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Amy Wilson, a conductor and artistic director of the Atlanta Philharmonic suffered from brain cancer but isn't able to get medicaid which makes it diffucult to pay her hospital bills.

$30 too much a month keeps a cancer patient in Georgia from cheaper care

Georgia hasn’t expanded Medicaid. Some people suffer more than others because of that coverage gap.

The ofrenda for migrants who died crossing the border features a large Catholic rosary, which are traditionally decorated with prayer beads. This version is is decorated with stylized depictions of human skulls known as calaveras.

A sobering display of lives lost along the border

A Día de Muertos ofrenda in San Ysidro features the meager belongings of people who died trying to cross the southern border illegally.

Improvisers Initiative: William Parker with UC San Diego Improvisers

Improvisers Initiative presents William Parker with UC San Diego Improvisers Wednesday, October 26, 2022 7 p.m. | Conrad Prebys Music Center Experimental Theater FREE | RSVP Required Livestream The Improvisers Initiative presents the visionary bassist, improviser, composer, and educator, William Parker in a telematic concert performing with UC San Diego graduate student ensemble led by Mark Dresser and guests including faculty David Borgo. Four new "sculpted improvisations," including dedications to Civil Rights activist William Edward Burghardt Du Bois as well as experimental filmmaker Chantal Anne Akerman, and more. William Parker is “the most consistently brilliant free jazz bassist of all time.” - Village Voice ------------------ Bio: William Parker is a bassist, improviser, composer, writer, and educator from New York City, heralded by The Village Voice as, “the most consistently brilliant free jazz bassist of all time.” In addition to recording over 150 albums, he has published six books and taught and mentored hundreds of young musicians and artists. Parker’s current bands include the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra, In Order to Survive, Raining on the Moon, Stan’s Hat Flapping in the Wind, and the Cosmic Mountain Quartet with Hamid Drake, Kidd Jordan, and Cooper-Moore. Throughout his career he has performed with Cecil Taylor, Don Cherry, Milford Graves, and David S. Ware, among others. Follow on Socials! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

In China, Trump has cachet but few see U.S. ties improving under him or Harris

Former President Donald Trump thumps Vice President Harris in name recognition, but analysts say Beijing sees both as bad news.

Kendrick Lamar performs at a Spotify event in Cannes, France, during the Cannes Lions media festival in June 2022.

GOAT debates are a hip-hop tradition. Spotify is here to spoil the fun

Canon-making is a core part of rap fandom, the subject of endless barbershop parleys and message-board battles. But something curdles when the companies that control the music business enter the chat.

Vice President Harris and Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz appear at a campaign event in Philadelphia on Tuesday.

Harris and Walz reintroduce joy to Democrats their first week on the campaign trail

Vice President Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, barnstormed swing states this week, trying to make up for lost time in their 2024 campaign.

A "for rent" sign outside of an apartment complex in Golden Hill. San Diego, Calif. May 6, 2023.

California rent relief is still available for thousands of tenants who were denied COVID assistance

Thousands of Californians who lost work during the pandemic are struggling with debt. A new settlement makes COVID rent relief available to tens of thousands of tenants.

Migrants wait for a ride to the airport after border agents drop them off at San Diego transit centers. The migrant welcome center has closed and volunteers from several community organizations try to fill the gap as the asylum seekers make their way to their final destination throughout the United States, Feb. 23, 2024.

Migrant advocates working around the clock as funding dwindles

It’s been less than a week since San Diego County's Migrant Welcome Center closed, and already CBP has released more than 1,000 asylum seekers and other migrants into the streets.

Teachers Michelle Ramos-La Grone and Elsa Cintora work with students in the transitional kindergarten program at Westwood Elementary School in Stockton on Sept. 22, 2023.

Beyond crayons and circle time: What California transitional kindergarten needs to succeed

California is rolling out its transitional kindergarten program, with the goal of offering it for all 4-year-olds by 2025-26. While some schools have had programs in place for years, others are just starting to create teaching guidelines.

In a matter of three short years, Young Miko's become one of reggaeton and Latin pop's most promising stars. On her debut album 'Att.,' she keeps pushing the genre forward.

Young Miko upended norms in Latin pop. On her debut 'Att.' she raises her own bar

The Puerto Rican rapper has risen through the ranks of Latin pop, collaborating with artists like Karol G and Bad Bunny. With her playful, experimental debut Att., she's poised to be a bigger star.

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