Tonality is a local choral ensemble representing diverse cultures and ethnicities throughout Los Angeles
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Tonality is a local choral ensemble representing diverse cultures and ethnicities throughout Los Angeles. Through song, they tackle themes like immigration, homelessness, prison reform and social justice. Alexander Lloyd Blake, the founder and artistic director for Tonality joined us on Good Day LA.

California teen Arul Mathur creates fire suppression device
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Arul Mathur is a high school senior in Northern California. After he was nearly forced to evacuate his home because of a nearby wildfire, he decided he might be able to help. He designed an innovative fire suppression device called F.A.C.E. He put it on Kickstarter, and it funded in one day.

Female athletes fighting back against sexist uniforms
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The the world's most elite female athletes are proving over and over again that they are incredibly talented, and incredibly fierce. Their skills are on display at the Olympics, but how the women are being displayed has become a controversy. The Wall Street Journal's Rory Satran talks about how female athletes are fighting back against sexist uniforms and changing the status quo.

Local and national anti-hunger and child nutrition advocates will come together to highlight the importance of federally-funded food programs
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Local and national anti-hunger and child nutrition advocates will come together at PHFE WIC?s 8th Street clinic today to highlight the importance of federally-funded food programs. Joel Berg, CEO of Hunger Free America, a national nonpartisan nonprofit organization, is visiting Los Angeles as part of an 8,000-mile coast-to-coast journey this summer to shine a light on the continuing national hunger crisis, to meet with those working on the front lines of hunger, and to advocate for long-term, public policy solutions to food insecurity. He joined us to talk about the problem of many people not getting enough food.

Retired VCFD Battalion Chief sets out on 3,000 mile bike ride from Santa Monica to New York
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To commemorate the 20th anniversary of 9/11, a group of firefighters and retired firefighters are about to take a three thousand mile journey across the country-on bikes! Their epic road trip will begin at Santa Monica pier, and end 40 days later at ground zero in New York. Along the way, they also hope to raise awareness of firefighting related illnesses including cancer, mental health, and severely wounded veterans. Steve Winter, a retired Battalion Chief with Ventura County Fire Department, is participating in the ride.

Firefighters biking across the country
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A group of firefighters and retired firefighters are biking across the country to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and raise awareness of firefighting related illnesses.

Dr. George James Discusses Simone Biles
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Therapist Dr. George James has worked with a lot of elite athletes. He brings a special perspective to Simone Biles' decision to withdraw from two major events in the Olympics.

Jonathan Lipnicki and the Shabbat Angels protecting worshipers in the Fairfax district
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Jonathan Lipnicki is putting his Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt to good use. He has mobilized to help worshipers in the Fairfax district enter and leave temple. Shabbat Angels organized last May after a group of pro-Palestinian men attacked Jewish diners outside a sushi restaurant.

Recognizing the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
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31 years ago, then President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act. The law prohibited discrimination against people with disabilities. Former congressman Steve Bartlett, who was one of the authors of the ADA, and Ollie Cantos, the incoming chairman of the non-profit organization RespectAbility, joined Good Day LA to discuss.

One woman's historic barrier breaking in the surfing world
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Vicky Durand's mom became one of the world's first female surfers and champs. She talks about her mom Betty Pembroke and how she made history by riding waves in her new book 'Wave Woman: The Life and Struggles of a Surfing Pioneer'?

It's Bigger Than Us is a terrific grassroots movement in South L.A.
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It's Bigger Than Us is a terrific grassroots movement in South L.A. Volunteers are transforming communities in many ways, from food distribution to toy giveaways during the holidays. Two leaders of the effort, Tyrone Nance, the President and Founder and Miyoshi Price, a board member and active community member, joined us.

Tiffany Haddish brings the funny to Good Day LA:  'I'm coming to the studio!'
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Haddish talked about her partnership with Vitafusion and explained how she's giving back to the community. She also explained why her relationship with Common is 'perfect', enjoyed a 'Throwback Thursday' surprise, and told us why swimming with sharks seemed all too familiar to her.

What every woman should know about uterine fibroids
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July is National Fibroid Awareness Month and despite the fact more than 26 million have them...many more don't know anything about them. We talked to Dr. Steven Yu, a leading expert in this field, to help get the information out there.

Vanilla Ice talks tacos, tequila, and his awesome pool
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The 'Ice Ice Baby' star is hitting the stage in Ventura this weekend for the ''Tequila & Taco Music Festival'. The singer talked about how many tacos he hopes to devour, why the 90's are the best, and how he's going to pay tribute to his friend Biz Markie who recently passed away. For more information on the festival and the show, go to tequilaandtacomusicfestival.com

Tim Robbins hopes to inspire and unite with 'We Live On'
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The Oscar winner talked about the challenges of doing a production like 'We Live On' on Zoom and even showed us where he keeps the Academy Award he took home for "Mystic River'. Performances start today and run through September 4th. For more information go to theactorsgang.com.

What does the ingenuity of entrepreneurs mean for future access and opportunity to space
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Now that Virgin and Blue Origin have blasted into space, what does the ingenuity of these entrepreneurs mean for future access and opportunity of the private sector to space. Richard Cooper, Vice-President of Strategic Communications and Outreach for the Space Foundation joins Good Day LA to discuss.

Black Players for Change Executive Director aims at making systemic change in major league soccer
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Black Players for Change is an organization of more than 170 professional soccer players. It was formed to give black players in major league soccer a voice, and assist in making systemic change both on and off the field. Defender for Toronto FC and the Executive Director of Black Players for Change, Justin Morrow, joined us on Good Day LA.