Commemorating Juneteenth in Claremont By Cynthia Barnes Slater | Special to the Courier This year, as in every year since 1865, people of African descent living in Texas and all over the U.S. will commemorate “Juneteenth,” the day, June 19, when the U.S. Army...
By Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com With Sunday, June 1 marking the start of Pride Month, the Rev. Jessie Turnier, rector of Claremont’s St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, called on an old friend, John Brett, to help deliver a unique 9 a.m. service dubbed...
Claremont High School freshman Chloe Rockne invites the public to take part in a noon to 2 p.m. ocean cleanup at Newport Pier, 1 Newport Pier, Newport Beach, on Saturday, June 7. The event is part of Rockne’s community issues and solutions project for her freshman...
In observance of Pride Month, St. Ambrose Episcopal Church hosts a “drag Eucharist” in place of its regular 9 a.m. service this Sunday, June 1, at 830 W. Bonita Ave., Claremont. “The event will feature a guest preacher and co-officiant appearing in drag, embracing the...
CMC was wrong to silence Rushdie Dear editor: As a parent of a Claremont McKenna College grad, I am disappointed to have read that Sir Salmon Rushdie withdrew his invitation to be the keynote speaker at the 2025 CMC graduation [“Rushdie out, Heinzl in as CMC...
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