Death of George Floyd Sparks Public Outcry, Call to End Institutionalized Racism and Police Brutality
By Linh Nguyen Following the killing of George Floyd by an officer of the Minneapolis Police Department,…
The Supreme Court Declines to Hear Texas Man’s Appeal Claiming Biased Trial
By Juan Garcia Urrutia DALLAS, Texas – On April 6, the Supreme Court denied a writ of…
Commentary: Racism and Zoom Bombing Is an Unfortunate New Thing
As we race to accommodate a hopefully temporary shift in society from in-person to video meetings, one…
My View: Discrimination Incidents Rise Against Asian Americans Due to COVID-19 Outbreak
There have been debates all over the internet as to why it was inadvisable for President Trump…
Fired Louisiana Prosecutor Had ‘Whites Only’ Sign in Property He Owned
Jason Brown, who has worked in several parish DA’s offices, was accused of using illegal tactics to…
White Supremacist Violence Is on the Rise
By Hina Shamsi In response to the increase in white supremacist violence, Congress has been holding hearings…
The Death Penalty and Racism
By Jeffery Robinson In 2009, North Carolina passed the Racial Justice Act (RJA), which allowed defendants to…
Vanguard Court Watch Podcast Episode 4 – Attica Uprising – Heather Ann Thompson
The Attica Uprising is an overlooked attrocity in American History – comparable to perhaps Mai Lai, Abu…
Denying Compensation Funds for Black Victims
By Jill Webb Tiras Johnson, age 23, was unarmed when he was shot and killed in Tulsa,…
Tim Wise – Checking White Privilege (video)
Tim Wise came to speak in Davis on Friday at the Senior Center before a packed house….
Commentary: Trump’s Rally Evokes Images None of Us Want
Over the last month, Jews and Japanese have taken the lead in pushing back against the treatment…
Commentary: Racism, Extremism, and Policing
It was only a few years ago when the San Francisco Police Department was embroiled in a…
Guest Commentary: Reparations Not a Symbolic Act, It’s a Path to Restorative Justice
By Sheila Jackson Lee For nearly three decades, my former colleague Rep. John Conyers of Michigan would…
Lessons from Juneteenth, Our Continued Fight for Freedom
By Abre’ Conner Two and a half years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, Black people…
Commentary: Racism Continues to Lie Just Below the Surface
“There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe nor politic nor…
10 Things Starbucks Could Do to Combat Racism
By Jeff Adachi Since a video depicting the arrest of two black men at a Starbucks went…
Racist Sheriffs Are Reapplying to Be Part of Trump’s Deportation Force
By Sarah Gillooly The federal program that delegates immigration enforcement duties to local police is about to…
Kaepernick Stood Up for Justice by Kneeling
By Jeffery Robinson Colin Kaepernick has not been involved in “off-field” scandals, has committed no crime, and…
White Supremacy Has Been Bolstered
And Not In The Way You Might Think By Bryn Buchanan The vigil at UVA after the events…
Commentary: White Supremacy and White Privilege
Earlier this year, I was criticized for my support for free speech, with the suggestion made that…
