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New Program Helps Formerly Incarcerated with Services > By Dianne Anderson After a 25-year history of gangs, drugs and prison, today Rodney Coulter feels like a new man. He’s finally come out of his proverbial coma. Day by day, he is changing his circumstances, responsible for his decisions. It took him decades to get to this place. ...

New Tech Jobs Need Skilled Workers > By Dianne Anderson For years, well over a decade, communities have wondered how to bring back millions of “blue collar” jobs that dried up as American manufacturers headed offshore, outsourcing thousands of miles away for the promise of cheap labor, great tax breaks and big profits. ...

45th Annual Beautillion Ball > The “Best Is Yet To Come” was the theme for the 2012 Beautillion Ball held Saturday in San Bernardino. The event marked The Social Lites’ 45th annual Beautillion Ball. ...

Judge Mablean Ephriam Scholarship Brunch > (LOS ANGELES, CA – April 27, 2012) – Judge Mablean Ephriam is excited to celebrate the 10th Annual H.U.F. (Honoring Unsung Fathers) Awards & Scholarship Brunch on Sunday, June 17th at the Hyatt Regency Hotel’s Grand Ballroom in Long Beach, 200 S. Pine Ave. from 12pm to 4pm. Hosted by ...

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WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Barring an unexpected extension from a federal judge, Friday will be the last day for Black farmers to file claims under a landmark class-action suit known as Pigford II.

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New Program Helps Formerly Incarcerated with Services

By Dianne Anderson After a 25-year history of gangs, drugs and prison, today Rodney Coulter feels like a new man. He’s finally come out of his prove...
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