Fresh produce, which is a wonderful contribution. Fresh produce is something that low income people and people in need often dont buy because its expensive and they have to decide how to spend their funds. However, it is some of the most nutritious food we provide. So the 15,000 allowed us to contribute about 60,000 worth of produce by the way in which were able to make a dollar stretch. And you can also help toys for to the. Now through december 134th visit shop disney. Com toys for to the and disney will donate 1 for each toy. Find out more about how to help any organizations we support. Go to abc7news. Com take action. Another great local organization. We want to talk about. The organization is known as alas. Helping latinos to dreams. Joining us to talk more about this, the executive director Belinda Hernandez and an eighth grade volunteer, el kin lopez. Good afternoon to both of you. Good afternoon. I like your tshirts. Dont think i dont notice that. Your organization is based on
Chambers testify about their concerns. From february until april of 2020. But the closure rates for minority owned businesses are significantly higher with 41 of blackowned businesses, 32 of latino acts owned businesses and 22 of asian businesses. They closed over the same time frame. Now, in april of this year the federal return bank of new york reported that minority and women owned businesses are significantly more likely to show signs of limited Financial Health and are twice as likely to be classified as at risk for distress then nonminorities Small Businesses. Further, companies are three times likely as healthy businesses to close because of [inaudible]. The pcp program established under the cares act and administered by the Small Business administration and treasury as funding lifeline for distressed businesses responding to the culminating pandemic. What recent analysis by the color of change and the u no space United States found only one in ten African American and late lati
Panther angela davis. Everywhere you turn 15th street is covered in that black lives matter mural. So everywhere you go, not just that community, but businesses that have been boarded up, essentially black lives matter art murals everywhere you go. For now, well send it right back to you guys. All right. Melissa, the soul of oakland is shining bright tonight. Thank you. In the past 15 days since floyd died, millions of people are making changes in how they act and how they govern. Today those calls to action were front and center in houston. The service was inviteonly but streamed live worldwide. Lets bring in Nbcs Jay Gray who joins us in houston on this memorable evening. Jay, we watched it on tv, but you were there. What stood out to you . Reporter yeah. Raj, powerful, emotional here today. We had tears and laughter. We had prayers inside the church here. George floyds family joining a grieving nation to say one final goodbye. Tonight george floyd is finally home. Time for us to cel
Calls, facebook comments, Text Messages and tweets. Earlier today pennsylvanian tumbled held a News Conference on the protest and civil unrest across the street. He also announced to address Police Misconduct rated build community and encourage transparency. This is half an hour. Good afternoon pretty we could just start with a moment of silence in the honor of george floyd. The service descended in minneapolis. [silence]. Statement thank you. As americans, it is our duty to continuously strive to build a better democracy. Right now a result is being tested. Todays ago, george floyd was murdered. Brutally pinned down by Police Officers buzzing him to suffocate. George was on the First American he was like to be killed by a Police Officer. Far from it. Pennsylvania and the markets are joining together to defend the adult long to change. From testing has been an essential part of democracy. In fact protesters have been occurring, throughout the nation over the last couple of days have do
Of over 20 years. Im also a product of the School District. My son was at the incident at balboa high school. One of the things i have been involved in they have all been the same s. R. O. S out of ingleside station at june jordan , at academy soda, i struggled with a young man with a loaded pistol, and then this here at balboa. The other two incidents impacted me, but this issue this year, it was my son. It totally impacted our family. It impacted me, my relationship with the School District, and it impacted the way that a look at things differently. So i ask you to pleas hold people accountable to when things like this happen. We have been fortunate that nobody has been killed. Please be ready for when it does one of the things that i do ask as we do better training for staff, for line staff. I have been in the district 20 years and i have never been trained. The con the people that get trained are the administrators. I administrator trained as last year but now she is leaving. So no