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ACLU Applauds Biden’s Executive Order Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities

Posted by Kaylee Pearlman
|Date: February 21, 2023
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ACLU Applauds Biden’s Executive Order Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities

By Kaylee Pearlman WASHINGTON, DC - President Biden issued an executive order last week further advancing ...

By Kaylee Pearlman WASHINGTON, DC - President Biden issued an executive order last week further advancing racial equality and support for underserved communities, highlighting what he claims are the s ...

February 21, 2023
| by Kaylee Pearlman

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CA DOJ Report: Black Drivers Biggest Target of State Law Enforcement

Posted by Gracyann Joslin
|Date: January 05, 2023
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CA DOJ Report: Black Drivers Biggest Target of State Law Enforcement

By Perla Brito and Paloma Sifuentes SACRAMENTO, CA — Black drivers and pedestrians in 2021 continued to b ...

By Perla Brito and Paloma Sifuentes SACRAMENTO, CA — Black drivers and pedestrians in 2021 continued to be the favorite targets of law enforcement, according to annual data obtained by the CA Dept. of ...

January 05, 2023
| by Gracyann Joslin

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New Data: Police Use of Force Rising for Black, Female, Older People

Posted by Perla Brito
|Date: December 28, 2022
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New Data: Police Use of Force Rising for Black, Female, Older People

By Perla Brito and Paloma Sifuentes WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Dept of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statist ...

By Perla Brito and Paloma Sifuentes WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Dept of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics has released a report based on a 2020 survey that provides data on police-public interactio ...

December 28, 2022
| by Perla Brito

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Berkeley Councilmember Proposes Ordinance that Would Outlaw Discriminatory 911 Calls

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: November 03, 2022
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Berkeley Councilmember Proposes Ordinance that Would Outlaw Discriminatory 911 Calls

By Gibran Khalil BERKELEY, CA – On October 11, 2022, Berkeley Councilmember Kate Harrison proposed an ord ...

By Gibran Khalil BERKELEY, CA – On October 11, 2022, Berkeley Councilmember Kate Harrison proposed an ordinance at the Berkeley City Council meeting to prohibit discriminatory calls to law enforcement ...

November 03, 2022
| by The Vanguard at Berkeley

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Community Comes Together to Discuss Privilege, Discrimination and Housing Solutions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 20, 2022
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Community Comes Together to Discuss Privilege, Discrimination and Housing Solutions

By David M. Greewald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It was November 2019, and the community didn’t know it ...

By David M. Greewald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It was November 2019, and the community didn’t know it at the time but their lives were about to dramatically change in just a few months. But more t ...

October 20, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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CT Civil Rights Lawsuit Highlights Discrimination against AAPI Women

Posted by Daniella Dueñas
|Date: August 28, 2022
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CT Civil Rights Lawsuit Highlights Discrimination against AAPI Women

By Daniella Dueñas DARIEN, CT - The story begins with multi-billion dollar private equity fund Portfolio ...

By Daniella Dueñas DARIEN, CT - The story begins with multi-billion dollar private equity fund Portfolio Advisors, LLC, allegedly discriminating against a former female employee identifying as Asian A ...

August 28, 2022
| by Daniella Dueñas

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CA Attorney General Leads Multistate Opposition to Alabama Law Criminalizing Gender-Affirming Medical Care for Transgender Youth

Posted by Rena Abdusalam
|Date: August 26, 2022
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CA Attorney General Leads Multistate Opposition to Alabama Law Criminalizing Gender-Affirming Medical Care for Transgender Youth

By Rena Abdusalm OAKLAND, CA – Led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, an alliance of 21 attorneys ...

By Rena Abdusalm OAKLAND, CA – Led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, an alliance of 21 attorneys general filed an amicus brief this week, opposing an Alabama law that criminalizes transgender ...

August 26, 2022
| by Rena Abdusalam

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Letter: ASUCD Expresses Concerns about Parkside Bar and Lounge

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 17, 2022
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Letter: ASUCD Expresses Concerns about Parkside Bar and Lounge

We, the Associated Students of the University of California, Davis, are appalled by the overt racism and ...

We, the Associated Students of the University of California, Davis, are appalled by the overt racism and homophobia exhibited by Parkside Bar & Lounge. We share the frustrations voiced by countles ...

July 17, 2022
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sentencing Project Finds LGBTQ+ People – Especially if They Are Black – Over-Represented in Incarcerated Population

Posted by Matthew Torres
|Date: June 11, 2022
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Sentencing Project Finds LGBTQ+ People – Especially if They Are Black – Over-Represented in Incarcerated Population

By Matthew Torres WASHINGTON, DC – The Sentencing Project has released a report examining the criminaliza ...

By Matthew Torres WASHINGTON, DC – The Sentencing Project has released a report examining the criminalization of LGBTQ+ people in U.S. prison and jails—the study indicates they are overrepresented, es ...

June 11, 2022
| by Matthew Torres

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Water, Weed, and Racism – ACLU Comments on Siskiyou County ‘Discrimination’

Posted by Mathew Seibert
|Date: April 11, 2022
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Water, Weed, and Racism – ACLU Comments on Siskiyou County ‘Discrimination’

By Mathew Seibert SISKIYOU COUNTY, CA – Siskiyou County civil rights groups charge they have identified “ ...

By Mathew Seibert SISKIYOU COUNTY, CA – Siskiyou County civil rights groups charge they have identified “intentional discrimination” among law enforcement actions in this northern California county. A ...

