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California
fromLos Angeles Times
3 days ago

Cesar Chavez's name is on buildings, parks, roads and calendars. Some are demanding change

California officials are reconsidering how to memorialize Cesar Chavez following new sexual abuse allegations, with some proposing to rename tributes to focus on the farmworker movement instead.
fromArtforum
2 months ago

Miami's Crisis of Memory: Eddie Arroyo's December 3, 2024, 7:10 am Design District, 2025

This is the site of the Florida state historical marker commemorating Arthur Lee McDuffie, a Black insurance broker and former US Marine whose 1979 beating death at the hands of Miami police ignited one of the most consequential uprisings in the city's history. A plaque unveiled in February 2024 at the site of his attack finally acknowledged the violence that fractured McDuffie's skull and the community-wide outrage that followed.
Arts
San Francisco
fromMission Local
5 months ago

Photos: The 'concrete testimonies' scrawled on San Francisco sidewalks

Sidewalk scrawls in San Francisco serve as recurring public messages—memorials, warnings, jokes, and confessions—marking grief, exhaustion, and everyday life.
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