As COVID-19 continues to ravage the nation, and nations, states and cities fight this uphill battle against this unseen enemy, Los Angeles County officials are doing everything they can to control the spread. In a briefing for Ethnic & Community Media hosted by both The Los Angeles County COVID-19 Joint Information Center and presented by Ethnic Media Services, health officials shared information about what communities need to do to protect themselves from falling deeper into the despair of the pandemic.
On February 4, 2021, the American Senate passed a constitutional amendment that barred undocumented immigrants from receiving stimulus checks.
The amendment was introduced by Todd Young (R-Ind) and Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark), and it made any direct stimulus payments to those residing in the US illegally totally out of the question.
With the help of the Los Angeles Fire Department and CORE, Team Price played a major role in getting about 1,000 District 9 senior citizens vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus this week.
LOS ANGELES – The Pan African Film Festival has announced that The Water Man, David Oyelowo’s feature directorial debut, will open the 29th edition of the Festival. The Opening Night celebration will be held virtually this year on February 28 at 6:30 p.m. PT. A Q&A with the filmmaker and actors will follow the screening.
Friday, 12 February, 2021 is “Chinese New Year,” one of the globe’s biggest annual celebrations as a fifth of humanity celebrate with rice cakes and dumplings despite it being a mostly virtual event this year.
However, as well as also being called “Spring Festival” it’s also referred to as “Lunar New Year.”
Africans vs. African Americans|Neko Sparks Shares Why African Americans Must Change Their Mentality
Film Producer, Designer, and Entrepreneur Neko Sparks is an Award-Winning Director with extensive knowledge and experience in the entertainment industry, technology, and fashion.
A score and half years ago, a Black American friend excoriated my “unsophisticated African” behavior — a decade after living in London, Paris and Madrid. His words still amuse me, for sophistication, like beauty, is in the eyes of the beholder. I think it propitious to consider the relationship between African émigrés and Black Americans during this Black History Month. As a keen observer of human behavior and one sensitive enough to the nuance of a society’s vicissitudes, I can say that, all in all, when it can, Black America has been generous and kind to African immigrants and their children.
Councilmember Curren Price Jr. Presents COVID-19: Overcoming Vaccine Reluctance And Access Barriers In Black And Brown Communities.Join Councilmember Curren Price this Thursday morning for the conversation of our time, COVID-19 vaccines.