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Volume 6
Issue 47
February 3 - 9, 2010

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Breaking News

Lee highlights local stimulus-funded projects

From the Globe News Desk

Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) hosted a bus tour on Monday to highlight local agencies and organizations that have received federal stimulus funds. Funds have been used for projects on public safety, economic development, workforce training and public infrastructure.

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Oakland/Alameda County
Richmond/West Contra Costa

Richmond youth basketball series raises money for Haiti

The Richmond Youth
Hoop for Haiti
Basketball Series is
taking place now ...

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MORE HEADLINES

• Meehan sworn in as Berkeley police chief
• Oakland sues company for alleged immigration fraud
• Alameda County unveils human trafficking prevention program

Politics

State of the Union address: We cannot be silent

President Barack
Obama’s State of the
Union address is a
testimony to the ...

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MORE HEADLINES

• Lee promotes Earned Income Tax Credit program for low-income families
• State races heat up
• California Redistricting Commission may have no people of color
• Yee to introduce Election Day voter registration bill

Community Calendar

Richmond Library ‘Grab-a-Bag’ sale

The Richmond
Public Library will
host its fifth
annual Grab ...

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MORE HEADLINES

• Oakland Chambers of Commerce annual business luncheon
  
• Charcoal Park Super Bowl extravaganza
  
• San Leandro High School Career Day
  
• Seminar on spotting and stopping scams

Bay Area

The Princess Project seeks prom dress donations for Bay Area girls

The Princess Project
will be collecting new
and nearly new formal
gowns and ...

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MORE HEADLINES

• Free tax preparation assistance available to East Bay residents
• BART agrees to settlement payment over shooting
• High-speed passenger rail system to receive $2.3 billion in stimulus funding
• Black immigrant rights group works to dispel myths

Education

Girls Inc. offers Presidents’ Week Recess Program

Girls Incorporated of
West Contra Costa
County will hold a
Presidents’ ...

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MORE HEADLINES

• State cuts will be hard felt in local school districts
• Scholarships available for West County students
• Formerly incarcerated youth to lead Know Justice Conference

Business

Stimulus can’t slow black, Latino unemployment

As America’s first
black president
enters his second
year in office ....

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MORE HEADLINES

• Jobless Americans: A neglected priority
• Prerequisites for fundraising success
• Auto Warehousing now hiring at Port of Richmond

Health

Study: Lumping ethnic groups in mental health research leaves many untreated

The conventional
practice of lumping
ethnic groups together
as Latinos ...

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MORE HEADLINES

• How to choose a multivitamin
• Measure A report provides good news about health care
• Briscoe named director of Alameda County Health Care Services Agency

Entertainment

Beyoncé breaks record on eve of Black History Month

I watched the 52nd
annual Grammy
Awards at
KPIX/KBCW ...

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MORE HEADLINES

• Jeffrey Chin: Bay Area’s most decorated pianist, musician and super producer
• ‘The Art of Living Black’ now on display at Richmond Art Center
• Kam’s Kapsules: Weekly previews that make choosing a film fun

Faith

Local pastor appointed jurisdictional bishop to Mexico

In June 2009, the
Church of God in
Christ appointed
Bishop Bob ...

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MORE HEADLINES

• First UMC of Richmond to honor local community activist
• In ‘Preacher’s Kid,’ prodigal daughter learns valuable life lessons
• National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS set for March 7-13

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