April 11, 2022
| by Mathew Seibert

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Judge Reduces Firearm Felonies for Man after Clerk Refuses to Serve Him because He’s Black

Posted by Michelle Lagos
|Date: May 19, 2021
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Judge Reduces Firearm Felonies for Man after Clerk Refuses to Serve Him because He’s Black

By Jose Medina SACRAMENTO, CA - Felony charges were reduced to misdemeanors for defendant Deshawn Provost ...

By Jose Medina SACRAMENTO, CA - Felony charges were reduced to misdemeanors for defendant Deshawn Provost-Foreman at a preliminary hearing in Sacramento County Superior Court last week, after it was r ...

May 19, 2021
| by Michelle Lagos

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Ice Cream and Insistence: A Case of Overcriminalization for Black Women in Oakland

Posted by Koda Slingluff
|Date: May 03, 2021
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Ice Cream and Insistence: A Case of Overcriminalization for Black Women in Oakland

By Sofia Abramsky-Sze Oakland-- Yvette Phillips-Aldama spent decades as a dedicated member of the Oakla ...

By Sofia Abramsky-Sze Oakland-- Yvette Phillips-Aldama spent decades as a dedicated member of the Oakland community-- serving as a spiritual leader in her Afro-Cuban religious community, sitting on ...

May 03, 2021
| by Koda Slingluff

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UC Berkeley Students Voice Their Fear As Violent Attacks Against Bay Area Asian Community Spikes

Posted by Özge Terzioğlu
|Date: March 02, 2021
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UC Berkeley Students Voice Their Fear As Violent Attacks Against Bay Area Asian Community Spikes

By Caitlyn Guntle BERKELEY— Asian students grow fearful as 2,808 anti-Asian hate crimes have occurred sin ...

By Caitlyn Guntle BERKELEY— Asian students grow fearful as 2,808 anti-Asian hate crimes have occurred since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, with 43.8 percent of those being in California—specifica ...

March 02, 2021
| by Özge Terzioğlu

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Civil Rights Suit Ends 55-Year-Old ‘Vestige’ of Palo Alto’s ‘History of Racial Discrimination’ – Park Now Open to All

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 17, 2020
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Civil Rights Suit Ends 55-Year-Old ‘Vestige’ of Palo Alto’s ‘History of Racial Discrimination’ – Park Now Open to All

The Vanguard Staff PALO ALTO – A residents-only restriction for Palo Alto’s Foothills Park—alleged to be ...

The Vanguard Staff PALO ALTO – A residents-only restriction for Palo Alto’s Foothills Park—alleged to be a “vestige of a well-documented history of racial discrimination”—is now open to the general pu ...

December 17, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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ACLU Sues Palo Alto over Discriminatory Policy that Denies Non-Residents Access to Public Park

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: September 16, 2020
| (125) Comments

ACLU Sues Palo Alto over Discriminatory Policy that Denies Non-Residents Access to Public Park

By Cailin Garcia Palo Alto — Foothills Park in Palo Alto is a scenic area well known for its nature trail ...

By Cailin Garcia Palo Alto — Foothills Park in Palo Alto is a scenic area well known for its nature trails, grassy hills, and strikingly green flora. But this beautiful park is now the center of a civ ...

September 16, 2020
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Federal Lawsuit Charges Sacramento City School District Practicing ‘Modern-Day Segregation’

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 10, 2019
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Federal Lawsuit Charges Sacramento City School District Practicing ‘Modern-Day Segregation’

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento City Unified School Distri ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento City Unified School District is perpetuating an “unlawful” and “discriminatory” system that causes students with disabili ...

September 10, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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My View: The Importance of Jenner Bearing Witness for the Transgendered Population

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 26, 2015
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My View: The Importance of Jenner Bearing Witness for the Transgendered Population

Earlier this week, it was an evening perusal of my Facebook feed that led me to a post by a friend of a f ...

Earlier this week, it was an evening perusal of my Facebook feed that led me to a post by a friend of a friend that made my blood boil: “Every time I see Bruce Jenner, I throw up in my mouth.” Normall ...

September 26, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (14) Comments

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Guest Commentary: We Don’t Serve Your Kind Here

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 10, 2015
| (6) Comments

Guest Commentary: We Don’t Serve Your Kind Here

Why You Can’t Just Go to Another Clerk or Bakery By Allison Steinberg You wake up to the awful clamoring ...

Why You Can’t Just Go to Another Clerk or Bakery By Allison Steinberg You wake up to the awful clamoring of the alarm clock, hit the snooze button, and drift back into a light sleep. You dream of a be ...

September 10, 2015
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sunday Commentary II: When is Refusal to Provide Service Discrimination?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 05, 2015
| (19) Comments

Sunday Commentary II: When is Refusal to Provide Service Discrimination?

Many establishments will post a sign: “We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone.” It is an intrig ...

Many establishments will post a sign: “We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone.” It is an intriguing question as to when an establishment can and cannot refuse service to others. Probably not ...

April 05, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (19) Comments

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Commentary: Uncovering the Race-Incarceration Effect

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 31, 2014
| (36) Comments

Commentary: Uncovering the Race-Incarceration Effect

The debate spawned by the recent officer involved killings in high profile cases in Missouri and New York ...

The debate spawned by the recent officer involved killings in high profile cases in Missouri and New York has generated some interesting push-back discussions by those on the right about the overfocus ...

December 31, 2014
| by David Greenwald

| (36) Comments

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