the recipient of the dolores huerta lifetime achievement award embodies the principles that dolores taught us that every minute is a chance to change the world, that every moment is an opportunity to organize, is the recipient of this award. respects the integrity of their profession and leverages the power of their voice and the focus of their storytelling for the benefit of communities. be our next honoree, pilar nino. has been and is that trusted voice in san francisco and the bay area for the immigrant and latino community. his through her spanish language reporting, she uses her platform to amplify issues that matter the most to us. as a trailblazer in her field, she spent ten years as a sole san francisco reporter for telemundo and has received multiple emmys for her journalism. but she's not just a reporter. she's a leader, a leader who knows that a trusted voice matters, that a trusted voice can save lives. immigration in health care, politics, local and national, lgbtq plus rights, domestic violence. these are just some of the issues that she's tackled so many stories that can and

the recipient of the dolores huerta lifetime achievement award embodies the principles that dolores taught us that every minute is a chance to change the world, that every moment is an opportunity to organize, is the recipient of this award. respects the integrity of their profession and leverages the power of their voice and the focus of their storytelling for the benefit of communities. be our next honoree, pilar nino. has been and is that trusted voice in san francisco and the bay area for the immigrant and latino community. his through her spanish language reporting, she uses her platform to amplify issues that matter the most to us. as a trailblazer in her field, she spent ten years as a sole san francisco reporter for telemundo and has received multiple emmys for her journalism. but she's not just a reporter. she's a leader, a leader who knows that a trusted voice matters, that a trusted voice can save lives. immigration in health care, politics, local and national, lgbtq plus rights, domestic violence. these are just some of the issues that she's tackled so many stories that can and

the recipient of the dolores huerta lifetime achievement award embodies the principles that dolores taught us that every minute is a chance to change the world, that every moment is an opportunity to organize, is the recipient of this award. respects the integrity of their profession and leverages the power of their voice and the focus of their storytelling for the benefit of communities. be our next honoree, pilar nino. has been and is that trusted voice in san francisco and the bay area for the immigrant and latino community. his through her spanish language reporting, she uses her platform to amplify issues that matter the most to us. as a trailblazer in her field, she spent ten years as a sole san francisco reporter for telemundo and has received multiple emmys for her journalism. but she's not just a reporter. she's a leader, a leader who knows that a trusted voice matters, that a trusted voice can save lives. immigration in health care, politics, local and national, lgbtq plus rights, domestic violence. these are just some of the issues that she's tackled so many stories that can and

the recipient of the dolores huerta lifetime achievement award embodies the principles that dolores taught us that every minute is a chance to change the world, that every moment is an opportunity to organize, is the recipient of this award. respects the integrity of their profession and leverages the power of their voice and the focus of their storytelling for the benefit of communities. be our next honoree, pilar nino. has been and is that trusted voice in san francisco and the bay area for the immigrant and latino community. his through her spanish language reporting, she uses her platform to amplify issues that matter the most to us. as a trailblazer in her field, she spent ten years as a sole san francisco reporter for telemundo and has received multiple emmys for her journalism. but she's not just a reporter. she's a leader, a leader who knows that a trusted voice matters, that a trusted voice can save lives. immigration in health care, politics, local and national, lgbtq plus rights, domestic violence. these are just some of the issues that she's tackled so many stories that can and

how dolores huerta looks back on her legacy.it possible my network could take my business to the next level? it is with comcast business. powering all your devices with gig-speed wifi. and you get fast downloads and uploads. pick it up! pick it up! oh we got this! because it's powered by the next generation 10g network. more speed for your business? it's not just possible. it's happening. get started for $59.99 a month for 12 months. plus, ask how to get an $800 prepaid card with a qualifying internet bundle. comcast business, powering possibilities. >> our celebration of hispanic heritage month continues. today we're sharing the story of iconic labor leader dolores huerta reporter meghan got a chance to chat with her and quick even gave megan some sweet motherly advice. >> thank you thinking of we will always think of thank the lotus where the stockton, california school teacher turned one of the century's most powerful and respected labor movement leaders because i an some of the goals cup for about 10 years of my life. it wen

the recipient of the dolores huerta lifetime achievement award embodies the principles that dolores taughtnute is a chance to change the world, that every moment is an opportunity to organize, is the recipient of this award. respects the integrity of their profession and leverages the power of their voice and the focus of their storytelling for the benefit of communities. be our next honoree, pilar nino. has been and is that trusted voice in san francisco and the bay area for the immigrant and latino community. his through her spanish language reporting, she uses her platform to amplify issues that matter the most to us. as a trailblazer in her field, she spent ten years as a sole san francisco reporter for telemundo and has received multiple emmys for her journalism. but she's not just a reporter. she's a leader, a leader who knows that a trusted voice matters, that a trusted voice can save lives. immigration in health care, politics, local and national, lgbtq plus rights, domestic violence. these are just some of the issues that she's tackled so many stories that can and should be celebr

