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Dominguez Hills and Pomona became the 12th and 13th CSU campuses, respectively, out of 23 total to announce their spring semester would begin virtually. Officials at Dominguez Hills made the announcement Friday evening, along with Cal State Northridge and Cal State Fullerton. -- Pasadena Star News

CSUN's Nate Thomas talks about the impact of legendary actor, civil rights activist and humanitarian Sidney Poitier. -- KABC Los Angeles

Re: Associated Press reporter Jake Coyle’s article (“Jan. 6, 2021: A national day of infamy, half remembered,” Jan. 6): The storming of the Capitol a year ago by Trump’s Republican minions reflects the vulnerability of whatever democratic traits and institutions we have. Those minions were hardly outliers of the Republican Party. A Quinnipiac poll found that, while 93 percent of Democrats correctly saw the attack as an attack on government, only 29 percent of Republicans agreed. -- Santa Fe New Mexican

At the conclusion of Hoehne’s remarks, Tige Charity, executive director of Kids in The Spotlight, took the stage to provide an overview of the organization, and then announced the first two awards of the evening. Throughout the event, various HFPA grant recipients and nonprofit leaders spoke about the work of their respective organizations, followed by the announcement of award category winners. Additional presenters included: Katie Alheim, A Place Called Home; Larry Laboe, New Filmmakers LA; Jenn Dees, PEN America; Damien Navarro, Outfest; Rafael Agustín, Latino Film Institute; Nate Thomas, Cal State Northridge; Dr. Mary Gallagher, LACC; Nic Novicki, Easterseals Disability Film Challenge; Thomas Parham, Cal State Dominguez; Diana Luna, Hola Mexico Film Festival; Kimberly Bautista, Justice For My Sister; Sandy Schulberg, Indie Collect; Filipe Noguiera, Women’s Voices Now; Adele Wilson, Streetlights; Diane Ruby, Get Lit; Jacqueline Alexander-Sykes, St. Elmo Village; Samuel Curtis, Get Lit; and Lucia Torres, Los Fotos. -- Niagara Frontier Publications