with three Black astronomers to discuss the relationship of race and space. In Part 1, they discuss the important question of ‘why are there so few Black astronomers?’

Martin Luther King, Jr. – The Other America 2.0
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Martin Luther King, Jr. – The Other America 2.0

Dr. Valerie Wardlaw Contributing WriterJanuary 13, 2022

In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., espoused that America literally existed as two Americas.  In his depiction of the two Americas, Dr. King spoke of one America where the land overflowed with the “milk of prosperity and the honey of opportunity.”  King implored Blacks to imagine experiencing the unencumbered pursuit of happiness. 

Would Dr. King Still Have The Same Dream?
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Would Dr. King Still Have The Same Dream?

Wendy GladneyJanuary 13, 2022

History has provided us with many heroes and sheroes that have fought hard to change the trajectory of how humanity is treated.  Recently we lost Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Archbishop Desmond Tutu.