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...
Reverend Leon Wood: Living Life as Minister, Educator, Activist
Reverend Leon Wood is a founder and President of Success in Challenges, a non-profit grass-roots social service agency largely serving the greater Long Beach Community. At various times in his...
Mary Zendejas Knows A Thing or Two About Courage and Passion
Mary Zendejas is an announced candidate for the vacant District 1 City Council seat. Ms. Zendejas is the founder of Professional Abilities Association of America, an organization created for working...
Logan Crow, a Found Email, and the Birth of The Frida Cinema
Logan Crow knows something about meeting the right people at the right time and how simple acts can change one’s life. Crow is the founder and Executive Director of The Frida Cinema in Santa...
Women Who Rock: The Lives and Music From Bessie To Beyoncé
Women Who Rock: Bessie to Beyoncé. Girl Groups to Riot Grrrl. was edited by Evelyn McDonnell, Associate Professor of Journalism and New Media and Director of Journalism at Loyola Marymount University...
Lena Gonzalez: So Much Done. So Much More to Do.
Lena Gonzalez, Councilmember and State Senate Candidate, sat down with PalacioMagazine.com to discuss a wide range of topics: from the women who have helped shape her dedication to public service to...
Sera Casas Proves the Point: Life Always Gives You Another Chance
Sera Casas is in my Stats 21A class at Long Beach City College. This is her second semester. It doesn’t take long after you meet Sera that you realize she is not just another student. At thirty-one...
VoiceWaves: Making Media Waves with Youth Voices
VoiceWaves is a Long Beach youth-led journalism and media-training project. The youth are learning to report, write, and create digital journalism content. One of its graduates, Michael Lozano, is now...