the recipient of the dolores huerta lifetime achievement award embodies the principles that dolores taughte is a chance to change the world, that every moment is an opportunity to organize, is the recipient of this award. respects the integrity of their profession and leverages the power of their voice and the focus of their storytelling for the benefit of communities. be our next honoree, pilar nino. has been and is that trusted voice in san francisco and the bay area for the immigrant and latino community. his through her spanish language reporting, she uses her platform to amplify issues that matter the most to us. as a trailblazer in her field, she spent ten years as a sole san francisco reporter for telemundo and has received multiple emmys for her journalism. but she's not just a reporter. she's a leader, a leader who knows that a trusted voice matters, that a trusted voice can save lives. immigration in health care, politics, local and national, lgbtq plus rights, domestic violence. these are just some of the issues that she's tackled so many stories that can and should be celebrate

in the 60's you start seeing birth of environmental justice with people like cesar chÁvez and dolores huertaprotesting pesticides thatli are deforming mexican-american childrena working the agricultural fields, dr. king gets killed, the a.memphis sanitation strike and people don't realize because of nuclear fallout dr. king said what good does it do to segregate a lunch counter. i mean, to integrate a lunch counter like greensborough, north carolina if the drink we are has -- the buses were coming through the back. that is where you don't want to sit because of the air and so there's a linkage between it and john louis becomes one of the leaders of the environmental justice movement in the 60's but particularly in the 80's where he pushes the issue and forces bill clinton who nobly started addressing how do we do remediation and how do we do cleanups and how can we help not poison lower-income people in the united states whether they are latino or latinas, whether they are native american, living around uranium mines or whether they are black americans and urban centers where their local nei

conversation and i think you look towards some of the most famous activist elders like, people like dolores huerta, our gloria steinem. they are very committed to not just talking amongst themselves and not just applauding the next generation of people who are following them, but in really figuring out how they can provide what people need. i always like, and the stories in this book definitely attest to this. young people bring energy to movements. they bring new ideas. they don't have a sense yet of what's impossible. and so they make a lot possible in the absence of that fear over what maybe can't happen or won't happen. and older people bring perspective. they bring the the knowledge that one defeat isn't an entire failure. you can keep going even if it feels like something is disintegrating that you might feel right now, like this isn't working, but history will look more kindly on it. i really think you need both of those things and so i just feel it's such a mistake to say good them. we're we're done now because you can't leave it to them. i'm wildly impressed by the girls in this book. i h

. >> of the iconic labor leader, dolores huerta reporter megan tay got a chance to chat with her and they talked about everything including the legendary chant si se >> thank you thinking of we will always think of thank the lotus where the stockton, california school teacher turned one of the century's most powerful and respected labor movement leaders. i guess i an activist of the goals cup for about 10 years of my life. it went out in stockton that was very involved in many organizations. and then became a teacher. and when i learned about organizing, i oh, my this is the way that you make changes. so i could be the teacher to become organized support the began serving as a leader with the stockton community service organization or cso forming the agricultural farm workers association >> when introduced to the cso executive director cesar see that change was planted. we wanted them to start pilot program to organize farm people over down. a letter this down so than night live, that organization that we started the night his together in 1962, their farm labor movement was fighting

and today we're going to be sharing the story of iconic labor leader dolores huerta. and megan, tell us got a chance to chat with her. and they talked about everything, including the legendary chance. he glenn, a >> thank you thinking of we will always think of thank the lotus where the stockton, california school teacher turned one of the century's most powerful and respected labor movement leaders. i guess i an activist of the goals cup for about 10 years of my life. it went out in stockton that was very involved in many organizations. and then became a teacher. and when i learned about organizing, i thought, oh, my god, >> this is the way that you make changes. so i could be the teacher to become organize, court to begin serving as a leader with the stockton community service organization or cso forming the agricultural farm workers association. >> when introduced to the cso executive director, cesar chavez, a seed of change was planted. we wanted them to start a pilot program to organize farm people are down. a of us down. so the incessant and i left that organiza

si se puede on state superintendent of public instruction tony thurmond paid his respects to dolores huertar of the united farm workers union and a civil rights icon. >> she was one of several latino and hispanic leaders taking part in today's event, along with former nasa astronaut jose hernandez and patricia guerrero, the first latina to serve as chief justice of california's supreme court. >> the fight to get addicts off the streets. >> when you look at our overdose death rates, they're just getting worse. >> it can literally show up to our door, stabilize for a couple of days and then transition into long term care. >> the effort to save lives and the hurdles still in the way. plus i went through the interview process at google and i guess it went well because here i am. >> yes, indeed. >> from high school graduate to google employee, we catch up with the palo alto teenager whose story has gone viral since you saw it here on abc7 welcome to big tobacco's fantasyland. a new, healthier world without cigarettes. as long as you don't count the 6 trillion sold worldwide every year. and vapin

dolores huerta. please visit all schools. dr. wayne. not just the ones where you go because you get to take a nice photo on. i'm tired of this. thank thank you. maria. maria. lacava the annual . radiation is thoi moved to conejo middle for and suburban for no separate busses. gracias. can we please. hi my name is alejandro and i study at at. and i'm here because i am very sad and i'm very scared because you want to separate from my brother. thank you. thank you. so cheryl. cheryl. oh. oops good evening. my name is cheryl barton. i'm the youth advisor for the san francisco branch of the naacp. and i'm here tonight to talk about disproportionate suspension rate of black students in the san francisco unified school district. black students achieving equity in education for black students is crucial and requires addressing these underlying causes. some of the reasons for the disparity in the school suspension include implicit bias, zero tolerance policies, socioeconomic factors and socioeconomic disparities that can impact students behavior