Since the program’s inception, the DA’s office has successfully distributed more than $280,000 in grants to almost 60 local organizations. Application deadline is Aug. 14.

One grant will fund 10 artists to paint murals for a walkable art corridor in East San Jose, while others included the NAACP and neighborhood associations in Cassell and Welch Park in San Jose.

Even as national headlines fade, a core of young Black activists are demanding attention through community service and controversy