LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Latinos in California have suffered COVID-19 case rates roughly three times that of whites across all age groups, according to a released UCLA study. Additionally, case […]
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Save Communities of Color by Getting Vaccinated
By Dr. Ebony Hilton Black and Brown Americans are dying of COVID-19 at roughly three times the rate of their white peers. Despite this tragic loss, many people of color, […]
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LACo Health Director: Mask Recommendation “Sensible” Step to Curb Virus Spread
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Stressing the move is only a recommendation, Los Angeles County’s public health director said on Tuesday, June 29, a call for residents to wear masks in […]
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Granada Hills High Grad Receives Milken Scholarship
Granada Hills Charter High School (GHCHS) graduate Joshua Pereira has been named a 2021 Milken Scholar Award winner. Pereira, who will attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the […]
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LAUSD, Angel Foundation and FIRST Robotics Offer Students Opportunities in Robotics
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Superintendent Austin Beutner and musician, tech entrepreneur and philanthropist will.i.am have jointly announced a new effort to expand STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and […]
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County Board of Supervisors Appoints First Five Youth Commissioners
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors have appointed the first five Youth Commissioners to join Los Angeles County’s first-ever Youth Commission. The Commission will formally launch in July, once […]
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ARC Offers Incentives to Attract Blood Donations
The American Red Cross (ARC) continues to experience a severe blood shortage that is negatively affecting blood product availability across the country, and blood and platelet donors are desperately needed […]
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Fire Officials Warn Of Dangerous Fire Season Thanks To Drought, Dry Fuels
LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE (CNS) — Saying they’re bracing for one of the worst fire seasons on record, a group of Southern California agency chiefs are urging residents in fire-prone areas […]
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Sentencing Set for SoCal Residents Convicted of COVID-19 Relief Fund Fraud
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Sentencing is scheduled Sept. 13 for four Los Angeles residents found guilty of scheming to submit fraudulent loan applications under which they and their co-defendants obtained […]
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CSUN Prof Examines How Juvenile Arrests Impact Youth of Color
To the general public, juvenile crime is displaced and concentrated in certain neighborhoods but, in reality, it is because poverty is displaced, according to California State University, Northridge criminology and justice […]