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Dr. Vinson Eugene Allen and Dusk to Dawn Urgent Care Make a Historical Mark as the First African American Owned Chain of Urgent Care Facilities in the United States
LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE - Dr. Vinson Eugene Allen and Dusk to Dawn Urgent Care of California make a historical mark as the first African American owned chain of urgent cares in the United States. This milestone builds upon a previous achievement from September 4, 2020, when the medical pioneer was named the first African American to open a chain of urgent cares in Los Angeles; which led many to believe that Dusk to Dawn Urgent Care could be the nation’s first black-owned Chain. The California PR firm Executive 1 Media Group executed a nationwide urgent care project in February of 2024 with a team of researchers from Ohio, Nevada and California.
International Eye LA Present ‘Two Faces of Jonkonnu: Resistance and Joy’ at Plummer Park
International Eye LA, a 501(c)(3) organization specializing in creating safe spaces for community healing through creative engagement, is presenting ‘Two Faces of Jonkonnu: Resistance and Joy,’ in the City of West Hollywood to honor characters from Jamaica’s Jonkonnu tradition. The celebration will be Saturday, August 10 from 4 pm – 8 pm in the Community Center at WeHo’s Plummer Park, 7377 Santa Monica Blvd.
Home Sales Fell in June to Slowest Pace Since December '23
LOS ANGELES (NEWSnet/AP) — The nation’s housing slump deepened in June as sales of previously occupied homes slowed to their slowest pace since December 2023. Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell 5.4% from May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.89 million, the fourth consecutive month of decline, according to National Association of Realtors.
LA Theatre Works, Sunday, July 28 at 10:00 pm, Eugene O'Neill's "Anna Christie" starring Stacy Keach and Alison Elliott
Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1936, Eugene O' Neill, one of America's greatest playwrights, also won four Pulitzer Prizes for Drama, including one for "Anna Christie." The story of a prostitute who falls in love and attempts to turn her life around. Recorded before a live audience...
LAUSD Superintendent Carvalho touts successes during Opening of Schools Address
In his Opening of Schools address, LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho touted district successes in the last school year, including an 86% graduation rate and significant gains in language and math test scores.
Accessible Festivals’ Fall Grant Program Offers Free Tickets For People With Disabilities
Accessible Festivals is helping people with disabilities get to their favorite fall music festivals—for free. The nonprofit organization dedicated to improving accessibility in the live events space has just opened applications for its seasonal Dan Grover Memorial Ticket Grant Program, which provides free access to recreational experiences, concerts, festivals, and conventions for individuals with disabilities and their loved ones.
Pierce College campus lockdown lifted after reported threat at West Valley Occupational Center
An approximately 45-minute lockdown on the Pierce College campus was lifted on Tuesday, July 23, at 11:16 a.m. The lockdown was issued as a safety measure due to a reported threat at the nearby West Valley Occupational Center, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. This threat was later deemed not to be credible.
California environmentalists sue Port of Los Angeles, alleging clean water violations
A California environmental group on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit against the Port of Los Angeles, accusing the defendant of unleashing toxic pollutants into the San Pedro Bay. The activists — from the organization Environment California — claimed that the port has violated the federal Clean Water Act with more than 2,000 illegal discharges in the past…
‘All My Children’ Star Esta TerBlanche’s Death Scene ‘Needed Animal Rescue Response’: ‘She Left Behind a Menagerie’
All My Children star Esta TerBlanche, 51, "left behind a menagerie" of animals when she passed away at her home last week — including some exotic breeds — that required law enforcement to call in a "needed animal rescue response", RadarOnline.com can reveal. Police were reportedly called to the South African actress' home when her assistant went to her house to check on her after not hearing from her. She had recently returned home to Los Angeles after taking a trip out of the country. TerBlanche's assistant reportedly went inside the home and found the actress on the floor of...
Men’s Basketball’s Hinton Wins Silver at William Jones Cup
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard Men's Basketball incoming first-year Robert Hinton earned a silver medal while playing for the Chinese Taipei Blue Team, at the 2024 William Jones Cup in New Taipei, Taiwan. The tournament was held at Xinzhuang Gymnasium from July 13-21. A guard from Los Angeles, California, Hinton averaged a team-high 13.4 points on 54 percent shooting, including 44 percent from three-point range, and 81 percent from the charity stripe. Hinton also added 3.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.4 steals over eight games at the tournament.
Road To Week 1: Simulating Week 5 of the Badgers 2024 Season in CFB 25
Week 5: Wisconsin (1-2) at No. 18 USC (2-1) Wisconsin faced the Trojans at an opportune time, with starting QB Miller Moss recovering from a partially torn PCL, leaving sophomore Cade Fox at the helm. After trading punts to start the game, sophomore wideout Zachariah Brach gave USC some momentum,...
Ole Miss women will open season versus USC in Paris
PARIS – Ole Miss Women's Basketball continues its regular season international adventures as the Rebels will participate in the 2024 Aflac Oui-Play in Paris, France to kick off the season against projected top-10 USC on Monday, November 4 from Adidas Arena. For the second year in a row, Complete Sports Management is presenting NCAA regular season games in Paris. Ole Miss and USC will be two of a total of 17 Division I men's or women's basketball programs in NCAA history to play a regular season game in Europe. The meeting is also the first matchup between the two schools.
Authorities recover $50K bronze statues stolen in Cerritos nearly a decade ago
Two custom-made bronze statues stolen from a business in Cerritos nearly a decade ago have been recovered by investigators assigned to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Organized Retail Crime Task Force. The statues were stolen on March 18, 2015 from the front of a business on the 11500 block of South Street in Cerritos. […]
Heritage Square South in Pasadena Is Fully Occupied
According to William K. Huang, Director of Housing, sixty-nine senior citizens who had experienced homelessness in Pasadena are now permanently housed at Heritage Square South. Heritage Square South is a Permanent Supportive Housing (“PSH”) project developed by BRIDGE Housing for senior citizens aged 55+. The building is located at 710...
Wildfires threaten communities in the West as Oregon fire closes interstate, creates its own weather
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Firefighters in the West are scrambling as wildfires threaten communities in Oregon, California and Washington, with at least one Oregon fire so large that it is creating its own weather. Interstate 84 in eastern Oregon was closed in both directions Tuesday between Ontario and Baker City as flames from the Durkee fire advanced toward the roadway in multiple locations. The Oregon Department of Transportation also closed the eastbound lanes of I-84 from Pendleton to Baker City and warned Tuesday night that travelers should expect continued highway closures in eastern Oregon as fire crews actively fight fire from the interstate. The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Monday night authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the lightning-caused blaze that started July 17. It had scorched nearly 375 square miles (971 square kilometers) as of Tuesday afternoon. The Durkee fire was threatening homes in and around the communities of Durkee, Huntington and Rye Valley, as well as the interstate, cell towers and power infrastructure in the area. Fire crews and equipment from 22 states were battling the blaze as of Tuesday, authorities said.
California Report Reveals Devastating Impacts of Extreme Heat on Marginalized Communities
Black Voice News photojournalist Aryana Noroozi was born in San Diego, California and graduated with a master’s degree from The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Her love for visual storytelling led her to document immigrant and deportee communities and those struggling with addiction. She was a 2020 Pulitzer Center Crisis Reporting Fellow and a GroundTruth Project Migration Fellow. She is currently a CatchLight/Report for America corps member employed by Black Voice News. You can learn more about her at aryananoroozi.com. You can email her at aryana@blackvoicenews.com.
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