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Embracing What’s Natural
The natural hair movement was created to encourage women with African ancestry to celebrate their kinky, curly, hair texture. For most, being natural has involved unlearning the deep-rooted beauty standard that straight hair equates to “good hair.” From a very young age, many black youth are forced to get their hair chemically straightened in order…
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Early Childhood Club Prioritizes Wellness
An after school club that focuses on building healthy students in pre-k and kindergarten was started by volunteers of the Parent Center at Rosa Parks Elementary in City Heights. Marcela Mercado is a mother and care provider who helped initiate the PreK-Kinder Wellness Club. She would often take both her children and the children she…
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City Heights Liquor License Fight Reveals Blurry Line Between Community Concerns and Business Interests
City Heights residents are never happy about alcohol permits being approved in their neighborhood, but one has sparked a whole new level of pushback. In September, the city said a proposed 7-11 on University Avenue could buy an existing license from a liquor store down the street, and it slapped so many restrictions on the…
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Early Childhood Club Prioritizes Wellness
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Down the Stretch, Key City Council Race Gets Mean
The candidates for City Council District 9 agree on almost everything, including their choice of political insults. The two Latino Democrats in the race, Ricardo Flores and Georgette Gomez, can’t resist comparing each other to Donald Trump. Their race is the last real City Council race on the ballot. The Council is guaranteed to have…