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Category Archives: Racial Issues
Watch the Trailer for 'Fruitvale Station' Film About Oscar Grant
The trailer has been released for "Fruitvale Station," the film about the last day in the life of 22-year-old Oscar Grant, who was shot to death by BART police in the early morning hours of New Year's Day, 2009. The … Continue reading
News Pix: Oakland Shootings Humanized, LGBT Band at Inauguration, Richmond Basketball Win
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Richmond Oilers head coach Rob Collins dances with his team in the locker room after they defeated the Kennedy Eagles Friday night. “Winning is very addictive,” he told his players. “Right now you're starting to get a taste of it. … Continue reading
African Americans in SF Arrested at High Rates, Analysis Finds
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by Shoshana Walter, The Bay Citizen Although African Americans constitute 6 percent of San Francisco’s population, they are about seven times more likely to be arrested than whites, who represent 41.8 percent of the city’s population, according to an analysis … Continue reading
Muni Puts Up Counter Ads to Controversial Pro-Israel Messages; Activist Says 'Manifestation of Sharia'
Muni has placed a counter-ad on 10 of its buses right alongside the controversial pro-Israel message that an activist bought. Muni's ads read: SFMTA policy prohibits discrimination based on national origin, religion, and other characteristics, and condemns statements that describe … Continue reading
Money From Pro-Israel Ad Goes to Human Rights Group
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The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency says it will donate proceeds from a controversial pro-Israel ad to the San Francisco Human Rights Commission. In a statement released yesterday, the agency condemned the ad, but said it would not remove it: … Continue reading
Live Chat 11 a.m.: AIDS in Black America
Our friends at Frontline are hosting a live chat at 11 a.m. on AIDS in Black America. Here's the blurb: Every 10 minutes, someone in the United States contracts the AIDS virus. Half of them are black. Thirty years after … Continue reading
In Oakland Schools, Chronic Absence, Suspension Derail African-American Boys
By Joanna Lin, The Bay Citizen High rates of chronic absence, suspension and poor academic performance signal that more than half of African-American male students in the Oakland Unified School District are at risk of dropping out, according to new … Continue reading
Beyond the Bubble: Looking Back at the LA Riots of 1992
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with an AM post from somewhere else in California. We're in this Golden State together. Right? You want to know what makes a reporter feel old? Looking for a story you know … Continue reading
