Unity Rally Brings Out Hundreds in Davis to Speak Out against Hate and President’s Comments
A Unity Rally on Wednesday evening at Central Park brought out several hundred people and saw headline…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Discussions of Race in Davis Are Difficult but Important
A guest piece by Bryn Buchanan generated quite the discussion. The African American grad student related their…
Being Black in Davis Is Not a Picnic
“I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro’s great stumbling block in his stride toward…
Breaking News: Sac NLG Criticizes Judicial Council’s Halloween Party
State Judicial Council Racist Halloween Party Strongly Criticized in Letter to CA Supreme Court Justice by Sacramento…
Black Robes and Blackface
by Jeff Adachi As public defenders, we witness the racism embedded in the criminal justice system. But…
Monday Morning Thoughts: McGinness Says Blacks Better Off before Civil Rights Act
In his radio show on Friday, John McGinness said that our country has done the best at…
Sunday Commentary: Bringing Out the Worst in Ourselves
Just a few weeks ago I was having a discussion with a long-time reader about how land…
…But There’s No Racism in Davis
Unfortunately it seems that police incidents bring out the ugly side of human nature. I still remember…
Vandalism, Threats and Violence
By Tia Will Since voters elected Donald J. Trump president on Tuesday, outbursts of vitriol — verbal…
Protesters for DAPL March Around Downtown and Block Intersection
A group of up to 100 protesters on Tuesday afternoon gathered in front of the Army Corps…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Anger is Fine, but Solutions Are Fleeting
Sunday brought another horrible tragedy with the killing of three police officers and the shooting of at…
The Fight for Justice and Police Reform from Louisiana to California
By Irene Rojas-Carroll This week, Fresno police released the body camera footage of the shooting of Dylan…
Monday Morning Thoughts II: Bearing Witness to the Holocaust
As a Jew growing up in this country, the shadow of the holocaust was omnipresent throughout my…
Cops in the Club: SFPD’s Racism and Bigotry Don’t Mix with SF Pride
By Leslie Fulbright and Charlie Fredrick Update: Several SF Pride Grand Marshals and awardees, including Janetta Johnson, Black…
Neo-Nazis to Rally at State Capitol
By Jerika L.H. Various neo-Nazi groups are scheduled to meet at the state capitol on June 26…
Text Message Scandal Goes Deep, Involving More Than 200 Cases
Last year, San Francisco officials conducted an investigation revealing that at least five police officers, long-time officers,…
Scathing Report Finds Rampant Racism in Chicago Police Ranks
It was a report whose findings the New York Times called “blistering, blunt” and “backed up by…
Text Scandal Shows Review Is Not Enough
by Alan Schlosser Today, the ACLU of Northern California sent a letter to the U.S. Department of…
Adachi Asks AG’s Office to Probe SFPD
San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi Tuesday urged the California Attorney General to open a civil rights…
UCD Investigating Racist Fliers Sent to Printers
UC Davis is investigating the discovery of racist and anti-Semitic fliers received Friday on several networked campus…
