Civil rights icon Dolores Huerta inspires next generation during Santa Barbara visit

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Civil rights icon and labor leader Dolores Huerta brought a message of hope, activism and community to Santa Barbara on Monday as she visited TV Santa Barbara to record a special interview for the program Sueños to Success.

At 96 years old, Huerta continues to advocate for social justice, voting rights and workers’ rights more than six decades after co-founding the United Farm Workers.

The visit gave community members, students and educators the opportunity to hear firsthand from one of the country’s most influential activists…

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