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Piedmont’s first Black family was being chased out in 1924. Now they are being memorialized

THE EAST BAY CITY OF PIEDMONT has unveiled a preliminary conceptual design for the Sidney and Irene Dearing Memorial, a public artwork honoring the life of Piedmont’s first Black homeowners and acknowledging a difficult chapter in the city’s past.  The memorial will be constructed amidst a redwood stand in Triangle Park at the intersection of […]

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