Turner said it had been heartening to see the supportive comments, donations, and chalk messages, but there were more direct ways to show support. “We’ve got the first Pride Week in Nelson coming up, so now is the perfect time to show support,” she said. Turner said there were some promising signs, as in the lead up to the decision and since its announcement, Q-Youth had been approached by now more than one councillor, wanting to keep the community in the loop or to find out more about the LGBTQIA+ community. Q-Youth co-ordinator Zen Stefani also said the symbol was good, but needed to be backed up by action.
Street art in support of Black Lives Matter covers boarded up store fronts on July 25, 2020 in Oakland, California. Demonstrators in Oakland gathered to protest in solidarity with Portland protests. (Photo by Natasha Moustache/Getty Images)
In the wake of 2020’s racial unrest, ignited by high-profile incidents of police brutality and disparities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the winners of Chevron Richmond’s annual Black Employee Network scholarship became a symbol of a movement destined to be both felt and heard for generations to come.
Pinole Valley High student Anita Chinwuba has been reading everything she can get a hold of on Black culture and history. The straight-A student’s goal is to one day advocate for ethnic studies as a requirement in high schools.
Beloved Redlands High School choir director Kenneth Tuttle died in his sleep on Tuesday, Dec. 8. He leaves behind a tremendous legacy in Redlands, where he impacted countless studentsâ lives over his 24 years of teaching. He was 68.
Tuttle was born July 28, 1952, in Painesville, Ohio, to Betty Jane Gardner and George Russell Tuttle. Tuttle graduated from Western High School in Las Vegas. He earned a bachelorâs degree in music education from Chapman University in Orange, Calif., and a masterâs in choral conducting performance from the University of Nevada, Reno.
Tuttle led a lifelong career in show business, heading Redlands Highâs vocal music department. He conducted choral ensembles, taught piano and music theory classes and was the musical director in many theater productions. Redlands Highâs choirs toured frequently and were regularly invited to selective festivals and competitions, earning many gold medals and first-place trophies.
counterprotests over the removal of a statue of confederate general robert e. lee have turned very violent and indeed, over the course of the last several hours, a second incident has developed with a car plowing into a group of counterprotesters. we have video, graphic video, of that moment actually happening this afternoon. we re going to show it to you right how. aga again, a warning, it is very graphic. take a look. this is, again, on the streets there of charlottesville, virginia. after the dispersal of this rally, this protest and counterprotest was declared an unlawful assembly by the virginia state police. the governor of virginia has declared a statewide emergency in virginia and law enforcement is responding as such. we re going to continue to monitor new jersey to see when the president comes out and whether or not he addresses what is going on here. in the meantime, we re joined by jasmine turner from our richmond, affiliate, who is on