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  • Students gather around a green lowrider in this undated photo. The San Diego Lowrider Archival Project dives into the history of lowriding in San Diego from the 1950s to the present.
    Tracing the rich history of lowriders in San Diego
    The San Diego Lowrider Archival Project documents the historical and cultural significance of lowriders through photographs, memorabilia, art and more.
  • The Sikh Temple of Wisconsin was the scene of a deadly mass shooting in 2012.
    We visited a Sikh temple that sits at the intersection of multiple election issues
    NPR visits the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek, where a white supremacist mass shooting took place 12 years ago.
  • A San Diego State University student waited in line for over an hour to register and cast her first ballot at the on-campus polling place at SDSU, Nov. 8, 2022.
    A generation after Motor Voter, advocates still searching for better ways to boost voter rolls
    Since the late 1980s, state and federal governments have passed laws aimed at making it easier for people to register to vote. Today there are many more registered voters, but corresponding boosts in voter turnout haven’t always materialized.
  • Two African American babies on their mothers lap in Oceanside, Calif. Sept. 18, 2024
    Black Infant Health Program expands into Oceanside
    Black mothers and babies face higher rates of childbirth-related complications or deaths than any other race or ethnicity. San Diego County is expanding resources to help bring those rates down.
  • Dayton, Ohio, launched an effort in 2011 to become more welcoming to immigrants. Backers say the newcomers have benefited the city, which was losing population for decades.
    Without immigrants, America's job growth would have stalled
    Springfield has become a lightning rod in a pitched battle over immigration. Meanwhile, Dayton has welcomed immigrants for more than a decade, to fill vacant jobs and revitalize old neighborhoods.
  • A photo provided by the FBI in October 2023 shows former CIA officer Brian Jeffrey Raymond, who pleaded guilty that year to drugging, filming and sexually assaulting dozens of women across multiple countries over a 14-year period.
    An ex-CIA officer gets 30 years for drugging, filming and assaulting dozens of women
    Brian Raymond admitting to drugging, filming and assaulting the women, most of whom didn't know until investigators showed them footage. Several shared their experiences in court as he looked on.
  • Pete Escovedo brothers, 1957
    The Last Mambo
    Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV (not in the PBS app). The documentary explores the heritage of the San Francisco Bay Area salsa and Latin jazz community. This unique enclave of Latin music performers and audiences struggle to maintain culture, creativity and community despite dramatic socioeconomic and demographic changes. bsequent expansions of the art form.
  • El Cajon Foodie Fest at America on Main Street
    Hosted in Downtown El Cajon on Saturday, May 18, 2024. Admission and most activities are free of charge. America on Main Street is a celebration of the American spirit through appreciation and respect of the many diverse ethnic and historical groups in the community. This entertaining and exciting event is held every year in Downtown El Cajon on East Main Street and Rea Avenue, between Magnolia and Claydelle Avenues. Highlights include multiple stages of live entertainment, American and ethnic food booths, rides, arts, crafts and display booths, a petting zoo, bounce houses and more! This year also includes the return of El Cajon's Foodie Fest. This popular event features 10-15 of El Cajon's favorite local restaurants and food vendors offering all-you-can-eat tastings from their menu. Bring your appetite and get ready to try delicious appetizers, samples, and desserts as well as specialty beverages and smoothies. Get more information and purchase your Foodie Fest tickets!
  • Recent use of hair and skin care products have been linked to higher levels of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in kids.
    Hair and skin care products expose kids to hormone disrupting chemicals, study finds
    A new study links the recent use of hair oils, lotions and other personal care products with higher levels of phthalates in children. The hormone-disrupting chemicals are a health concern for kids.
  • Fatouma Zahara Hasan, a widow with a large family from the town of Chifera, has her photograph taken on a tablet as part of a vast registration drive to ensure that food aid funded by the United States in parts of Ethiopia is only provided to recipients that qualify.  
    'I am struggling all alone,' says a widowed Ethiopian mother of 6. Now there's hope
    After months of disruption in a massive national feeding effort by global groups, there's a scramble to digitally register more than 6 million Ethiopians to make sure food aid goes to those in need.
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