Shelbyrae Black Wants to Improve the Everyday Lives of Her Neighbors
Shelbyrae Black is a candidate for the vacant Long Beach City Council District 1 seat scheduled to be filled on November 5th. Ask Ms. Black why she is running in a crowded field and she’ll answer...
Elliot Gonzales Wants to Fight the Good Fight for District 1
Elliot Gonzales is seeking to fill the vacant seat on the Long Beach City Council for District 1. Gonzales is a local environmental activist with Stop Fracking Long Beach. He is also a member of...
Mariela Salgado Is Running for LB City Council “Because It’s Necessary”
Mariela Salgado is one of eight candidates competing for the November 5th special election for the District One council seat vacated by Lena Gonzalez. Mariela Salgado started her career by working for...
Alfredo Velasco Grew Up in the YMCA. He Went on To Lead One.
Alfredo Velasco is President and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Long Beach. Velasco heads an organization that, according to the organization’s website, encompasses a service area with a population of...
From the Heart and Soul of Youth Voices: “Dear America”
“Lydia Mason (CAS ’21) won the 2018 Constitution Day Slam, hosted by the NYU Brademas Center and NYU Government Affairs, with her poem called “Dear America.” Listen to her...
TEDx Talk: Artivism Without Borders by Mario Torero
“A new mural symbolizes to the community a manifestation of faces, colors, and ideas from the backcountry and a modern mix of the contemporary American experience with all its goodness and class...
Ray Morquecho Has Been Speaking Up Since He Was A Child
Ray Morquecho is a candidate for the vacant Long Beach First District City Council seat vacated by Lena Gonzalez. Ask him why he’s running in a crowded field and his answer is simple: from an early...
Silissa Uriarte Smith: Mentoring Students Toward Success
Silissa Uriarte Smith is the Executive Director of Power 4 Youth, a nonprofit that provides one-on-one academic mentoring to middle and high school students from throughout the Long Beach area. Close...