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Officials pledged steady deliveries of groceries to residents of Xi'an, a city of 13 million that is under the strictest lockdown of a major Chinese city since Wuhan at the start of the pandemic.

The city of Milwaukee has an ambitious climate plan to cut its carbon emissions. Hundreds of U.S. cities have similar plans. Very few have met their goals.

From the museum: Emphasizing iconic images by some of the most famous photographers from the 20th century to the present, this exhibition presents a broad sampling from the substantial holdings of local collectors Cam and Wanda Garner. This group of pictures, diverse in subject, style, photographic medium, and chronology, presents an occasion to reflect on photography’s role in history and society, and to consider its future trajectory. RELATED: San Diego Weekend Arts Events: Photography, art, electroacoustic music, Palestininan poetry and two local-style Christmas plays (KPBS arts segment) The exhibition is grouped thematically into three sections. The first, "Reflections on Nature," presents a variety of landscapes, including work by the acclaimed Ansel Adams and Minor White, and organic aesthetics. "Things as They Are" analyzes documents of the city, society, and conflict with familiar examples from Berenice Abbott, Margaret Bourke-White, and Henri Cartier-Bresson. The final section, "Manipulating Reality," looks at expressions of abstraction and allegory in the medium from early 20th-century work by Frank Eugene and Manuel Álvarez Bravo, to the contemporary cinematic dreamscapes of Gregory Crewdson. NOTE: Originally installed in November 2020, but closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Masters of Photography: The Garner Collection is now reopening to the public November 20, 2021 – February 21, 2022. Related Links: Exhibition information Visiting and admission information SDMA on Instagram SDMA on Facebook

Limited national data suggest teachers are plentiful, but many districts that serve some of the most vulnerable students would beg to differ.

FlowerSong Press presents a lineup of ten authors from California! These writers will be sharing and performing poetry at Centro Cultural de la Raza. Collectively, these poets and writers have performed their poetry all around the world, sold thousands of copies of their books, had their work published in hundreds of literary journals and newspapers, performed at hundreds of colleges and universities, been taught at dozens of colleges and universities and have also engaged in powerful work to uplift and transform their communities. FlowerSong Press nurtures essential verse from, about, and through the borderlands. The voices of those from Latin America, the U.S.A. and all over the world. We are literary, lyrical, boundless, and we welcome allies that understand and join in the voice of people of color and our struggle, truth, and hope. Featured autors: • Matt Sedillo, "Mowing Leaves of Grass" • Sonia Gutiérrez, "Dreaming with Mariposas" • Briana Munoz, "Everything is Returned to the Soil/Todo Vuelve a la Tierra" • David A. Romero, "My Name Is Romero" • Gina Duran, "...and So the Wind Was Born" • Fernando Albert Salinas, "Toxic Masculinity" • Angelina Sáenz, "Edgecliff" • Luivette Resto, "Promises Are Coffee" • Iris De Anda, "Roots of Redemption: You Have No Right to Remain Silent" • Natalie Sierra, "Charlie Forever and Ever" This event will take place on Saturday, December 4 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Centro Cultural de la Raza. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please visit centrodelaraza.com or flowersongpress.com.

Join artists MartyO and Saki for a virtual discussion covering the inspiring origin story and powerful artwork featuring in OMA’s exhibitions "Social Security" and "Birds of a Different Feather." Hosted by OMA’s Director of Exhibitions and Collections Katie Dolgov, this program will explore two exuberant and thought-provoking collections of wearable art, each distinctive in style yet seamlessly connected by common themes of social commentary and the disruption of traditional gender roles. Learn about the artists’ individual visions and approaches to their work, as well as their newly formed collaboration born out of their winning participation in OMA’s Night of The Living Art: An Art After Dark Fashion Extravaganza. Your link to connect online will be sent in the confirmation email after you have completed registration. Date: Dec. 13, 2021 Time: 7:00pm-8pm Location: Virtual Zoom Link Cost: Free For more information on this event please visit HERE!

Lawmakers are calling for an investigation two weeks after an NPR report found a student loan program designed to help low-income borrowers wasn't living up to its promise.

A longtime hero of the underground rap scene for his worldly, wily lyrics that are erudite and streetwise, billy woods has made his clearest, most engaging album yet with Maps.

The 2022 Pulitzer Prizes in fiction, poetry, drama and other categories in arts and letters were announced in New York along with awards for journalism.

The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol is expected to drop their report on Dec. 21. It's a public document, but book publishers are poised to get the report into your hands.