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March 2025 Women make history every day. But it wasn't until 1978 that the first official commemoration of women in American history took place. That's when the Education Task Force of Sonoma County Commission on the Status of Women started a local Women's History...

Ofelia Medina | Senior Policy Strategist February 26, 2025 In early January, California Governor Gavin Newsom provided a high-level highlight of the state’s 2025-2026 Budget proposal, which included a total proposed spending plan of $322 billion with a modest surplus...

By, Ruel Nolledo | Freelance Writer February 26, 2025 It's a crisp, bright February morning in Robinson Park, where Pasadena's annual Black History Festival is underway. Despite the fires that raged just a mile north of the park 15 days earlier, people are gathered...

February 2025 This February, First 5 LA joins families and communities across Los Angeles in celebrating Black History Month. Originally conceived in 1926 as a way of preserving and sharing Black life, history, and culture, the event received its federal designation...

By, Ruel Nolledo | Freelance Writer January 29, 2025 Note: This article was written shortly prior to the Eaton fire, which has impacted many families in the San Gabriel Valley (SGV) region. The SGV AAIMM Community Action Team is working to provide support to Black...