“Co-dependent from a young age, Erica Munoz stumbled into a life of abuse, promiscuity and hardship. Seeking the love she never had with her parents, she yearned for a relationship to heal her broken past. A mother of three beautiful boys, she fought to succeed and keep her head above water in a world against…
“A very important public service announcement: English is not the official language of the United States, which means every person in this country has the right to speak whatever language que le da las ganas!” Watch more at https://www.youtube.com/perolike
Joen Garnica is President of Garnica Interiors, Inc., a full-service interior design firm located in Long Beach. This year, she celebrates 15 years in business. Born in San Pedro but raised in Long Beach most of her life, interior design was not a career she set out to build at an early age. Garnica has…
“In Texas, a black activist says he is the first person to be targeted and prosecuted under a secretive U.S. surveillance effort to track so-called black identity extremists. On December 12, activist Rakem Balogun awoke to armed FBI agents storming his Dallas apartment. He was then jailed for nearly six months without the possibility of…
“Milwaukee police released body-cam footage showing NBA player Sterling Brown being arrested in January. City officials admit his treatment by police was excessive, and his case is raising anger again about the treatment of African-Americans by law enforcement. Amna Nawaz gets two views from civil rights activist DeRay Mckesson and David Klinger of the University…
It was offered for Lent but it’s really good anytime. Ingredients: 2.5 lbs shrimp, peeled and deveined 1/4 cup chipotle sauce 2 tbsp honey 1 tbsp Olive Oil 1/2 tsp Salt 1/2 tsp Dry Parsley 1/2 tsp Ground Black Pepper 1 Minced Garlic Clove Chopped Cilantro to taste 1 lime Avocado Cream: 1 Avocado, 1…
“How do you define success? In this spoken word by Mosley Wotta, he explores the way most of us seem to define success and the people who don’t fit that mold. Lyrics performed & written by Mosley Wotta. Music written, produced and edited by Colten Tyler Williams. Videography by Will Walle. Video produced by Slater…
“Francia Márquez, a leading Afro-Colombian activist who is the 2018 recipient of the Goldman Environmental Prize for Central and South America, visited Democracy Now! in May 2018. In this wide-ranging interview with Amy Goodman, Márquez describes how she organized her community of La Toma, in Colombia’s Pacific Southwest region, to stop illegal gold mining by…
“More women in America die from pregnancy-related complications than in any other developed country in the world, and black women are most affected. NewsHour Weekend’s Ivette Feliciano reports on one clinic in Memphis, Tennessee, where midwives are working to facilitate better outcomes by bringing holistic care to women of color. This is part of an…
“In this compelling talk, Onijai proposes a new educational arrangement for students in the Bay Area that lack equal educational opportunity; one that prioritizes better connections with teachers, stronger community relationships, and equipped with all the bells and whistles of an elite private institution. Ultimately, it’s about leveling the playing field. Not just better schools…