District Attorney Pamela Price Acknowledges Misconduct in Alameda DA Office before Her Arrival
By Audrey Sawyer and Nevya Patel OAKLAND, CA — Alameda District Attorney Pamela Price briefly addressed misconduct…
Court Declares Classroom Censorship Law Unconstitutional
By Rena Abdusalam CONCORD, NH – A New Hampshire federal court has recently ruled against a classroom…
ACLU of Northern California Encourages Cal Poly Humboldt to Avoid Law Enforcement Involvement in Campus Gaza Protests
By: Maeve O’Brien HUMBOLDT, CA – The ACLU of Northern California is advising universities such as Cal…
Father Sues Ronald McDonald House, Alleges Housing Policy Disproportionately Harms People of Color
By Shriya Kali Chittapuram and Jonathan Nunez WHITE PLAINS, NY– The Ronald McDonald House of the Greater…
Death Row Clemency Filings: Report Analysis of Louisiana’s Broken Death Penalty
By Rena Abdusalam BATON ROUGE, LA – The Capital Appeals Project, a nonprofit law firm located in…
Critics Said Took A While, but Memphis Police Target of Probe by DOJ after January 2023 Killing of Tyre Nichols
By The Vanguard MEMPHIS, TN – It may have taken a while, according to critics, but the…
Alameda County District Attorney’s Office Issues Statement Supporting Embattled Former Marin County Prosecutor
By The Vanguard Staff OAKLAND, CA – The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office has issued a “statement…
ACLU Joins Chorus Slamming SCOTUS Rulings Restricting Affirmative Action in Higher Education
By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – The ACLU, among others, slammed the U.S. Supreme Court decision…
U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Black Voters in Alabama’s Congressional Map
By Leslie Garcia WASHINGTON, DC – In the case Allen v. Milligan, the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday…
CA Measure to Address Massive Increase in Hate Crimes OK’d by Key Committee
By Destiny Gurrola SACRAMENTO, CA – Legislation authored by CA State Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana)…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 148: Jarrett Adams from Wrongful Conviction to Attorney
A few weeks ago Jarrett Adams received the Vanguard Justice Award going to a person wrongly convicted. …
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 148: Jarrett Adams from Wrongful Conviction to Attorney
Jarrett Adams was a high school student and made one mistake—he went to a college party and…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 148: Jarrett Adams from Wrongful Conviction to Attorney
Jarrett Adams was a high school student and made one mistake—he went to a college party and…
Sunday Commentary: Unequal Justice… What If Kyle Rittenhouse Were Black?
By David M. Greenwald Everyday Injustice The criminal justice system is not broken many say, it is…
Commentary: Graham’s Gun Comments Belie the Point that the Gun Debate Is Not Race Neutral
By David M. Greenwald Every time we have a mass shooting, we head back into the familiar…
Monday Morning Thoughts: We Resemble This Politico Article – the Clash of Suburbs, Housing and Race
A provocative Politico article that came out this week, entitled “Trump Doesn’t Understand Today’s Suburbs—And Neither Do…
Commentary: Something Pretty Extraordinary Happened This Week
It seems that everything comes together—in two weeks it will make the 14th anniversary of my founding…
Letter: People of Color Repressed by a Decision-Making Body
By Tracy Tomasky Discussions following the school board’s decision to fill Dr. Pickett’s seat exposed many deep…
With Apologies to Alan Fernandes
Over the last few days, I have written on numerous occasions that the school board is all-white…
Citing Juror’s Appearance, Judge Ousts Black Juror in Police Assault Case
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Monday, a Black man was kicked off a…
