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Tens of thousands of book lovers meet hundreds of acclaimed authors over an exciting weekend in downtown Berkeley, California. One of the premier literary events in the nation! We’ll see you on May 4 + 5, 2019!

Your body shape isn’t just something to squeeze into clothes. It may say quite a bit about your health. Learn what body types are prone to health problems. It can be tempting to look for a quick fix if you need to lose weight. Remember, though, that if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Bullying and weight Kids get bullied for lots of reasons, including being overweight. Bullying   is never okay, and you can learn more about how to deal with it.

The so-called  "Black American . . . has . . . a strong, hereditary cultural unity, born of slavery, of common suffering, prolonged proscription and curtailment of political and civil rights; and especially because of economic and social disabilities. Largely from this fact, have arisen the cultural gifts to America—their rhythm, music and folk-song; their religious faith and customs; their contribution to American art and literature; their defense of their country in every war, on land, sea and in the air; and especially the hard, continuous toil upon which the prosperity and wealth of this continent has largely been built. . . . OUR CHILDREN ARE THE FUTURE! Demand that Sophie B. Wright School end the overly harsh punishment of Black students | OrganizeFor : Around 30 students were given 5-day suspensions from Sophie B. Wright Charter School in New Orleans after a senior prank water fight. In addition to being suspended, these students have had all senior privileges revoked, inc...

Rock the Vote / Empowering LA Youth to Engage in the Civic Process / 2019 My LA2050 Grants Challenge : Rock the Vote will help build a new generation of Los Angeles civic leaders and volunteers through: 1) Democracy Class, a fun, interactive high school curriculum about pre-registering, voting, participating in the census, and getting involved in or running for a seat on a Los Angeles Neighborhood Council, and 2) create-a-thons with local artists and activists to develop compelling messages and original content about voting and the census that will be shared nationwide through social media.

The California Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation (CLLCF) : The California Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation is a 501(C)(3) tax exempt, charitable, non-profit corporation established to promote and support Latino culture and heritage in California and to educate the public about Latino culture, heritage and issues of importance to Latinos in California. The Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation does not endorse, support or oppose candidates for public office.

Pass AB 1760 - Privacy for All | American Civil Liberties Union : I support #PrivacyforAll and I want the California Privacy Committee to pass AB 1760. Join me.

Facebook’s public image has been taking a beating lately, and things just keep getting worse for the social media platform. According to a recent report from Business Insider India, Facebook has been uploading info from its users’ email contacts since 2016. Facebook did this “unintentionally” and without warning when users created their accounts for the first time, or when using their email accounts for login confirmation.

A recent Buzzfeed article points out that several popular Android apps available on the Google Play Store have been collecting and storing sensitive user data without encryption or permission.

Players earn points, badges and actual cash for learning about how to adapt to college's academic, financial, and social challenges. Dominguez Hills administrators say they hired four full-time advisors this year and 12 part-time peer mentors to help struggling students.

Charlize Theron confirmed that her 7-year-old daughter Jackson is transgender. "I have two beautiful daughters who, just like any parent, I want to protect and I want to see thrive," she said in an interview. “Yes, I thought she was a boy, too,” Theron told The Daily Mail , “Until she looked at me when she was three years old and said: ‘I am not a boy!'”

Hollywood Hills Kamala for the People Town Hall Watch Party · Kamala Harris for the People : Friends! Join us for a CNN Town Hall Watch Party in support of Kamala Harris for the People on Monday, April 22nd! We’ll watch Kamala speak truth on the issues that matter most, and discuss how each of us can do our part to help elect Kamala Harris as our next President. Watch Party will begin at 6pm!

Meet the girls who are on a mission to keep us safe online. They're taking part in a competition putting their cyber-security skills to the test against schools across the country.

How do I get experience if no one will hire me? Strategic volunteering is the act of intentionally seeking to volunteer in areas you want to improve or grow. If you want to work on your email marketing, volunteer to take on the PTA newsletter. If you want to be a better baker, manage the bake sale at school. If you want to work on your public speaking, be the president of a group at church. For me personally, volunteering helped me start my business and even secure my business partner. 

