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He fought against segregation that made it hard for Black people to get jobs and housing, and became SDSU’s first Black administrator.

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DEAR RICHARD: Shouldn’t the apostrophe in Mothers Day go after the s, as in Mothers’ Day, not before the s, as in Mother’s Day? Isn’t tomorrow a day for ALL mothers? – Michael-Leonard Creditor, Bay Park In the United States, Mother’s Day started in 1908, when Anna Jarvis, a Grafton, W.V., homemaker, organized a day to raise awareness of poor health conditions in her community, a cause she believed would be best advocated by mothers. She called it Mother’s Work Day and held a memorial to honor her own mother. In 1912, she trademarked the phrases “second Sunday in May” […]

Hannah Shaw was inspired to found Orphan Kitten Club after rescuing a kitten from a tree years ago. She says having a kitten in a shelter is ‘kind of like bringing your newborn to a music festival.’

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Mission Hills resident donated a kidney to a stranger because people need help.

Figurative painter and fiber artist Miguel Camacho-Padilla is one of 12 artists featured in ArtSpectrum 2026, a group exhibition for LGBTQ artists on display through June 1 at Gallery 21 in Balboa Park