By Laurel Spear BAKERSFIELD, CA— Eighty-four immigrants began hunger strikes at two Central Valley immigr ...
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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 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 ...
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 enfo ...
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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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Kosoul Chanthakoummane Faces Execution in Texas Despite Lack of Evidence of Guilt
Kosoul Chanthakoummane Faces Execution in Texas Despite Lack of Evidence of Guilt
By Ariel Peterson AUSTIN, TX—Kosoul Chanthakoummane is scheduled to be executed in Texas on ...
By Ariel Peterson AUSTIN, TX—Kosoul Chanthakoummane is scheduled to be executed in Texas on Aug. 17, 2022, despite significant doubt with his conviction due to its reliance on faulty and ...
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Students Across the Country Gather to Protest Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill
Students Across the Country Gather to Protest Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill
By Kate Anstett UNITED STATES– Several other states across the country follow Florida in proposing anti-L ...
By Kate Anstett UNITED STATES– Several other states across the country follow Florida in proposing anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, spurring nationwide protests. In the past couple of months, several states h ...
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Former Employee files lawsuit against Tesla for racial discrimination
Former Employee files lawsuit against Tesla for racial discrimination
By Kate Anstett ALAMEDA, CA – Tesla fired a former Construction Project Manager after he reported mentall ...
By Kate Anstett ALAMEDA, CA – Tesla fired a former Construction Project Manager after he reported mentally and physically unsafe working conditions. Marc Cage, who is African-American, alleges that th ...
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Hunger Strike at Santa Rita Jail after Dec. 2021 Increases in Commissary Prices
Hunger Strike at Santa Rita Jail after Dec. 2021 Increases in Commissary Prices
By Patty Yao DUBLIN, CA — Since Jan. 7, 2022, incarcerated people in Santa Rita Jail have b ...
By Patty Yao DUBLIN, CA — Since Jan. 7, 2022, incarcerated people in Santa Rita Jail have been conducting a hunger strike in protest of increases in commissary prices, which range from 2 ...
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With ASUC** voting in full swing, ASUC** non-partisan offices plan to host carnival to incentivize voting
With ASUC** voting in full swing, ASUC** non-partisan offices plan to host carnival to incentivize voting
By Elizabeth Nguyen BERKELEY, CA – In recent years, voter turnout for Associated Students of the Universi ...
By Elizabeth Nguyen BERKELEY, CA – In recent years, voter turnout for Associated Students of the University of California (ASUC)** elections has been historically low. However, the current office of U ...