Instagram users have been receiving odd messages expressing shock that their accounts have ended up on something called the “Nasty List.”

The Student Pollworker Program is a unique opportunity for high school students to experience the central part of the voting process. Students are assigned to work as Clerks in the polling places on Election Day. Each student has the same responsibilities as pollworkers — from attending training, assisting voters and closing the polling place at the end of Election Night. For more information regarding the program, please call (562) 462-2840 or email  studentpollworker@rrcc.lacounty.gov

Transgender men will be allowed to enroll in the school for the first time in 2020, but some are calling the new policy exclusionary and hostile. The policy also states that Morehouse “will continue to use masculine pronouns” which it calls “the language of brotherhood.” But the iconic college is calling the new policy an important step towards an inclusive campus

Jurors Thought a Gay Man Would Enjoy Prison. So They Sentenced Him to Death : The Supreme Court may decide if LBGT discrimination is the same as racial discrimination.

Tell the EPA: Abandon the Dirty Water Rule and protect our waterways and streams. Click the link below to sign the petition : Republicans in Washington may not care much about the environment, but you would think that anyone would want to protect their own drinking water. But apparently for Andrew Wheeler, Trump's EPA chief, helping polluters profit is a higher priority. Wheeler wants to get rid of a rule that helps protect the drinking water for 117 million Americans.1 Under his leadership, the EPA published a proposal to replace the Obama-era Clean Water Rule with the aptly named Dirty Water Rule, a far weaker alternative. Trump's EPA wants to get rid of a rule that helps protect the drinking water for 117 million Americans. Sign the petition to support the Clean Water Rule.

Tweet at Congress: Repeal Trump's hateful Muslim ban now : Rep. Judy Chu and Sen. Chris Coons just introduced the NO BAN Act in both chambers of Congress. This bill would strengthen court challenges in repealing Trump's racist Muslim Ban and ensure that the government could never enforce anything like it again.1 It's now on Congress to take bold moral leadership to disrupt Trump's white nationalist agenda and protect Muslim communities. Donald Trump began separating and terrorizing Black and Brown families as soon as he took office. His Muslim ban was one of the first racist policies he enacted to attack our communities. The NO BAN Act would send a message to this administration that no family should ever be torn apart because of their religion or place of birth. We need every member of Congress to support the NO BAN Act and repeal the Muslim ban now. Will you contact your representative and ask them to do the right thing? Repeal Trump's racist Muslim ban now. ...

  Jojo Siwa celebrated her Sweet 16 Tuesday evening the only way she knew how: with a wildly age-inappropriate birthday party built of Nickelodeon nightmares at the W Hotel in Hollywood. (For what it’s worth, she doesn’t actually turn the big one until next month, but who cares? This is her rainbow-filled, shimmery, bow-adorned pseudo-reality, we’re just living adjacent to it.) To celebrate her ability to drive the hideous car her parents gifted her for Christmas (the same one Justin Bieber insulted), Siwa went all out with her outfit, substituting her normally subdued bedazzled clothing for head-to-toe sequins, exaggerated shoulders (more room for more sequins), an A-line pom-pom skirt that might as well have been pulled, strand by strand, from the mane of a My Little Pony, and a big, bright blue (of course, sequined) bow.

