By: Benjamin Frandsen Even in today’s jaded world, there are still some who believe in second chances, bu ...
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Radical Reversal – Uplifting Incarcerated Individuals through the Arts
Radical Reversal – Uplifting Incarcerated Individuals through the Arts
By: Benjamin Frandsen Even in today’s jaded world, there are still some who believe in second chances, but one man has made them the mission of his life, the purpose of his work, and the soul of his m ...
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Engaging with Justice: Professor Menka’s Decolonizing UC Berkeley
Engaging with Justice: Professor Menka’s Decolonizing UC Berkeley
By Kayla Mendez BERKELEY-- Berkeley Law Professor Nazune Menka develops a course unpacking the his ...
By Kayla Mendez BERKELEY-- Berkeley Law Professor Nazune Menka develops a course unpacking the history of UC Berkeley through a critical settler colonialism lens: “Decolonizing UC Berkeley.” ...
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Crime in Berkeley
Crime in Berkeley
User:Introvert, CC BY-SA 2.5 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5>, via Wikimedia Common ...
User:Introvert, CC BY-SA 2.5 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5>, via Wikimedia Commons By Michael Verna BERKELEY- Crime rates are rising in Berkeley, impacting UC Berkeley students ...
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UC Berkeley Shuts Libraries: Student Outcry Grows
UC Berkeley Shuts Libraries: Student Outcry Grows
By Michael Verna BERKELEY —UC Berkeley will close down three campus libraries, including Anthropology, Ma ...
By Michael Verna BERKELEY —UC Berkeley will close down three campus libraries, including Anthropology, Mathematics Statistics, and Physics-Astronomy Libraries, as part of a new "long-term space plan" ...
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Second Look Network Announced, Designed to Help Incarcerated People Seeking Relief
Second Look Network Announced, Designed to Help Incarcerated People Seeking Relief
By Kimberly Torres WASHINGTON, DC - The Sentencing Project has announced it has launched a “second look n ...
By Kimberly Torres WASHINGTON, DC - The Sentencing Project has announced it has launched a “second look network”—a coalition of attorneys and post-sentence advocates across the country—who will work “ ...
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Hunger Strikes at Central Valley ICE Detention Centers
Hunger Strikes at Central Valley ICE Detention Centers
By Laurel Spear BAKERSFIELD, CA— Eighty-four immigrants began hunger strikes at two Central Valley immigr ...
By Laurel Spear BAKERSFIELD, CA— Eighty-four immigrants began hunger strikes at two Central Valley immigration detention centers to protest inhumane conditions and wages in the centers. On Feb. 17 202 ...
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Family of Oakland Baker Jen Angel Advocates for Restorative Justice Following Her Death
Family of Oakland Baker Jen Angel Advocates for Restorative Justice Following Her Death
By Gibran Khalil OAKLAND, CA – On February 9th, beloved baker Jen Angel, owner of Angel Cakes bakery in O ...
By Gibran Khalil OAKLAND, CA – On February 9th, beloved baker Jen Angel, owner of Angel Cakes bakery in Oakland, died from injuries suffered following a robbery at Wells Fargo in Downtown Oakland. Jen ...
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UC Berkeley Unnames Moses Hall over Racist Ties
UC Berkeley Unnames Moses Hall over Racist Ties
By Ademar Barrera Berkeley, CA--The former Moses Hall building was stripped of its name due to rac ...
By Ademar Barrera Berkeley, CA--The former Moses Hall building was stripped of its name due to racist beliefs tied to former history professor Bernard Moses. On Feb. 7, 2023, UC Berkeley ...
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Campus Soulja Boy Concert Descends into Chaos over Lack of Crowd Control
Campus Soulja Boy Concert Descends into Chaos over Lack of Crowd Control
By Laurel Spear BERKELEY, CA— On January 27, 2023, UC Berkeley arts and entertainment organization ...
By Laurel Spear BERKELEY, CA— On January 27, 2023, UC Berkeley arts and entertainment organization ASUC* Superb Productions held a free concert for UC Berkeley students featuring Soulja Boy, an ...
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Student Opinion: AI Chatbot Usage in the Humanities Present Both an Obstacle and Opportunity
Student Opinion: AI Chatbot Usage in the Humanities Present Both an Obstacle and Opportunity
By Michelle Lin LOS ANGELES — The humanities are often viewed as antiquated, requiring minimal or no tech ...
By Michelle Lin LOS ANGELES — The humanities are often viewed as antiquated, requiring minimal or no technological devices to teach or interact with these studies. Yet in the age of technology, skills ...
