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Sara Kaplan, who is an associate professor of Ethnic Studies and Critical Gender Studies at UC San Diego joined Midday Edition to talk about why Black History Month is needed and how our education in black history shapes policy.

Latinos make up the majority of the coronavirus cases in San Diego County, but they are not getting a majority of vaccinations.

The assaults have prompted some businesses to close early, while volunteers have set up protective escorts for older residents.

Black Americans are getting vaccinated at lower rates than whites. A new push to send vaccines to community health centers is intended to help quickly bridge that gap.

Esther Sanchez was elected as the Oceanside's first female and Latina mayor in November. She tells KPBS about her roots in North County's largest city and her plans to address inequities in her community.

"The coup is obviously good for no one," says a human rights activist. "But for the Rohingya, the risk is heightened. This is the military regime responsible for the atrocities over many, many years."

The Chinese state news agency said the BBC had "undermined China's national interests and ethnic solidarity." Britain stripped the license for CGTN, the Chinese global television network, last week.

California has identified two cases of the South African coronavirus variant in the San Francisco Bay Area. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the findings on Wednesday during a trip to Fresno to tout the state's efforts to vaccinate people.

The same electronic systems used to record when patients get a physical or go to the ER are also used to log data when coronavirus vaccines are given. But the systems don't share information easily.

Calling for the release of detained de factor leader Aung San Suu Kyi and chanting anti-military slogans, protesters amassed across the country Sunday demanding an end to the military takeover.