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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 325: Civil Rights Activists Organized against Police Power
1+ week, 1+ day ago (881+ words) Davis Vanguard In the latest episode of Everyday Injustice, host David Greenwald sits down with historian Professor Josh Clark Davis of the University of Baltimore to explore a critical but often overlooked dimension of the civil rights era'organized resistance to…...
Op-ed | Pioneering Legal Advocate Pauli Murray Set the Blueprint for ACLU's Racial Justice and Gender Equality Activism Today
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (853+ words) Pauli Murray's legacy of advocating for racial and gender justice, the right to protest, and the right to equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment, continues to inspire the ACLU's work today. From dismantling "Jane Crow" laws to advancing the rights…...
The Urgent Need for White Allies: Moving Beyond Learning to Action
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (267+ words) There has been a growing awareness among white individuals about the need to "be better" and "learn" about the struggles faced by people of color (POC). While this newfound awareness is a step in the right direction, it often feels…...
Inherited Colonial Enforcement
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1017+ words) Matt Stone is an independent journalist and author based in Northern California. His work examines culture, memory, and the moral weight of everyday life through a clear, grounded lens. Stone's writing currently consists of fiction and poetry, often exploring the…...
MLK Day Commentary: MLK and the Moral Failure of Silence
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1143+ words) Martin Luther King Jr. has been carefully domesticated by history. Each January, he is celebrated as a prophet of harmony, a champion of love over hate, a dreamer who asked only that Americans judge one another "by the content of…...
San Francisco Gateway, Part I | Inclusion Without Ownership: Why A Billion-Dollar Project in Historic Bayview'Hunters Point Has Room for Black Labor'But Not Black Developers
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (1066+ words) In San Francisco, redevelopment in Black neighborhoods has learned to speak the language of equity fluently. Local contractors are hired. Workforce pipelines are announced. Community meetings are held. Power Point slides promise inclusion. What those projects almost never deliver is…...
Davis Hosts 32nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. , Celebration
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (270+ words) DAVIS, Calif. " The City of Davis and the Human Relations Commission will host the 32nd annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. , Celebration on Monday, Jan. 19, at the Veterans Memorial Theatre in Davis. The free, community-wide event will take place at 277 E. 14th St....
Pauli Murray Was a Trailblazing Civil Rights Leader, Who Wrestled With Gender Identity Before the Struggle Was Well Known
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1214+ words) Pauli Murray should be a household name in American law and civil rights history, but remains, even now, under-credited for shaping core arguments that remade constitutional doctrine. Murray's career defies tidy categories: a relentless civil rights strategist, a legal scholar…...
Texas State University Criticized for Canceling Black History Mobile Museum
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (566+ words) SAN MARCOS, Texas " The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas is challenging what it describes as a clear violation of the First Amendment after Texas State University canceled a nationally renowned Black history exhibition, prompting civil rights organizations to formally…...
Op-ed | A Word That Denotes The Historical Context of An Institution
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (265+ words) I came across the term animal husbandry while volunteering at The Hattie Weber Museum of Davis. The word caught my attention " why on earth was "husband" embedded in it? Surely, in the world of livestock, the concept of a husband…...