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Jai’Ree Tannan stepped onto the stage erected in the shadow of the police union’s headquarters in Los Angeles’ Westlake neighborhood.
The 20-year-old stood away from the microphone, listening intently as a fellow student activist gave voice to the crowd. “We got cops off campus,” the female speaker declared. “We did that!”
Tannan nodded proudly. “Woooo!” cheered the crowd that had gathered on a recent afternoon for the rally organized by Black Lives Matter Los Angeles.
Following a prolonged campaign led by students, including Tannan, the L.A. Board of Education in February approved a plan to drastically shrink its police force on LAUSD campuses, ban the use of pepper spray on students and use the diverted funds to improve the education of Black students.
Salina’s free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program sponsored by the Salina Area United Way will be at a new location with a few program changes from previous years because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The program served over 900 people last year, despite shutting down early due to COVID-19 in 2020. In years prior, it served over 1,600 taxpayers.
The new VITA location will be the Salina Area United Way office, 113 N. 7th St., where clients can pick up forms in the organization’s lobby to get the process started. Only one individual or one family, all wearing masks, will be allowed in the volunteer-staffed lobby at all times. Clients may complete the intake form in their vehicle at the parking site or at home. Detailed instructions on required identification documents are printed on the forms, which must be returned to the United Way lobby no later than March 29.