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Making Beautiful Music: Inner City Youth Orchestra Makes History
By Angela N. Parker IG:ap925344 Los Angeles - DaQuan Robinson,15, was worried. I and his summer music program was canceled and the...
Angela N. Parker
Jan 8, 20213 min read
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A Year Like No Other: The Best and Worst of 2020
BY LYNDSEY SANDS IG: LINDSEYBURNEROFBREADFOLLOW VIVIAN EBISKE IG: @WOAHITSVIVIAN As the year ends,we take a look at our picks for the...
Angela N. Parker
Jan 8, 20212 min read
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The Passing of a Legend: The loss of Chadwick Boseman leaves the Black community in mourning
(Photo from Marvel Studios) By Chyanne Robinson IG: lilyunginchy “Purpose crosses disciplines. Purpose is an essential element of you. It...
Angela N. Parker
Sep 6, 20202 min read
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In the Mirror
By Emmanuella Iluebbey With ragged clothing and torn hems, Bruises line the length of her arms, Criss-crossing over the recently healed...
Angela N. Parker
Jul 24, 20203 min read
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A Young Queen in the Making
By Chyanne Robinson IG: lilyunginchy You look at me… What do you see? A big poof, slicked back, Young woman with a dream? No cap, yeah...
Angela N. Parker
Jul 24, 20201 min read
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The Reason
By Chyanne Robinson IG: lilyunginchy What was the reason? Yeah, I got the same question Why my head hangs low Or how I can’t stand the...
Angela N. Parker
Jul 24, 20201 min read
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How's the Weather Over There?
By Ashley Mma Igbokwe IG: Mdichimma As a regular 12- year- old Nigerian, I jumped with excitement on hearing that I would be travelling...
Angela N. Parker
Jul 24, 20204 min read
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TikTok Activism - A Good Thing?
By Lindsey Sands IG: lindseyburnerofthebread I’m sure that even if you aren’t a user, you’ve heard of TikTok. In 2018, TikTok became the...
Angela N. Parker
Jul 24, 20203 min read
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No Justice. No Peace.
By Nadia Charles IG: nadiia.sc I can’t help the anger, frustration, sadness I feel about the recent events happening to Black women and...
Angela N. Parker
Jul 24, 20202 min read
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How Sweet the Sound – Gospel’s Hidden Roots in South Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES - Gospel music is so synonymous with the Black church today, that it is hard to imagine a time when the sweet sounds that so...
Angela N. Parker
Jul 24, 20205 min read
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Black Lives Matter
NNPA NEWSWIRE - For Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza the global outpouring of protests and activism following the alleged...
Angela N. Parker
Jul 23, 20204 min read
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Famed Artist Nijel Binns Celebrates the Black Experience Through Art
GENERATIONEXT - For more than 30 years Nijel Binns has been a creator. The stories that he was woven with bronze, block, wood and stone...
Angela N. Parker
Jul 23, 20204 min read
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Counseling can help in Adapting to our New Norm
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The reality is, many need, and will need for years following, mental health treatment to overcome the threats and dangers...
Angela N. Parker
Jul 23, 20204 min read
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Black Teens Make History with 3rd Consecutive Win at Harvard Debate Competition
NNPA Newswire — For the third year in a row, a team of African American students known as The Atlanta Great Debaters, defended and won...
Angela N. Parker
Jul 22, 20201 min read
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Black Films Matter
NPPA Newswire — The under-representation and lack of visibility of black lives and struggles in popular culture has been a major topic of...
Angela N. Parker
Jul 22, 20202 min read
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Students No Longer Need SAT And ACT Scores for Admissions to UC Schools
NNPA Newswire - In May, the University of California’s (UC) Board of Regents voted 23-0 to end the use of the SAT and ACT tests in...
Angela N. Parker
Jul 22, 20203 min read
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Love shouldn't hurt
by Morgan A. Owens, NNPA Newswire Contributor I was in my early twenties, he was a guy I was casually dating. He wanted me to engage in...
Angela N. Parker
Jul 21, 20203 min read
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#SpilltheTea
Q. Dear Tea Spiller, I haven’t been able to see my boyfriend because of COVID and I’m starting to feel like he’s losing interest. What...
Angela N. Parker
Jul 21, 20202 min read
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S.O.L.O. Robotics brings STEAM to inner-city schools
LOS ANGELES - South Los Angeles Robotics (SOLO) is on a mission to bridge the technology divide between inner-city youth and their more...
Angela N. Parker
Jul 21, 20203 min read
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STEAM Education creates a better future for Black youth
By Ateya Ball-Lacy Black genius is all around us. It is inescapable. We see it in our neighborhoods. We see it in our schools. We see it...
Angela N. Parker
Jul 21, 20205 min read
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