We need everyone who cares about ending homelessness to lace up their sneakers and march down to United Way of Greater L.A.'s 12th annual HomeWalk on May 18. We’ll be there connecting advocates with organizers and handing out shirts and signs.  Aaron Donald and the Rams are also coming, along with thousands of our neighbors running and walking to move L.A. forward. Since it began in 2007, HomeWalk has helped 19,000 people secure stable, permanent housing. It’s the largest annual event to end homelessness in the U.S. and we’re hoping to get a bigger turnout than ever this year. Get registered!                                                    GET REGISTERED 

Celebrate National Financial Literacy Month April is a month of anticipation for consumers: from the season premiere of popular shows, to the largest music festivals in the country, you’re sure to be looking forward to something this Spring. For many, April also brings the excitement of receiving their tax refund! To celebrate National Financial Literacy Month, highlighting the importance of financial and economic education, we want to share some tips to ensure that you put your refund to good use. Read More Take the Pledge to Save for Your Future! Missed L.A. Saves Week? it's never too late to take the  pledge to save !  You can start saving today. Here’s how: Track your expenses.  When you know where every dollar goes, you can find your best way to improve. Make a budget.  If you plan your spending, you can find ways to save. Start small. Even saving loose change is a good way to get started. If you’re getting a tax refund this year, try to...

Fort Moore Pioneer Memorial Time Capsule Project | LA County Arts Commission : Calling all stories, memories, and mementos to represent Los Angeles County for a time capsule to be sealed inside the Fort Moore Pioneer Memorial. What would you like future Angelenos to know about your Los Angeles? The Los Angeles County Arts Commission is  asking for your stories, memories and mementos  to represent the people, cultures and communities that make up L.A. County for a  time capsule  to be sealed inside the Fort Moore Pioneer Memorial for a future generation to discover. This is open to all residents of Los Angeles County. You may submit an idea as an individual or a group by the  May 6th deadline . Share your ideas with the next generation!

10 million.  That’s how many kids have lost a parent to incarceration at some point in their childhood. When we put a parent in jail or prison, their child suffers. And  children of color suffer more than any other group  – according to a recent study, black children are nine times more likely than white children to have a parent in prison, and Latin children are three times more likely to have an incarcerated parent than their white counterparts. Trauma caused by losing a parent to prison follows a child for the rest of their life, often manifesting in mental health and behavioral challenges that can create an intergenerational cycle of trauma and incarceration.  Children with incarcerated parents are at least three times more likely to go to prison themselves.  Will you join Ashleigh and Asia by telling lawmakers you support the bill? We need your help. Join us in supporting California’s SB 394

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Submit Your Feedback on Sidewalk Vending! Los Angeles County is developing sidewalk vending rules and regulations for unincorporated areas and we need YOUR feedback! Visit our website to complete a survey before the May 1 deadline. Surveys available in multiple languages here: http://bit.ly/SidewalkVending

Online Voter Registration | California Secretary of State : California Online Voter Registration website. Register to vote online, save a stamp!

Things You Might Not Know About Elephants – Animal Encyclopedia

Lily Tomlin, Kathy Griffin help open new LGBT Center campus in LA : “Grace and Frankie” star Lily Tomlin joined comedian Kathy Griffin at Sunday’s block party celebration to help ring in the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s new campus.

Let's Create Jobs in LA Please join California State Assembly Member Adrin Nazarian, and GIFT Global Initiative at a FREE Job Workshop for people who are interested in working for the Entertainment Industry. In 2014, the legislature passed AB 1839, The California Film & Television Job Retention and Promotion Act, to create more middle-class jobs throughout the state. Spend an evening with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), the union behind entertainment workers. Stop by and learn from individuals who are: Electrical lighting technicians Production sound & video engineers Script supervisors & production specialists Costume designers This event is free and open to the community. Thursday, April 11 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Los Angeles Valley College Monarch Hall 5800 Fulton Ave. Valley Glen, CA 91401 RSVP Now Hope to see you there

Of the millions of people worldwide who unite and wear jeans with a purpose, we each have our own individual story of why we choose to take a stand in support of survivors and against destructive attitudes surrounding sexual assault. We wear denim for ourselves, in honor of someone we love, for future generations, and for our communities. We all share the same goal: to end sexual violence and to disrupt rape culture. Every story and every intention has been a part of building this 20 years strong Denim Day movement. We asked Denim Day participants from across the world why they wear denim and here is my story... "  The Denim Day campaign brings healing to survivors around the world!  " Hotlines — Peace Over Violence

