Last month, students from the LPC Umoja program spent the weekend at the 20th annual Umoja Conference in Los Angeles. The organizers say the conference aims to “enhance the cultural and educational experience of African Americans and other students.” This year’s conference…
In the state of California, 19% of adults over the age of 25 do not have a high school degree, as reported by the California Office of Health Hazard Assessment’s Educational Attainment report. This leaves a considerable amount of students…
Fifteen minutes before 11 a.m. on Thursday, untold numbers of Californian cellphones buzzed. It was an alert from the National Weather Service issued up the Northern Californian coast to parts of Oregon. The message: “You are in danger.”
“A series of powerful…
Overcast and cold — the ideal atmosphere for staying in and drinking wine. Despite being called “cold rooms,” attendees of the new Viticulture facility’s ribbon cutting were anxious to get inside. To see wine stored in cellars at ten degrees colder than…
He’s called women he disagrees with “fat pigs” and “disgusting animals.” He described a woman who’s been a district attorney, the California attorney general, a U.S. Senator and the Vice President as a “low IQ individual.”
In an interview with Access Hollywood…
Teenagers are meant to be rebellious. It’s a trait perennially assigned to them. Kids pushing towards independence, yearning to strip themselves from the shadow of their parents. They don’t want to look or act like them. They certainly don’t want to think…
On Nov. 5, I stayed up until 2 a.m. with friends, frantically messaging each other. Some live in my state and others were across the country as we watched the votes fall in. My fellow Californians and I hoped and tried to…
MAGA is a dirt parking lot lined with oversized trucks. Flags sprout from their beds. A few proclaim Jesus is my Savior, Trump is my President. Another features the bloodied image of Donald Trump, post assassination attempt, defiant fist raised…
An average of 25 million people visit McDonald’s in America every day. They head to the drive-thru of the golden arches, waiting in line for that five dollar 20-piece nugget deal that they’ve been craving. Suddenly, a familiar voice from the speaker…
Following Donald Trump’s second election to presidential office, he may attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program — also known as DACA — for a second time.
According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), on June 15,…
