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LA MESA SETS HISTORIC FIRST WITH DIVERSE CITY COUNCIL THAT INCLUDES FOUR WOMEN, LATINA, ASIAN, BLACK, AND LGBTQ+ REPRESENTATIVES
January 10, 2025 (La Mesa) – The City of La Mesa welcomed two new councilmembers during its City Council meeting on Tuesday, ...
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African American culture celebrated at Kwanzaa gathering in Phoenix
Phoenix's historic Eastlake Park community was host to a Kwanzaa gathering on Saturday, offering Black Arizonans an alternative to more mainstream winter holidays. The celebration was held outside ...
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First Night Portsmouth 2025 fireworks: Where to park, what to know before you go
PORTSMOUTH — Pro Portsmouth’s First Night 2025 will be held Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, featuring the annual fireworks show at 7:30 p.m. at South Mill Pond. Due to construction barricades in ...
The Advocate15d
From the first female mayor president to Buc-ees opening in Lafayette: Lets recall the top stories of 2024
Lafayette kicked off the year with the inauguration of Lafayette's first woman mayor-president and is ending ... parish government received from the American Rescue Plan Act’s HOME program.
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29-year-old woman accused of theft tells cops she’s 12, California deputies say
Two women were arrested after being ... and spoke to the 36-year-old driver and the 29-year-old passenger, the sheriff’s office said. At first, the 29-year-old gave a fake name and a birthdate ...
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The U.S.’s first Cambodian-American mayor was just sworn in
Sokhary Chau, a city councilor in Lowell, Massachusetts, has just become the city’s first Asian-American ... Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, whose parents immigrated to the U.S. from Taiwan. She was sworn ...
The Washington Post16d
He’s becoming an American soldier. First he must become a citizen.
First, though, they would become Americans ... “When I look at you, I see America,” he said, his voice booming. “I see the American story.” Sebastián scanned the crowd on the other ...
Northwest Asian Weekly16d
Filipino American Nikki Fortunato Bas takes the helm as Oakland’s interim mayor
Nikki Fortunato Bas, a Filipino American, been sworn-in as interim mayor of Oakland, California. She assumed the role following the recall of former mayor Sheng Thao, whose term ended on Dec. 17. Bas ...
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Kwanzaa 2024 starts today, highlighting African-American culture and unity
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Kwanzaa, the annual celebration of African-American culture ... Swahili phrase "matunda ya kwanza," which means "first fruits." It is based on harvest festival ...
Maryland Matters17d
Maryland tribe’s first female chief fights for identity, equality and preservation
The Nause-Waiwash tribe is one of the seven Native American tribes that are represented on the Maryland ... Chief Donna Wolf Mother Abbott is the first woman chief of a Maryland tribe in known history ...
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The force behind Underground Books and mother of Sacramento’s first Black mayor dies at 75
Owen Brewer Sacramento Bee file Georgia Rose Peat West, the driving force behind Underground Books in Oak Park and mother to Sacramento’s first African American mayor, died at her home Monday ...
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Sylvia Lemus becomes first Latina to serve as Cotati vice mayor, Ben Ford to serve as mayor
As the first Latina vice mayor, Lemus said she hopes that “through example, [she] can encourage others of all ages and backgrounds to become involved in their spheres of influence.” ...