How to be an activist for causes you believe in  “Activism” officially peaked as a buzzword this year, for good reason. But did you know that millennial men are 15 percent more likely to call themselves activists than millennial women are? What makes this baffling: 74 percent of nonprofits are led by women, so there is no shortage of activist role models out there for women and girls. So, if you need a few reminders on how to get started as an activist, or need a refresher course on how to become even better at it, no fear: We’ve turned to the experts who gathered at the She’s the First Summit to get their

Why It's Important to Think About Your Career in High School : CONSIDERING HOW competitive the job market has become, it’s never too early to start to think about your career. “What are you going to do when you grow up?” is a common question, even for elementary school children, but today, high schoolers are reportedly planning ahead and seeking internships to help them get into college and land job opportunities down the road. Millennial Branding, a Gen Y research and consulting firm, and Internships.com, the world’s largest internship marketplace, announced a new study, “High School Careers,” which surveyed 4,769 students (172 high school students and 4,597 college students) and 326 employers from across the

What You Don't Know About: Rowing | Teen Kids News : There are a few words that are frequently associated with boat rides. Some people say they’re relaxing, some say they’re peaceful and some even say they’re romantic. Unfortunately, the ones that I go on aren’t any of those things. In fact, they’re draining and painful. There’s nothing tranquil about them. I’m a professional rower, and I’m here to tell you what you don’t know about rowing as a sport. I know, I know. You’re probably wondering why on earth you need to know anything about rowing. The first thing that confuses people about rowing is how a rower is situated in a

How the burrito conquered America | Teen Kids News : There's almost no corner of the United States where you can't find a burrito. It's perhaps the most recognizable staple of Mexican-American cuisine. Chipotle's runaway success was founded on the burrito. That makes it even stranger that the burrito was one of the last Mexican foods to catch on in the United States. So how did the burrito gain such widespread popularity in the first place? I asked Gustavo Arellano, author of Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America and renowned expert in burrito data-science circles. His book is a rollicking tour through the unique hybrid cuisine we call 'Mexican food,' from bar-food tamales to grocery store salsa.

Stephen Curry, ABC Team Up for Mini-Golf Competition Series - TVUSA : ABC has picked up Holey Moley, a new extreme mini-golf competition starring and executive produced by NBA star Stephen Curry.

Digital Natives - TVKIDS : David Wood hears from leading distributors about how they are working with digital platforms.

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Why would someone claim to be a missing child? : It didn't take long for investigators to learn that a young man claiming to be a boy who went missing in 2011 wasn't who he said he was.

Reconstruction: America After the Civil War : Henry Louis Gates Jr. presents a vital new four-hour documentary series on Reconstruction: America After the Civil War.

AT&T It Can Wait | Take The Pledge to Drive Distraction Free : Join the movement to end distracted driving. Take the pledge, spread the message, and become an advocate in your community today.

LAFH Awards 2019 — LA Family Housing : Join us for LAFH Awards 2019! Savor delectable cuisine from LA’s top chefs, sip on specialty cocktails, enjoy eclectic beats, and be inspired by the voices of our participants. Together, we can end homelessness in the lives of children and adults across Los Angeles.

From April 3rd to April 13th, the California Poor People's Campaign is organizing a statewide Truth & Poverty Tour to shine a light on the plight, fight, and insight of the poor across California, and the real national emergencies that require immediate attention. We are coming to Pacoima, CA on April 9th for a Poor People's Public Hearing at Telfair Elementary School,  which has the largest amount of homeless students in the LAUSD area. The hearing is an opportunity to show up, stand up, and speak up for our families and communities. RSVP Join us in lifting the voices of the poor and marginalized in our community and highlighting solutions to our nation’s fundamental issues. You won’t want to miss out!  Join us at 6:00 p.m. for a public hearing at Telfair Elementary School, which has the largest amount of homeless students in the LAUSD area. There is a lack of adequate funding and assistance to families in need. This will be a hearing of the impacted peop...