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Man Charged in Deadly Hit-and-Run Collision That Killed an Oakland Teenager and Injured Her Mother
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price announced that Agusto Matias has been charged with multiple felonies as the alleged driver…
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Opinion: V.P. Harris’s Soaring DNC Speech Was Inspired by Her Mom
The Democratic National Convention (DNC) had rhetorical flourishes that still resonate. If you’ve ever been underestimated, ignored, or made to…
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COMMENTARY: Project 2025: Trump’s Blueprint for Authoritarian Rule Threatens the Future of Black Californians
For nearly three decades, Proposition 209 has restricted public institutions from considering race, sex, or ethnicity in employment and education.…
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California Civil Rights Council Pushes to Regulate AI in Job Recruitment
The California Civil Rights Council proposed rules that prohibit the use of artificial intelligence (AI) during the job recruitment process…
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Report: Black Californians Lead as Victims of Hate Crime; Prosecutions Climb
California Attorney General Rob Bonta released the 2023 Hate Crime in California Report on June 29, providing data and resources to support ongoing…
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Hate Crimes Increased by 159% Over Last Decade, According to New DOJ Report
The California Department of Justice (DOJ) released its 2023 Hate Crimes report in late June revealing that while some years…
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State Secures Settlement Agreement with City of Vallejo, Police on Reforms and Accountability
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on April 11 that the California Department of Justice (DOJ) has secured a settlement…
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Commentary: Racism? Sexism? Ageism Is Worse. Ask Joe Biden
Don’t worry about President Joe Biden’s age or memory. Worry about how he has to confront ageism. Thanks to a…
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Berkeley Considers New Law to Help Tenants Buy Where They Rent
Renée, a Berkeley resident, was dismayed last summer when she saw the final sale price of the four-plex where she…
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The Race and Identity Profiling Advisory Board Releases Statewide Police Stop Data
The California Department of Justice’s Race and Identity Profiling Advisory (RIPA) Board published its seventh annual report this week. This…
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Bullying in California: In Some School Districts, Black Students are Targeted by Their Latino Peers
On Feb. 16, 2022, a Black student in the Santa Barbara Unified School District was assaulted by Latino students. His…
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Women’s History Month: Assemblywoman McKinnor Joins Panel of Legislators at Sacramento Event
Last week, Assemblymember Tina McKinnor (D-Inglewood) joined a diverse panel of women legislators at the “Women in California’s Legislature: 2023…
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Pharrell Appointed Artistic/Creative Director of Louis Vuitton – Successor to Virgil Abloh
Pharrell Williams on the red carpet (Axelle-Bauer-Griffin-FilmMagic-Getty Images) *He’s an uber musician and entrepreneur and now Pharrell Williams will now also be…
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Two Men Charged For The Murder Of Pebbles LaDime ‘Dime’ Doe, A Black Transgender Woman
Two South Carolina men are facing charges for the murder of Pebbles LaDime “Dime” Doe, a 24-year-old Black transgender woman who was…
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Big U.S. Cities Fail to Provide Data for New FBI Hate Crimes Report
“The Justice Department is committed to prioritizing prevention, investigation, and prosecution of hate crimes,” Associate U.S. Attorney General Vanita Gupta…
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Sade Adu, Snoop Dogg and Teddy Riley to Be Inducted into The Songwriters Hall of Fame
ABOVE: Sade Adu Sade Adu, Snoop Dogg and Teddy Riley have been announced as inductees… The post Sade Adu, Snoop…
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Report Reveals California Cops Explicit Bias against African Americans
While the data show that most people consent to a search when asked by an officer, research from the report…
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Among Less-Educated Young Workers, Women and Black Men Are Paid Far Less
According to Byeongdon Oh, a postdoctoral researcher in the campus’ Social Sciences D-Lab, the pay disparity between Asian and white men…
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50 Years After Passage, Title IX Author Patsy Mink Remembered
University of California Irvine professor of Asian American Studies Judy Tzu-Chun Wu said Patsy Mink’s bouts with discrimination fueled her…
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For New UC Berkeley Chief Yogananda Pittman, Building Trust Is Key to Modern Police Work
Now, after helping to guide the force through a time of crisis and rapid change, Pittman will become chief of…
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