Celebrating Black legends at the Gilroy Center for the Arts, ICE weapons spending up 360% in 2025

KAZU | By Katie Brown

Published February 24, 2026 at 2:00 AM PST

A man in a yellow jacket and woman in a velvet dress stand shoulder-to-shoulder in front of a big red canvas. — The work of Sean Papillion (left) and Louise Shields is on display for the 12th annual Black History Month art exhibition at the Gilroy Center for the Arts. Shields' painting behind them, "Be Bold," was inspired by Claudette Colvin, a civil rights activist from Alabama who refused to give up her seat for a white woman on a bus as a teenager in the 1950s.

In today's newscast, the annual Black History Month art exhibition at the Gilroy Center for the Arts is honoring lesser known African Americans this year. And, a new report from Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., found Immigration and Customs Enforcement spending on weapons went up 360% from 2024 to 2025.

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Katie Brown comes to KAZU after earning spot news and investigative journalism awards for her reporting and photography in Maine. A Report for America alumna and former Metcalf Institute fellow, Katie’s reporting beats span business, environment, and public health.

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