Progressive, Black Prosecutor Wins in Georgia – White Republicans Then Create Their Own District
By The Vanguard AUGUSTA, GA – In 2020, a Black lawyer named Jared Williams upset a conservative,…
ACLU NorCal: California’s Hidden History of Slavery and Racism
By Cheyenne Galloway SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Despite California’s unprecedented report announcing reparations for descendants of enslaved…
ACLU Agrees with UN Conclusion That U.S. Should Do More to Address Racial Justice
By Alexis Rios-Jimenez WASHINGTON, DC – The ACLU published an online article agreeing with a report released…
Candidates for DA in Santa Clara County Present Stark Differences in Approaches during Candidate Forum
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Jose, CA – The three candidates for Santa Clara DA…
74 Percent of Asian American, Pacific Islander Women Claim Racism Experienced in Past Year
By Ava Schwartzapfel and Matthew Torres NEW YORK, NY – NBC news released a report this week…
3 Former Police Officers Found Guilty by Federal Jury of Felonies Related to Murder of George Floyd
By Amy Berberyan and Alex Jimenez MINNEAPOLIS – Three former police officers—J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane, and…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Do Conservatives Even Understand What Critical Race Theory Is?
By David M. Greenwald Catching up on the news this weekend, I caught NY Times columnist Nicholas…
Guest Commentary: International Accountability is Critical to Dismantling Systemic Racism and Police Brutality Domestically
A robust international accountability mechanism would further support and complement, not undermine, efforts to dismantle systemic racism…
Sunday Commentary: Despite the Conviction, the System Is Broken and Systems of Oppression Must Be Dismantled
By David M. Greenwald The consensus this week seems to be the verdict in the Derek Chauvin…
Sunday Commentary: Not Everything Is about Race – But Too Much Still Is
By David M. Greenwald I have been struck by some of the comments and discussions this week. …
Guest Commentary: To End Systemic Racism, Ensure Systemic Equality
By ReNika Moore and Rakim Brooks Over the past four years, we grew accustomed to a regular…
Commentary: Pence Says ‘I Trust Our Justice System’
By David M. Greenwald Earlier this week in a commentary, I heavily criticized Joe Biden’s criminal justice…
Guest Commentary: Governor Newsom Signs Groundbreaking Criminal Justice Reform BIlls
By Mano Raju “In the midst of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, a shortened legislative session, and a…
As Covid-19 Continues to Impact Criminal Legal System, Advocates Discuss Radical Alternatives
By Tiffany Devlin As the Covid-19 pandemic heavily impacted jails, prisons, and courts across the United…
Candidate Survey – Yolo People Power – Part 2 (Corrected)
(Editor’s note: this is the second of six candidate surveys of the Davis City Council, Yolo Supervisor,…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Reisig This Isn’t (Just) About You
When Public Defender Tracie Olson pointed out, quite correctly, that in the Yolo County Jail on April…
