Boudin Discusses New Policies Prior to Announcement
On Friday there was a day conference hosted in San Francisco by the Justice Collaborative. The first…
Chesa Boudin Ends Racial Profiling and Status Enhancements Including Gang and Prior Prison Enhancements
SAN FRANCISCO – In a major announcement, San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin on Friday announced that prosecutors…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 43: Why Aramis Ayala Stepped Down over the Death Penalty
In 2019, Florida State Attorney Aramis Ayala announced she would not seek re-election for the position she…
New State Analysis Shows Black Drivers Stopped by Police More Frequently
(From Press Release)- The California Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board (Board) today announced the release of…
Faulty Eyewitness ID and Racial Profiling Lands Innocent Man In Jail For Two Weeks
(From Press Release – SF Public Defender) – On November 25, 2019, a San Francisco man, Robert…
On Curtis Flowers, the Supreme Court Got It Right—for the Wrong Reasons
By the Daily Appeal Last week, the Supreme Court surprised many liberals when it overturned the conviction…
Stop and Frisks Have Dropped, but Racial Disparities Remain
By Michelle Shames and Simon McCormack We’ve come a long way since 2011. That year, New York…
Use of Force and Police Stops in 2017
Second Annual Report from California’s Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board Illustrates Use of Force and Racial…
Police Brutality against Black Kansas City Man Caught on Video
By Gillian Wilcox Black people in Missouri are disproportionately stopped or harassed by police. Twenty years of…
Colleges and Universities Have a Racial Profiling Problem
By Carl Takei We have seen it again and again: A Black or brown person is sitting…
A Tale of Two When It Comes to Policing
By Johanna Miller & Simon McCormack New Yorkers know that the New York Police Department will treat…
Analysis: Davis Is Not Alone among Progressive Cities
One of the big questions that has arisen out of the discussion on race in Davis has…
Sunday Commentary: Understanding Davis’ Racial and Ethnic Breakdown and What We Can Do
Earlier last week on the Vanguard we had a prolonged discussion of the racial and ethnic breakdown…
Eating Lunch while Black
By Oumou Kanoute Enrolling in Smith College a year ago was a dream come true. But rarely…
Commentary: Getting to the Root of Davis’ Longstanding Problem with Race
This past year I read the book, The Color of Law, by Richard Rothstein. He writes about…
Walking While Black
By Melba V. Pearson Walking is a lot of things. It’s great exercise. It’s a cost-free mode…
Monday Morning Thoughts: What White People Don’t See…
Saturday’s column on racial profiling definitely spawned some conversation here and on Facebook. I also got a…
Analysis: Threat of Crime Leads to Racial Profiling in Davis
The police have been warning residents about a string of burglaries. As one local TV station reported,…
Sunday Commentary: When an African American Confronts the Police
More than 35 years ago the British punk band The Clash sang, “When they kick at your…
Berkeley Police Unlawfully Detain Latino Student
by Jerika L.H Twenty-one-year-old student Ismael Chamu is still spinning from his horrific encounter with police in…
