Martin Luther King JR. March
The NAACP Vallejo Branch and the City of Vallejo are thrilled to invite all community members to join this event celebrating the remarkable legacy and contributions of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Christmas cheer returns at Mesai’s toy drive
Volunteers had collected over 100 toys by around 10 a.m. Saturday Mesai Alonsabe piles on toys collected during his annual Mesai’s Merry Toy Drive in front of Java Jax in downtown Vallejo on Saturday. (Chris Riley/Times-Herald) Christmas music, brightly wrapped…
The toy drive that keeps getting bigger
Now 15, Mesai Alonsabe continues helping others with Vallejo event taking place Saturday at Java Jax Mesai Alonsabe brings in donated toys to be sorted during a past Mesai’s Merry Toy Drive at Java Jax in Vallejo. (Chris Riley–Times-Herald file)…
AP African American Studies and Critical Race Theory Ban in Florida
The contributions Black people and people of African descent have made to this country are paramount and omnipresent. To consider yourself educated on American history is to consider yourself knowledgeable on Black history; the goal The College Board aims for,…
Jikoni – Los Angeles, CA
Kiano Moju opened the Los Angeles-based culinary creative studio, Jikoni, in November 2019, just four months before the country shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic and six months before the national civil unrest after the death of George Floyd.…
The Fade Factory – Minneapolis, MN
The Fade Factory was part of a three-suite building that included a barbecue restaurant, a hair-braiding shop, and a clothing store. But the building was destroyed by fire during the protests that followed the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed…
Aim High Prep – Houston, TX
Tiffany M. Turner created Aim High Prep because she believed there was a real need for strong, early education. Turner said the Beygood funding helped with all the additional costs she incurred due to COVID-19, plus the ongoing expenses of…