Tag: LBCC
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LBCC Helps Parents For College Bound Students
By Dianne Anderson Keeping the lines of communication open with parents is what makes good students. As part of a Parent University Initiative, Dr. Elijah Sims recently spoke to about 150 parents at the Long Beach Unified School District workshops, one of their best and largest events, ever. Families of color came out strong to ... -
BHM Festivities: LBCC A²MEND Reaches Black Males
By Dianne Anderson A²MEND may not be a new program, but it is new to Long Beach City College and organizers are ready to roll on building a greater sense of belonging and identity for young Black males on campus. Dr. Elijah Sims, recent A²MEND program director, applauded the campus board and president for staying ... -
Project Fatherhood: Dads Reconnect to Family Life
By Dianne Anderson It’s not that Black and Brown fathers don’t want to stay involved with their families – and they often are – but just not in the typical ways that resemble the white middle-class family experience. The nuclear family of two working parents with good paying jobs and a nanny doesn’t always work ... -
Grant Funds For Small Biz
By Dianne Anderson Mom and pop micro and small businesses along with many nonprofits often miss out on good money while trying to single handedly juggle community outreach and the minutia of operations. But if they get their applications in on time, they can soon tap a great lineup of new funding, support services and ... -
Andy Street Honors Legacy of Leaders
By Dianne Anderson For a city that was incorporated in 1897, everybody is still energized about a topic that will never grow old and took 125 years in the making – the election of the first Black Mayor of Long Beach, Rex Richardson. Sharreace Baldwin, spokesperson for the upcoming Andy Street event, said this is ... -
LBCC Students Get Ready for Male Success Initiative
By Dianne Anderson Students will have one less thing to worry about this year at Long Beach City College, what with all the free food, free laptops, free transportation, all to help them keep their minds focused on what’s important – their studies. The clock is ticking on financial aid FAFSA or California Dream Act ... -
Free Black Business Program Helps Companies Grow Bigger
By Dianne Anderson Coming to California in 2005, Kevyn Lee could hardly imagine the finely shaved iced fluffy Sno-Ball shop that he owns today. With no job, not enough money, and in the heat of his travels, he craved a little taste of back home, a New Orleans Sno-Ball where none were to be found. ... -
Long Beach Celebrates Innovation Center Grand Opening
The City of Long Beach, in partnership with Long Beach City College (LBCC) and BLANKSPACES, celebrated the grand opening of the Shaun Lumachi Innovation Center, a new state-of-the-art facility in downtown Long Beach that will offer a variety of programs, resources and meeting spaces for local businesses. “This project demonstrates our strong commitment towards progress, ... -
BHM Events at LBCC and CSULB
By Dianne Anderson Long Beach City College is inviting the community out for giveaways and good soul food eats as the campus kicks off its Black Heritage Month for an outdoor in-person event in front of Bldg A on February 9 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Dr. Jerome Hunt, a co-chair of the Black ... -
LBCC Helps Students With Resources, Food, Rent
By Dianne Anderson When Tamara Lincoln first saw the statistics on the high level of homeless students at Long Beach City College, she was shocked, but she was not surprised. She had been there and done that, but even worse, she had to go through it alone with her kids. At the time, she was ...