UCD, Who Do You Protect?
by Brandon Buchanan, Kyla Burke and Emily Breuninger Davis Stands with Ferguson organized last Tuesday’s protest on…
Vice Chancellors Respond to Letter by Social Justice Coalition
by Adela de la Torre and Rahim Reed UC Davis is fully aware of and takes very…
How the Criminal Justice System Failed in the Death of An Inmate
by Rob Poggenklass At 5:45 a.m. on August 19, jail officials discovered Jamycheal Mitchell’s dead body on the floor…
Baltimore Police Commissioner: Reform Efforts Will Very Likely See More Police Officers Arrested
This weekend, the Baltimore Sun published the column of Anthony Batts, the police commissioner for Baltimore City….
Judge Finds Probable Cause to Charge Officers in Death of Tamir Rice
A Cleveland Municipal Court Judge, Ronald B. Aldrine, released his opinion on Thursday afternoon that there is…
Sunday Commentary: New AG Doesn’t Seem Likely to Lead Reform Efforts
The political story was a standoff over the nomination of Loretta Lynch to fill longtime Attorney General…
The Real Lesson of Walter Scott’s Slaying
By Dennis Parker Another unarmed black man is shot by a white police officer, this time in…
My View: What the Lonesome Death of Walter Scott Tells Us
Officer Michael Slager told investigators that Walter Scott had taken his Taser in a struggle and that…
Walter Scott’s Killing Is a Direct Result of the Current State of Policing in America Today
By Ezekiel Edwards It’s déjà vu. And it’s also a nightmare. Police gunning down unarmed black men…
Jim Crow in San Francisco
By Peter Santina As a deputy public defender in San Francisco, I am not shocked at the…
Commentary: Ferguson’s City Manager Resigns, But It Really Makes You Wonder
I strangely find myself hearkening back to one of my favorite adolescent movies, Pump Up the Volume….
My View: Doth Protest Too Much About Racism
“The lady doth protest too much, methinks” was originally a quote in Act III, Scene II of…
Justice Department Will Exonerate Wilson, But Hammer Ferguson Police for Biased Policing
Though the report is not yet finalized, the New York Times is saying that the Justice Department…
Community Once Again Breaks the Silence of Racism and Other Indignities
While the third annual Breaking the Silence of Racism event did not come close to matching what…
Sunday Commentary II: The End of Fair Housing?
This week marked what would have been Martin Luther King’s 85th birthday, had he not been shot…
Mass Incarceration Is One of the Most Pressing Civil Rights Issues Today
The disproportionate incarceration rate of minorities in general, and blacks in particular, is one of the most…
At a Movie Comedy, A Tragedy Unfolded
By Gloria Partida along with the boards of Team Davis and Davis Phoenix Coalition The merits and…
Sunday Commentary: Violence is Not the Answer
“Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields…
An Open Letter to the UC Davis Community: Black Lives Matter
We are calling on all members of the UC Davis community. The recent murders of Black people…
What’s in a Name?
By Kayla Koenigshof It started with a vigil for Trayvon Martin. At some point the evening shifted…