National Coming Out Day: A campaign to destigmatize queerness and save lives remains as important as ever

What is National Coming Out Day and why do we celebrate?

At the height of the AIDS crisis in 1988, two members of the LGBTQ+ community decided to declare “National Coming Out Day.” Jean O'Leary and Robert Eichberg used the day to draw attention to the unfolding crisis in their community. In doing so, they also hoped to destigmatize their community and the many prejudices it faced. As we look to 2024, many of the same challenges for the community will still remain. Join us to talk about the importance of National Coming Out Day John Sovec, licensed marriage and family therapist and author of Out: A Parent's Guide to Supporting your LGBTQ+ Kid through Coming Out and Beyond..

Test scores in California are rising but are still behind pre-pandemic levels

While K-12 test scores have not returned to pre-pandemic levels, new data is available shows a steady slope in English language arts, math and science grades since last year. The biggest jump in improvement came from low-income students, who also saw the biggest decline in test scores during and after the pandemic. While the increase has sparked some optimism, there is a degree of uncertainty about moving forward as COVID-era funding disappears this year and districts must find alternative ways to continue tutoring programs that helped support this Getting results back on track. Join us to discuss the implications of this data Carolyn Jones, K-12 education reporter for CalMattersAnd Tyrone Howard, Professor of Education at the School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA.

Pablito's Tacos brings a Peruvian twist to LA's Mexican street food scene

Los Angeles is undoubtedly a taco city, with stands, trucks, and full-fledged restaurants dedicated to the dish on nearly every corner and street. And they come in all different shapes, sizes and flavor profiles. So how can you turn the LA Street Taco staple into something unique? Well, for Danny Rodríguez, Founder and head chef of Pablito's Tacosis about combining traditional Mexican food with his childhood Peruvian favorites to bring more attention to the great food of Peru. Today Danny joins us on AirTalk to talk about the Peruvian food scene in LA. And we're going to try his take on the LA Mexican street taco, the lomo saltado taco.