ACLU Applauds Biden’s Executive Order Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities
By Kaylee Pearlman WASHINGTON, DC – President Biden issued an executive order last week further advancing racial…
CA DOJ Report: Black Drivers Biggest Target of State Law Enforcement
By Perla Brito and Paloma Sifuentes SACRAMENTO, CA — Black drivers and pedestrians in 2021 continued to…
New Data: Police Use of Force Rising for Black, Female, Older People
By Perla Brito and Paloma Sifuentes WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Dept of Justice’s Bureau of Justice…
Berkeley Councilmember Proposes Ordinance that Would Outlaw Discriminatory 911 Calls
By Gibran Khalil BERKELEY, CA – On October 11, 2022, Berkeley Councilmember Kate Harrison proposed an…
Community Comes Together to Discuss Privilege, Discrimination and Housing Solutions
By David M. Greewald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It was November 2019, and the community didn’t…
CT Civil Rights Lawsuit Highlights Discrimination against AAPI Women
By Daniella Dueñas DARIEN, CT – The story begins with multi-billion dollar private equity fund Portfolio Advisors,…
CA Attorney General Leads Multistate Opposition to Alabama Law Criminalizing Gender-Affirming Medical Care for Transgender Youth
By Rena Abdusalm OAKLAND, CA – Led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, an alliance of 21…
Letter: ASUCD Expresses Concerns about Parkside Bar and Lounge
We, the Associated Students of the University of California, Davis, are appalled by the overt racism and…
Sentencing Project Finds LGBTQ+ People – Especially if They Are Black – Over-Represented in Incarcerated Population
By Matthew Torres WASHINGTON, DC – The Sentencing Project has released a report examining the criminalization of…
Water, Weed, and Racism – ACLU Comments on Siskiyou County ‘Discrimination’
By Mathew Seibert SISKIYOU COUNTY, CA – Siskiyou County civil rights groups charge they have identified “intentional…
Judge Reduces Firearm Felonies for Man after Clerk Refuses to Serve Him because He’s Black
By Jose Medina SACRAMENTO, CA – Felony charges were reduced to misdemeanors for defendant Deshawn Provost-Foreman at…
Ice Cream and Insistence: A Case of Overcriminalization for Black Women in Oakland
By Sofia Abramsky-Sze Oakland– Yvette Phillips-Aldama spent decades as a dedicated member of the Oakland community– serving as…
UC Berkeley Students Voice Their Fear As Violent Attacks Against Bay Area Asian Community Spikes
By Caitlyn Guntle BERKELEY— Asian students grow fearful as 2,808 anti-Asian hate crimes have occurred since the…
Civil Rights Suit Ends 55-Year-Old ‘Vestige’ of Palo Alto’s ‘History of Racial Discrimination’ – Park Now Open to All
The Vanguard Staff PALO ALTO – A residents-only restriction for Palo Alto’s Foothills Park—alleged to be a…
ACLU Sues Palo Alto over Discriminatory Policy that Denies Non-Residents Access to Public Park
By Cailin Garcia Palo Alto — Foothills Park in Palo Alto is a scenic area well known…
Federal Lawsuit Charges Sacramento City School District Practicing ‘Modern-Day Segregation’
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento City Unified School District is perpetuating…
My View: The Importance of Jenner Bearing Witness for the Transgendered Population
Earlier this week, it was an evening perusal of my Facebook feed that led me to a…
Guest Commentary: We Don’t Serve Your Kind Here
Why You Can’t Just Go to Another Clerk or Bakery By Allison Steinberg You wake up to…
Sunday Commentary II: When is Refusal to Provide Service Discrimination?
Many establishments will post a sign: “We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone.” It is…
Commentary: Uncovering the Race-Incarceration Effect
The debate spawned by the recent officer involved killings in high profile cases in Missouri and New…