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The Power of Speech

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 22, 2015
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The Power of Speech

By Susan N. Herman Lloyd Gaines was denied admission to the University of Missouri in 1935 because of the ...

By Susan N. Herman Lloyd Gaines was denied admission to the University of Missouri in 1935 because of the color of his skin. Mizzou did not admit its first African-American student until 1950. Sixty-f ...

November 22, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Your Sons and Daughters Are Beyond Your Command, the Times Are Changing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 21, 2015
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My View: Your Sons and Daughters Are Beyond Your Command, the Times Are Changing

This morning I caught the headline of an op-ed in the Bee by Ben Boychuk, “Protests by self-absorbed stud ...

This morning I caught the headline of an op-ed in the Bee by Ben Boychuk, “Protests by self-absorbed students are out of control.” After reading the op-ed, it is easy to criticize the actions of inexp ...

November 21, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Will the Supreme Court Continue to Allow Race-Based Jury Exclusions?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 31, 2015
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Will the Supreme Court Continue to Allow Race-Based Jury Exclusions?

The US Supreme Court will hear a case on Monday on whether a man sitting on death row had his rights viol ...

The US Supreme Court will hear a case on Monday on whether a man sitting on death row had his rights violated when the prosecution struck all four black prospective jurors and then argued for a death ...

October 31, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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President Obama Defends Black Lives Matter

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 23, 2015
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President Obama Defends Black Lives Matter

President Obama talked with Bill Keller of the Marshall Project on the criminal justice system. He said T ...

President Obama talked with Bill Keller of the Marshall Project on the criminal justice system. He said Thursday “that the Black Lives Matter movement had given voice to the anger and discontent over ...

October 23, 2015
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Social Justice Group Concerned About Alleged UCD Racial Incidents

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 08, 2015
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Social Justice Group Concerned About Alleged UCD Racial Incidents

by the Davis Social Justice Coalition This past week, an article came out in the UC Davis Aggie newspaper ...

by the Davis Social Justice Coalition This past week, an article came out in the UC Davis Aggie newspaper (which has since been removed from its website) about an individual stating that he was consis ...

October 08, 2015
| by Vanguard Administrator

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My View II: Does Color-Blindness Offer a Barrier to Addressing Discrimination?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 19, 2015
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My View II: Does Color-Blindness Offer a Barrier to Addressing Discrimination?

There is an interesting debate in society as to the best approach to solve racial tensions and discrimina ...

There is an interesting debate in society as to the best approach to solve racial tensions and discrimination. On the one hand is the notion that we should strive to be a colorblind society. This seem ...

September 19, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Ways to Fight Hate and Promote Equity, Cultural Competency, Diversity and Social Justice

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 11, 2015
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Ways to Fight Hate and Promote Equity, Cultural Competency, Diversity and Social Justice

by Sandy Holman We are living in perilous times. Even as an eternal optimist, who will never lose hop ...

by Sandy Holman We are living in perilous times. Even as an eternal optimist, who will never lose hope for humanity, tries to see love in everyone, and has dedicated my life’s work to encouraging ...

August 11, 2015
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Fighting Police Misconduct in Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Cases

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 08, 2015
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Fighting Police Misconduct in Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Cases

By Sandra Park Black Women and Black Lives Matter: In the year since Ferguson, we have been reminded that ...

By Sandra Park Black Women and Black Lives Matter: In the year since Ferguson, we have been reminded that police misconduct and brutality doesn’t discriminate, at least not based on gender. We know th ...

August 08, 2015
| by Vanguard Administrator

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A Matter of Faith

Posted by Tia Will
|Date: June 29, 2015
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A Matter of Faith

by Tia Will “I told my community, there is nothing we can do now. But the church needs funds.” “We believ ...

by Tia Will “I told my community, there is nothing we can do now. But the church needs funds.” “We believe there is no discrimination in charity. It is the act that is rewarded. It doesn’t matter who ...

June 29, 2015
| by Tia Will

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President Obama Eulogizes Those Killed in Charleston

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 29, 2015
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President Obama Eulogizes Those Killed in Charleston

President Obama delivered the following remarks in his eulogy at the funeral of the Rev. Clementa Pinckne ...

