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Read MoreMichael Thompson says he’s proud of his godfather but supports Seuss estate’s action on offensive imagery. By Kate Bradshaw Michael Thompson knew his godfather as Uncle Ted. But to many, many others, Theodor Seuss Geisel was best known by his pen name, Dr. Seuss. Thompson, who now lives in Redwood City, said he was around 3 years old when Geisel dedicated his book “If I Ran the Zoo” to him. That book is one of ...
Read MoreA highly spirited peaceful rally on Redwood City’s Courthouse Square drew a diverse cross section of Peninsula residents on Tuesday, June 2nd in support of the Black Lives Matter Movement. (Photo by Federica Armstrong) See what history in the making looks like in your backyard In the wake of George Floyd’s killing at the hands of Minneapolis police, an abundance of protests continue to persist around the nation. Here on the Peninsula, there ...
Read MoreSupport them and others by checking out our list of local black-owned eateries Lisa, Myles and Dulani Spencer in their home kitchen in East Palo Alto. (Photo by Sinead Chang) Lisa Spencer holds her breath when her youngest son, Myles, leaves their home in East Palo Alto. He’s 15 years old now — not yet an adult, but old enough for his parents to sit him down for a conversation about how to behave in any interactions ...
Read MoreBeaten by police during the Watts Riots in 1965, Stanford’s Clayborne Carson says things are improving, but not fast enough Clayborne Carson, director of the The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute, speaking on the Stanford campus in 2018. (Photo by Charles Russo) The killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers continues to incite mass demonstrations around the nation. As these turbulent protests surface in a multitude of ...
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