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Social Justice Advocates Implore New Jersey Legislature to Strongly Oppose Recent Spate of Unnecessary ‘Tough-on-Crime’ Bills
Social Justice Advocates Implore New Jersey Legislature to Strongly Oppose Recent Spate of Unnecessary ‘Tough-on-Crime’ Bills
By Paloma Sifuentes and Rena Abdusalam TRENTON, NU - The ACLU of New Jersey along with 25 other social ju ...
By Paloma Sifuentes and Rena Abdusalam TRENTON, NU - The ACLU of New Jersey along with 25 other social justice advocate partners wrote a letter this holiday week to New Jersey state lawmakers, noting ...
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Biden Administration Urged to Form National Human Rights Government Body; Groups Charge U.S. Lagging
Biden Administration Urged to Form National Human Rights Government Body; Groups Charge U.S. Lagging
By Jessica Weisman and Rena Abdusalam NEW YORK - The Biden Administration has been urged by a number of ...
By Jessica Weisman and Rena Abdusalam NEW YORK - The Biden Administration has been urged by a number of social justice groups to create a governmental body in charge of overseeing America’s commitmen ...
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Santa Rita Jail Continues to Face Allegations Regarding Mistreatment, Security, and Health Concerns
Santa Rita Jail Continues to Face Allegations Regarding Mistreatment, Security, and Health Concerns
By Ceray Seaton DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA — A number of lawsuits have been filed against Alameda County’s Santa ...
By Ceray Seaton DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA — A number of lawsuits have been filed against Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail concerning the rumored mistreatment of incarcerated people and the facility’s inabili ...
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Berkeley Councilmember Proposes Ordinance that Would Outlaw Discriminatory 911 Calls
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 ...
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Guest Commentary: To Be or Not to Be – Davis’ So-Called ‘Progressives’
Guest Commentary: To Be or Not to Be – Davis’ So-Called ‘Progressives’
By Darryl Rutherford I was unanimously appointed to the City’s Planning Commission six years ago, fulfill ...
By Darryl Rutherford I was unanimously appointed to the City’s Planning Commission six years ago, fulfilling my desire to serve this community in hopes of promoting progressive affordable housing as w ...
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California Firearm Groups Aim to Challenge Bill Modeled After Texas Anti-Abortion Law
California Firearm Groups Aim to Challenge Bill Modeled After Texas Anti-Abortion Law
BY HUEY COLLETTE CALIFORNIA - California firearm advocates seek to challenge Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Senate B ...
BY HUEY COLLETTE CALIFORNIA - California firearm advocates seek to challenge Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Senate Bill 1327. The CA law attempts to rebuke Texas’ anti-abortion litigation, allowing citizens to s ...
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President Biden Pardons Thousands Convicted of Marijuana Possession
President Biden Pardons Thousands Convicted of Marijuana Possession
By Laurel Spear DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – In a video statement released on Twitter on Oct. 6, 2022, Presiden ...
By Laurel Spear DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – In a video statement released on Twitter on Oct. 6, 2022, President Joe Biden announced he was pardoning all Americans convicted of simple marijuana possession u ...
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‘Lunar New Year Now a California Holiday’: Berkeley Students on Newsom’s New Bill
‘Lunar New Year Now a California Holiday’: Berkeley Students on Newsom’s New Bill
By Karen Ha Gov. Newsom recently signed AB 2596, which officially enshrines Lunar New Year–histori ...
By Karen Ha Gov. Newsom recently signed AB 2596, which officially enshrines Lunar New Year–historically celebrated by many Asian American students–as a holiday into California law. While the ma ...
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Student Opinion: Baltimore Prosecutors Drop Charges against Adnan Syed
Student Opinion: Baltimore Prosecutors Drop Charges against Adnan Syed
By Gibran Khalil BALTIMORE, MD – After the decision in mid-Sept. from a Baltimore judge to overturn the c ...
By Gibran Khalil BALTIMORE, MD – After the decision in mid-Sept. from a Baltimore judge to overturn the conviction of Adnan Syed for the 1999 murder of high school student Hae Min Lee, Baltimore prose ...
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U.S. Department of Justice Asks Supreme Court Not to Take American Samoa Citizenship Case
U.S. Department of Justice Asks Supreme Court Not to Take American Samoa Citizenship Case
By Ariel Peterson WASHINGTON, D.C.—Last month, United States Solicitor General Elizabeth B. Prelog ...
By Ariel Peterson WASHINGTON, D.C.—Last month, United States Solicitor General Elizabeth B. Prelogar submitted a brief to the Supreme Court urging the court not to grant certiorari for Fitisema ...
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