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Napa Valley Winery Embraces Mexican Tradition
Amelia Moran Ceja is the president of an award-winning winery in Napa Valley. Not only is she the first Mexican-American woman ever to carry that title, but her life story that led up to it is pretty special. Ceja is from Jalisco, Mexico, and moved to California with her pops as a kid to pick grapes. What the family lacked…
Texas Dad Stands Up for Trans Son
There’s a video of a speech he gave a while back (published by prolific LGBTQ advocacy group Equality Texas) that’s now going viral. Ballard talks about discovering that his trans son, Ashur Ballard, had attempted suicide. Realizing that Ashur was truly a boy, Ballard says, “Was I gonna try to be a bully? Was I gonna try to put him…
Kansas City Mayor Schools Missouri Governor
He said funding the arts shouldn’t be a priority. But then something happened. Kansas City Mayor Sly James responded with his own public letter, saying that art is very much a priority. “The arts are vital to our city’s collective personality and history and we must support this industry if we wish to remain a world-class city that welcomes and…
LGBTQ Anti-Discrimination Law Succeeds in Federal Courts
This had discrimination written all over it so she took the issue to court and in April celebrated a victory. Under the umbrella of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, federal courts have ruled that LGBTQ employees cannot be discriminated against in the workplace due to their sexual orientation or gender. This came as a somewhat surprising triumph – of the…
BART to The Bay: We’re on this ride together
BART’s (Bay Area Rapid Transit) most recent campaign “Bay Area Rides Together” gets loud and proud about inclusivity. Their posters in stores, businesses, and BART cars all over the Bay rep the quote “On this train, everyone is welcome.” Hundreds of thousands of riders see this everyday. “[The public] wanted us to reaffirm that BART is a safe place for…
Former Monk Creates Meditation App ‘Headspace’ to Help Us Slow Down
Andy Puddicombe – Buddhist monk and the founder of the tech startup, Headspace – is a busy guy. He’s been featured in every magazine ever – well, almost – has written two books, and has his own TED Talk. Oh, and a degree in Circus Arts. Really, that’s a thing. After a string of hard-knocks led him to realize a…
