My View: Doth Protest Too Much About Racism
“The lady doth protest too much, methinks” was originally a quote in Act III, Scene II of…
Mother Speaks to Council to Complain About Treatment of Daughter Based on Race
During public comment at Tuesday’s city council meeting, a mother came forward to speak of her six-year-old…
Reverend Malone Brings Down the House at Davis MLK Day
If one had never had the fortune to hear the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. speak live,…
Eye on the Courts: Problems of Race, Mental Illness Underlie Wrongful Convictions, Death Penalty
The protests and police shootings in Ferguson and Staten Island have focused on the disproportionate black and…
Eye on the Courts: The Year of Misconduct
When the Vanguard planned its Fourth Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony around the theme of prosecutorial misconduct,…
Analysis: Cautionary Tale on the Use of Deadly Force Statistics
Colloquially we talk about lies, damn lies, and statistics, but graduate school taught me something a little…
Sunday Commentary II: Why the Police Killings in Ferguson and Staten Island Have Spawned A Movement
Back in 2011, the Occupy Movement seemed to arise in response to the Tea Party Movement. Across…
Local Data Shows Same Racial Gap on Suspensions, Calls for Reform
The national discourse on police stops has focused discussion on issues such as racial profiling and distrust…
Commentary: Ferguson and the Racial Divide
One of the more interesting findings in the aftermath of Ferguson is not that blacks and whites…
Respect for All in Davis Classrooms
By Madhavi Sunder Schools must be safe spaces for children of all races, and for LGBT children….
Tom Adams on Race and Climate Issues
On Friday, we posted the majority of responses on our third weekly question to school board candidates. …
Additional Responses on School Climate
Yesterday we posted the majority of responses on our third weekly question to school board candidates. Today…
School Board Candidates Address School Climate Issues
In the third of the Vanguard’s weekly questions to school board candidates, we ask the following: On…
Special Commentary: Unaddressed Problems For Children of Color in DJUSD
In the last week, the Vanguard asked the school board candidates to respond to a question on…