Category Archives: Racial Issues

Despite Diversity Efforts, UC Minority Enrollment Down Since Prop. 209

February 24, 2012, 8:20 am • Posted by KQED News Staff
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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 »

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Richmond Racial Bias Trial Pits Police Chief vs. Black Officers

February 10, 2012, 4:10 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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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 »

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Oakland Residents Commemorate MLK Day With Neighborhood Cleanups

January 16, 2012, 4:46 pm • Posted by Caitlin Esch
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Religious leaders in Oakland are using the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday to organize against violence and clean blight. At Allen Temple Baptist Church in East Oakland, Mayor Jean Quan and Congresswoman Barbara Lee joined faith leaders and community members … Continue reading »

Filed under: Crime, Oakland, Poverty Issues, Racial Issues, Religion, Youth
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MLK's 'I Have a Dream' Speech in Tweets

January 16, 2012, 11:06 am • Posted by
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Most people have heard Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous 'I Have a Dream' Speech. (If you haven't, watch it on the YouTube video below). But Sonya Quick, "mobile + social + web journalista" at the Orange County Register has brought … Continue reading »

Filed under: Human Rights, Poverty Issues, Racial Issues, Tech, Uncategorized