UC San Diego Black Alumni Scholarship Fund awarded grant
San Diego Foundation announced it will award $500k if they can match donations. The group is focused on advancing racial and social justice.
Source: cbs8.com
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San Diego Foundation Pledges $500,000 Challenge Grant for Black UCSD Students
The San Diego Foundation intends to award the UC San Diego Black Alumni Scholarship Fund $500,000 for student scholarships and support of Black students attending the university, it was announced Thursday.
Source: timesofsandiego.com
William Spriggs, economist who highlighted racial disparities, dies at 68
Spurred by the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police in May 2020, economist William E. Spriggs wrote an open letter to his peers castigating them for making too many assumptions to explain racial disparities in America’s economy. Dr. Spriggs, an economics professor at Howard University and chief economist for the AFL-CIO labor federation, noted […]
Source: pressherald.com
Imperial Beach to offer free parking this summer
Just in time for summer, Imperial Beach is giving away free parking across the street from the beach. The city paid $5,000 to lease the 40-car lot on Seacoast Drive and Elkwood Avenue from the Port of San Diego and will waive the current $2 parking charge on June 1.
Source: sandiegouniontribune.com