Anne Curtis Rather

California has a huge role to play in fighting back — defending our own community and standing in solidarity with immigrants, people of color, women, religious minorities, people with disabilities, and all the other swaths of America that Trump, Pence, and their ilk disparage and attack.

As a result, they switched churches. They tried to surround Myah with people that have similar multiethnic mindsets. The move to a different church and the process of caring for six African-American placements has drastically changed Mr. Arthur’s view on race.

I buy two new bottles of sunscreen — SPF 38 and SPF 50 — ostensibly to prevent skin cancer, but mostly to prevent wrinkles. I also buy a purple one-piece swim dress that sparks even less joy but aligns with my conviction th…