11TH ANNUAL BLACK HISTORY MONTH SHOWCASE EVENT FORGING THE FUTURE: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow February 10, 2023 A Celebration of the City of Long Beach’s 1st Black Mayor, Rex Richardson CEO Diversity Awardees: Dr. Mike Muñoz, Long Beach Community College, and Tamika Long, The Boeing Company Andy Street Community Association and ASM Global 2023 Scholarship…
Putting “comfortable” aside and getting to real talk about the criminal justice system and the transformation of public opinion in the post-George Floyd world. In the video below, Al Austin, Councilman, Eighth District, City of Long Beach, CA moderates this dialogue. CAMARA BANFIELD Superior Court Judge, Clark County, WA GLEN BANFIELD Chief Deputy District Attorney,…
Mental health awareness is the recognition that our psychological well-being is an important part of our own health, productivity, and happiness, as well as the well-being of our communities. This awareness became glaringly obvious with the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic. Individuals, families and even children were found to be experiencing high levels of anxiety…
Critical Race Theory was partly a response to the belief at the time that society’s laws, policies, and institutions were colorblind. Critical Race Theory holds that racism was not and has never been eradicated from our laws, policies, or institutions, and is still woven into the fabric of their existence. In the video below, Philosophy562…
WALL OF EXCELLENCE – A BLACK HISTORY MONTH PROJECT FEATURED HONOREE – DORIS TOPSY-ELVORD Doris Topsy-Elvord, known as “Mother Doris” for her legendary work in the community, and for being both the first Black woman to be elected to the Long Beach City Council and the first Black person to serve on the harbor…
David and Sharon McLucas are the owners of Forgotten Images: A Traveling Educational Exhibit and Museum. Their exhibit features thousands of lost and forgotten artifacts that span two centuries of the African American experience in America. After spending nearly 20 years amassing a personal collection of Black History artifacts, the couple has taken…
Lori R. Gay is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles County (NHS), a non-profit lender, developer, and neighborhood revitalization corporation. She has worked in the community development field for over 30 years, focusing her efforts on rebuilding impoverished communities and creating mechanisms for community empowerment and ownership.…
Anitra Dempsey has a long and distinguished record of service in the areas of community policing, nuisance abatement, police complaints and hate crime response/recognition/ prevention. She worked for the City of Long Beach for 30 years and served as the city’s first African American Deputy City Manager (Interim) to oversee the Office of Governmental…
Carolyn Caldwell is currently the President and CEO of St. Mary Medical Center (Dignity Health) in Long Beach, California. St. Mary is a 389-bed academic facility with a Level II Trauma Canter that offers extensive healthcare services to the greater Long Beach Community. Carolyn is a healthcare executive with over 30 years’ experience in the…
Young, Gifted & Talented students from Hughes Middle School in Long Beach, CA are scheduled for The Power of Truth Black History Celebration. In addition, come out to hear DJ Mona Lisa and DJ Sir Jinx. Get your FREE tickets via EventBrite.com