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Homelessness in Los Angeles – A Grand Challenge
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Homelessness in Los Angeles – A Grand Challenge

Traneisha Holden and Elizabeth Wang, Contributing Opinion WritersMarch 10, 2023

Homelessness has been a growing problem in Los Angeles for decades and despite numerous efforts to address the issue, the number of people living on the streets continues to rise. The situation is devastating, affecting the homeless and the entire community. The issue has been growing in this city for several reasons, such as the high cost of living, poverty, mental illness, and substance abuse, combined with a shortage of affordable housing, pushing people into homelessness. We think there are many ways to address the complex problem of homelessness. I

Remembering the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 
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Remembering the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 

Dr. Valerie Wardlaw, Contributing Writer January 12, 2023

In his final march, standing shoulder to shoulder with the striking sanitation workers of Memphis, TN, in April 1968, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., believed their concerns were our concerns. This concern extended to all who lived in poverty in America. It was the richness and vast resources of the wealth of our nation that was not used to “school the unschooled and feed the unfed” that drew his ire.

Study Finds Community College System Fails to Produce Equitable Outcomes for Black Students
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Study Finds Community College System Fails to Produce Equitable Outcomes for Black Students

Stacy M. Brown NNPA, Senior National CorrespondentOctober 13, 2022

According to a new report from the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies on the state of Black students at community colleges, an alarming 70 percent of Black students experienced food or housing insecurity or homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report highlighted that while Black students remain disproportionately represented in community colleges, policy barriers prevent the system from producing equitable outcomes.

Inequality Last Year Grew, But Child Poverty Dropped
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Inequality Last Year Grew, But Child Poverty Dropped

Mike Schneider, Associated PressSeptember 15, 2022

Income inequality in the U.S. increased last year for the first time in more than a decade, but childhood poverty was cut almost in half due to expansion of the federal government’s child tax credit and stimulus payments made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new survey results released Tuesday, Sept. 13, by the U.S. Census Bureau.

  Labor Secretary Tells Black Press America Must Be Intentional About Employment Equity
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  Labor Secretary Tells Black Press America Must Be Intentional About Employment Equity

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentMay 28, 2021

The administration wants to level the playing field, which would allow those in communities of color to obtain good-paying jobs, ascend to the middle class, and be rewarded when it comes time for promotions and other opportunities to advance. “I think we are seeing 500,000 jobs per month added to the economy on average over the last three months, and we saw some positive signs in the hospitality industry this month,” explained U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh.

Words of the Week – A Promise Land
Religion

Words of the Week – A Promise Land

Rev. Edward Anderson Pastor, McCarty Memorial Christian ChurchJanuary 28, 2021

Scripture: Deuteronomy 31:6 – “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”