President Obama delivered the following remarks in his eulogy at the funeral of the Rev. Clementa Pinckney at the College of Charleston’s campus. President Obama: Giving all praise and honor to God. T ...

June 29, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Cure the Disorder That Caused the Confederate Flag To Be Raised in the First Place

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 27, 2015
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Cure the Disorder That Caused the Confederate Flag To Be Raised in the First Place

by Dennis Parker We have witnessed the removal of the Confederate battle flag from some state houses and ...

by Dennis Parker We have witnessed the removal of the Confederate battle flag from some state houses and may see it removed from more, if not all, of the states in which it continues to fly. The total ...

June 27, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Undoing the Legacy of Hate?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 23, 2015
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Commentary: Undoing the Legacy of Hate?

Of all of the fallout of last week’s shootings, the Confederate flag seems perhaps the most symbolic and, ...

Of all of the fallout of last week’s shootings, the Confederate flag seems perhaps the most symbolic and, at the same time, having the least likely impact. And yet on Monday, it seemed that South Caro ...

June 23, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Charleston Church Shooting Triggers A Variety of Different Reactions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 20, 2015
| (71) Comments

Analysis: Charleston Church Shooting Triggers A Variety of Different Reactions

The tragic shooting that killed nine people in a church in Charleston, South Carolina, has brought a numb ...

The tragic shooting that killed nine people in a church in Charleston, South Carolina, has brought a number of different issues to the forefront. In addition to the racial component, there has been a ...

June 20, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Concern Expressed About Recurring Incidents Of Racial Harassment and Discrimination At UC Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 08, 2015
| (64) Comments

Concern Expressed About Recurring Incidents Of Racial Harassment and Discrimination At UC Davis

On April 30, professors at the UC Davis Chicano Studies Department wrote students and community members e ...

On April 30, professors at the UC Davis Chicano Studies Department wrote students and community members expressing “our enormous anger at the recurring incidents of racial harassment and discriminatio ...

May 08, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Target of SF Police Texting Scandal Speaks Out At Justice Event

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 02, 2015
| (42) Comments

Target of SF Police Texting Scandal Speaks Out At Justice Event

When the racist text messages sent by at least ten members of the San Francisco Police Department came to ...

When the racist text messages sent by at least ten members of the San Francisco Police Department came to light, Sgt. Yulanda Williams was one of the officers of color personally targeted – by name. S ...

May 02, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Diversifying Environmentalism to Solve Human Suffering and Climate Change

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 20, 2015
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Diversifying Environmentalism to Solve Human Suffering and Climate Change

Last week, we discussed the need for environmentalism to be able to reconcile poverty along with energy n ...

Last week, we discussed the need for environmentalism to be able to reconcile poverty along with energy needs, where the US and its allies have often blocked financing of power overseas. The implicati ...

April 20, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Police Issues in Davis and Beyond

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 06, 2015
| (26) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Police Issues in Davis and Beyond

It is hard to know exactly what to take from this. However, on one side of the MRAP debate have been thos ...

It is hard to know exactly what to take from this. However, on one side of the MRAP debate have been those who argue that there is a clear need by the Davis Police to have an MRAP. This certainly isn’ ...

April 06, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Jim Crow in San Francisco

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 24, 2015
| (100) Comments

Jim Crow in San Francisco

By Peter Santina As a deputy public defender in San Francisco, I am not shocked at the revelation there i ...

By Peter Santina As a deputy public defender in San Francisco, I am not shocked at the revelation there is a white-power network within the Police Department. “All n—–s must f—– hang,” one veteran SFP ...

March 24, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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SF Public Defender Releases Racial Justice Recommendations

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 18, 2015
| (82) Comments

SF Public Defender Releases Racial Justice Recommendations

An estimated 1,000 criminal cases will be reviewed, following revelations that San Francisco police offic ...

An estimated 1,000 criminal cases will be reviewed, following revelations that San Francisco police officers regularly shared racist and homophobic views in text messages, according to an announcement ...

March 18, 2015
| by Vanguard Administrator

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My View: Doth Protest Too Much About Racism

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 07, 2015
| (110) Comments

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 Hamlet. However ...

"The lady doth protest too much, methinks" was originally a quote in Act III, Scene II of Hamlet. However, it has become part of modern usage to suggest that a person’s overly frequent and vehement ef ...

March 07, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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