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Community organizations are running pop-up, walk-in vaccine clinics aimed at removing barriers that have kept some people from getting their doses. They hope people will feel more comfortable with Spanish-speaking providers at places they are familiar with.
On a Saturday afternoon in mid-April, volunteers and community health workers welcomed people into the Second Baptist Church in Ogden. On Sundays, that’s the ushers’ job, but that day the church had been transformed into a pop-up vaccine clinic. It was aimed at people of color, but anyone was welcome.
“You don t have to have insurance to come,” said 21-year-old Perla Robles, who was there getting her first shot. “They didn t ask you for much. Just your name and your date of birth. … You know, they re not here to scare you. They’re here to help you.”
Editor s note: This article is a part of a series reviewing Utah and U.S. history for KSL.com s Historic section.
SALT LAKE CITY Monday marked this year s International Women s Day, which is in the middle of Women s History Month.
Women have played a vital role in Utah history, and some firsts in U.S. history also occurred in the Beehive State. For example, Salt Lake City was the site of the first election in modern U.S. history to be open to both men and women. Martha Hughes Cannon was also the first woman in U.S. history to serve as a state senator.
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During Black History Month, The Salt Lake Tribune published several stories that sought to elevate the voices of Black Utahns. In case you missed them, here they are in one place. Read about two Black ballerinas whose experiences have fueled big changes at Ballet West, as well as Utah’s break-dancing history. And find a list of Black-owned food businesses in the state (pro tip: bookmark it) that you can support not just in February, but throughout the year.
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Danielle Rowe’s life has always been a little different.
Born to a white mother and a Black father, she was adopted by a white family as an infant, then raised along with another adopted African American sister and four biological children in Utah County.
“Other than (my sister), I didn’t know any other Black people. Growing up I was always the only one,” Rowe explained. “I danced in the dance club in Orem and I was the only one who looked like me, which made for its own challenges in that world. But it (happened) everywhere, I was teased, I was made fun of, I was bullied, I was left out.”