Duke Givens Captures the Power of Choice through Photography
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Duke Givens is a photographer, documentarian, and social activist who made his life ambition to bring truth to power through his photography. The Long Beach City College alumnus documents that...James Suazo Credits His Family for Mission as a Community Organizer
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James Suazo is Associate Director for Long Beach Forward where he oversees communications strategies while providing support to the organization’s multiple initiatives and campaigns. Long Beach...Melissa Morgan: A Biracial Black Woman Fighting for Diversity and Justice
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Melissa Morgan is an old friend of ours (Antonio Ruiz and Sumire Gant). We all worked together back in the mid-2000s on a project called ArtPeace. The project’s goal was to use art as a tool for...Dr. Juan Benitez on K-12 Education: It’s Complicated but Fixable
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Dr. Juan Benitez is the Executive Director of the Center for Community Engagement at California State University, Long Beach and an Associate Professor in the Department of Chicano and Latino Studies...American. Please Do Not Ask Me Where I’m From.
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American. I am an American. Please do not ask me where I’m from. I am about as American as you can get; born and raised on the star-spangled banner, the pledge of allegiance, Superman, and someone...PalacioMagazine.com Reimagined in 2019: More Voices
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PalacioMagazine.com is being reimagined for 2019. It has been more than four years since I took over the reins of Palacio Magazine de Long Beach from my good friend and colleague Andrea Sulsona. For...Early Childhood Education Long Beach Style: Replay
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Early childhood education is important. Children who know or recognize fewer than 1,000 words by age 3 are trailing when they start kindergarten. This story was written for the second print issue of...Replay: Say Little. Do Much. The Molina Foundation.
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By Antonio Ruiz There’s a great view of the Long Beach harbor from the Ocean Avenue offices of the Molina Foundation and Dr. Martha Molina Bernadett, its founder. But there seems to be little time...70 Years of living. Becoming an Older Latino in America.
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70 years old. There’s nothing magical about the number 70. Yes, it’s a big birthday but not as big as 25 (a quarter of a century old). And I can’t forget 30 (Don’t trust anyone over 30). 50...