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Category Archives: Racial Issues
Latino Immigrant Parents Call For Moratorium on SFUSD Programs, Closing Achievement Gap
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About 200 Latino immigrant parents gathered at San Francisco’s Sanchez Elementary School Thursday night to ask city and school district officials for a moratorium on new school programs, pending a comprehensive solution to what they say is a crisis in … Continue reading
George Zimmerman to Be Charged With 2nd Degree Murder in Trayvon Martin Case
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman is being charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed black teenager whose death ignited nationwide protests. Special prosecutor Angela Corey says that the 28-year-old Zimmerman is … Continue reading
Jury Finds Black Richmond Officers Were Not Discriminated Against by Chief
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Update 1:50 p.m. Report from Richmond Confidential… Police Chief Chris Magnus, retired Deputy Chief Lori Ritter and the city of Richmond were cleared by a Contra Costa County jury on Tuesday of racial discrimination and harassment charges. Seven high-ranking African … Continue reading
Photo: Bay Area Episcopal Clergy Don Hoodies in Response to Trayvon Martin Shooting
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Last Tuesday, clergy members of the Episcopal Church's Diocese of California donned hoodies in front of Grace Cathedral in San Francisco to make a statement related to the Trayvon Martin case. The hoodie, one of which the 17-year-old African-American Martin … Continue reading
Korean-American Community Grapples With Oikos Massacre
Family and friends of nursing student Lydia Sim gathered today for her burial. The 21-year-old was sone of seven people killed in Monday’s shooting rampage at Oikos University. The suspect, One Goh, has been charged with seveb counts of murder, … Continue reading
51% of All Calif. K-12 Students Are Hispanic
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From California Watch California enrolls the most Hispanics in K-12 schools in the country: nearly 3.4 million in 2010, according to an analysis of census data released yesterday by the Pew Hispanic Center. Hispanics made up 51 percent of all … Continue reading
White-Dominated Local Boards in Calif. Face Legal Threats Over Racial Makeup
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From California Watch Compton City Councilwoman Janna Zurita owes her Hispanic last name to a grandmother from Spain, whom she never met. Zurita considers her mother black and said her father “wants to be black” even though he “looks Latino.” … Continue reading
Interview: Calif. Supreme Court Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye on Why Judiciary Is Overwhelmingly White, Male
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A new report from the Judicial Council of California finds that trial and appeals court judges in the state do not reflect its diverse population. In fact, 72 percent are white and 69 percent are male. But of Gov. Brown’s … Continue reading
Despite Diversity Efforts, UC Minority Enrollment Down Since Prop. 209
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by Erica Perez, California Watch More than a decade after California law banned race-conscious admissions, outreach and financial aid at public universities, the state's most selective public university system has seen a significant impact on its ability to increase enrollments … Continue reading
Richmond Racial Bias Trial Pits Police Chief vs. Black Officers
KQED's Nina Thorsen talked today to reporter Kevin Fagan about the discrimination lawsuit brought by seven African American commanding officers against Richmond Police Chief Chris Magnus. The officers claim that Magnus passed them over for promotion because of racial bias. … Continue reading
