The great gift of this exhibition is how it marries the depth and breadth of Asawa’s work to the story of how her approach to life made the art possible.
A diferencia de algunos de los activistas y defensores más jóvenes con los que trabaja, Connie Alexander, presidenta de la NAACP (Asociación nacional para el progreso de las personas de color) de Santa Bárbara, no habla de “alianzas”, el término preferido en NAACP. En su lugar, utiliza la palabra “comunidad”.
En Santa Bárbara, una ciudad costera de unos 89,000 habitantes, la población negra ha disminuido de un máximo de 3.27% en 1970 a alrededor del 1.37% en 2024.
As Santa Barbara grapples with a history of anti-Black racist bullying in its public schools, organizers are working to strengthen the bonds of community in a city where they are under strain.
A new edition of the book is being released by the San Francisco-based publisher, Arion Press, where every aspect of a book “from comma to cover” is made by hand.
Election disinformation is spreading through immigrant communities via social media, AI-generated content and trusted networks. Experts examine deepfakes, misleading voting information and ways communities can identify false content.
Supporters say the $11.25 billion bond measure will help build homes for lower-income families, but would not resolve the state’s housing crisis on its own.
