As the next president of Liberia, Liberian presidential candidate attorney Tiawan Saye Gongloe has unveiled a 10-point plan for “A Better Liberia Agenda” and a 12-point strategy to fight corruption in Liberia, which is chief among his plans. He believes fighting corruption in Liberia will be his biggest challenge due to the characters that he wants to purge. | By Uche J. Uwahemu Liberian presidential candidate attorney Tiawan Saye Gongloe is making a tour of the United States to gather support for his vision of a corruption-free Liberia. Beginning May 12, Gongloe visited several cities across the U.S., touching base with centers of the Liberian Diaspora, including the Bay Area, where approximately 10,000 Liberians
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By Kathy Chouteau
A collective of West Contra Costa County charter middle schools will partner to host “Black + Brilliant: Building Unity in Community,” an inaugural celebration of Black excellence. Set for Sat., April 24, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., the free virtual event is open to the public and will focus on affirming identity, building community and sharing lifelong strategies for success.
Organized by Aspire Public Schools, Making Waves Academy, Caliber Schools and Richmond College Prep Schools, the event looks to bring together more than 200 students, caregivers and community leaders and will include panels of Black charter high school students and local community professionals and will also recognize Black charter educators.
By Kathy Chouteau
A new California law makes it easier for houses of worship to build affordable housing on their land, and a new collaboration is working to accelerate such developments in the East Bay.
AB 1851, authored by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, reduces parking requirements in order to allow affordable housing to be constructed by faith-based organizations. It became law Jan. 1.
Now a collaboration is underway that aims to accelerate housing development on East Bay properties owned by faith organizations as well as other nonprofits. This week, it was announced that Uche Uwahemu, senior district field representative for Wicks’ office, has joined the Board of Directors of New Way Homes (NWH) to help the nonprofit in its efforts to create a scalable model in East Bay neighborhoods.