U.S Postal Service to issue Harvey Milk stamp in 2014

The U.S Postal Service confirms that they will be issuing a commemorative U.S. Postage stamp in honor of  Harvey Milk in 2014. Breaking the story, City Commissioner Nicole Murray Ramirez, national chair of the Harvey Milk National Stamp Campaign and Queen Mother I of the Americas, International Court Council said, ” The International Court Council…

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Harvey Milk’s American Diner: getting ready to ‘feed the soul of our community’

An iconic Hillcrest delicatessen is changing after thirty years of business. City Delicatessen & Bakery owners Alan Blimes and Michael Wright are finally saying farewell after nearly three decades at their location on the corner of University and Sixth Avenues, next to the Hillcrest sign. New owners Frank Lechner, Michael (Big Mike) Phillips and Tom…

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SAN DIEGO EXCLUSIVE: An interview with Stuart Milk, founder of the Milk Foundation (VIDEO)

http://youtu.be/Du6mAOeq1XE BY ANTHONY GIOFFRE After living in New York City in the late ’70s, Miami through the ’80s and San Francisco through the ’90s, I’ve seen some struggles. From the glamour days of Studio 54 and weekends on Fire Island, to carrying, sometimes literally, thousands of people with AIDS to their grave, followed by their…

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Civil rights icons recognized at first Bayard Rustin Civil Rights Honors

BY THOM SENZEE Her battle cry was inspired by his spirit of self-sacrifice for the greater good: “justice – or just us?” As she accepted the highest award at the inaugural Bayard Rustin Civil Rights Honors ceremony this week, civil rights leader and educator, Mandy Carter repeated her signature slogan with enough passion to have…

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Leaders enlighten at the San Diego Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast

SAN DIEGO — Celebrating the legacy of Harvey Milk, an audience of more than 1,200 assembled at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel this morning for the 5th annual San Diego Harvey Milk Breakfast. In a fast-moving program and through inspirational speakers the sold-out audience was taken through a journey that celebrated LGBT history, advances…

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