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KCSB News and Sports · Juneteenth SB: Celebrating Black Joy & Liberation in Santa Barbara President Biden has signed a bill to establish Juneteenth (June 19th) as a federal holiday, making it the first new holiday since MLK Jr. Day in 1983. Juneteenth commemorates…

KCSB News and Sports · Solidarity In The Park in Isla Vista On Saturday, May 29th, Red Jooce Project hosted its very first Solidarity in the Park event here in Isla Vista. There were vendors, DJ’s, ucsb organizations from 1pm until sunset, all for…

KCSB News and Sports · UC-AFT Strike Just as the University of California is preparing to welcome students back into classrooms on campus this fall, the union representing faculty lecturers is preparing to walk out of those classrooms on strike. KCSB’s Ray Briare tells…

KCSB News and Sports · UCSB's New Classroom Building Project UC Santa Barbara is working to expand the number of lecture halls and classrooms on campus as seen by the New Classroom Building project which began construction in 2020. However, the construction led to…

KCSB News and Sports · Jewish Students Respond to A.S. Senate’s Rejection of Divestment Resolution UCSB’s Associated Students Senate has failed to pass a divestment resolution for the seventh time in nine years. The final vote consisted of 13 noes, 12 yeses, and zero…

KCSB News and Sports · A Year In COVID: Medical Racism, Care Disparities, And Health Misinformation On Tuesday, May 18th, KCSB News presented "A Year in COVID: Medical Racism, Care Disparities, & Health Misinformation" – a critical discussion of how racial health inequity prevents…

KCSB News and Sports · In Conversation with Lawanda Lyons-Pruitt: Making Health Education Accessible and Building Trust Lawanda Lyons-Pruitt’s long career advancing civil rights, which included serving as the first African-American female chief investigator of the Public Defender’s Office in California, has given her…

KCSB News and Sports · In Conversation with Frank Rodriguez: Empowering Latinx and Migrant Communities in Santa Barbara Frank Rodriguez is a policy advocate with CAUSE (the Central Coast Alliance United for A Sustainable Economy). He’s worked to advocate for marginalized communities in Santa…

KCSB News and Sports · In Conversation with Dr. Jason Prystowsky: Health Care Disparities in the Emergency Room Health care disparities for communities of color were made ever more apparent in emergency rooms during the pandemic. Dr. Jason Prystowsky, a featured panelist in KCSB…

KCSB News and Sports · In Conversation with Dr. Lillie Williamson: Racial Health Disparities and Medical Mistrust Dr. Lillie Williamson of the University of Wisconsin-Madison studies the ways in which racial experiences and health communication create and perpetuate racial health disparities. Ahead of KCSB…