UC Berkeley professor, activist Joseph Myers dies at age 80

Joseph Myers, who taught at UC Berkeley’s ethnic studies department for nearly 30 years, died due to heart complications Dec. 29, 2020, at age 80.
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Joseph Myers, who taught at UC Berkeley’s ethnic studies department for nearly 30 years, died due to heart complications Dec. 29, 2020, at age 80.
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Lark in the Morning, a musical instrument store in Berkeley specializing in rare and unusual instruments from around the world, has shifted to online operations amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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