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50 Years After MLK’s Assassination, We Remain Two Societies, ‘Separate and Unequal’
On April 4, 1968, I was 11 and growing up in Memphis when the news came that Martin Luther King had been murdered. My parents couldn’t hide how bad it was – they were angry. They were afraid. And most memorably to my childhood self, they were crying. I couldn’t articulate it at the time, but I know now that I was afraid that killing the dreamer could kill the dream.
By Jeffery Robinson
Cultural Incompetence: My Son was Kicked out of Class Because of His Hair
When my son recently brought home a certificate for making honor roll at his middle school, I was so proud. That quickly faded the next day when I received several calls from my child informing me that he had been pulled out of class. Because of his hair.
By Erika Paggett
Spread California Love for the Defiant Ones
In California, the broad “disruption or willful defiance” category is a legit reason to suspend students from school. This subjective category must be abolished - here's why.
By Amir Whitaker
Fifty Years After MLK’s Death, We’re Still Fighting for Civil Rights
In commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy and the Civil Rights Movement, we’ve put together some highlights of the work we’re doing to promote racial justice, stop discrimination based on race and ethnicity, and ensure equal opportunities for communities of color.
By Brady Hirsch
Los vecinos de Central Valley diseñaron su propia línea de transporte, y van para más
La comunidad de West Park se encuentra a menos de media milla de la ciudad de Fresno. Es un lugar pequeño, de unas 130 casas; una comunidad unida...
By Mariah Thompson
Recognizing the Value of Black Lives is not Controversial
Alameda mom Dede Lewis fights the school district on its censorship of Black Lives Matter, says the value of white lives has never been up for debate.
By Dede Lewis
The California Fight for Abortion Access for All: #ACLUTimeMachine
"Once the state furnishes medical care to poor women in general, it cannot withdraw part of that care solely because a woman exercises her constitutional right to have an abortion.”
By Bethany Woolman
Is the FBI Setting the Stage for Increased Surveillance of Black Activists?
A newly leaked FBI report contains troubling signs that the feds are scrutinizing and possibly surveilling Black activists in its search for potential "extremists."
By Malkia Cyril, Hugh Handeyside
Students Have the Right to Take a Knee
Today, students across the country are responding to the pre-game protests by professional athletes, when players during the National Anthem have chosen to kneel, sit, or raise a fist against police violence and state oppression of African-Americans and other people of color. Inspired, students have bravely followed suit.
By Sylvia Torres-Guillén, Peter Eliasberg
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