Posts Tagged ‘Southern California’

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Nov09

A Gathering Of Fathers

by Duane on November 9th, 2009 at 9:28 am
Posted In: Our children, The Brothas

BlackNews.com) – A respected national conference on father and family issues is coming to Los Angeles and Southern California for the first time. Parents, families, social service professionals, community representatives and leaders from all over the country are expected to attend the 11th Annual National Fatherhood and Families Conference at the Westin LAX Hotel in [...]

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May21

Black geeks needed

by Duane on May 21st, 2009 at 2:02 pm
Posted In: Tech

I received this by e-mail.
I’m a USC grad student working on a web series about DIY lifestyles. Everything from street vendors to green technophiles.
Right now I’m trying to find black inventors (garage tinkerers, HAM radio operators, etc) in the Southern California area. I haven’t had much luck through the tech community, it’s a pretty white [...]

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May07

TARP funds at work

by Duane on May 7th, 2009 at 1:54 am
Posted In: Economy

Living here in SoCal, I have a front row seat to our nation’s hurting housing market.
It has become cheaper to tear down new or partially-built homes then placing them on the market–only to sell them at a huge loss. According to the guy in this video, the bank that owns this property received TARP funds. [...]

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