Month: August 2015

Prison yard with inmates playing behind fences

Is America Hearing the Message Resonating from Behind Prison Walls?

Posted in Commentary, Equal Rights/Equity, Mass incarceration, Reentry/Formerly Incarcerated By Troy William Commentary After reading articles written by Richard Johnson (in the…

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Woman holding memorial photo during protest

Oakland Police Release Video footage in Two Police Involved Deaths

Posted in Equal Rights/Equity, Police-Public Safety In an unprecedented move, the Oakland Police Department this week released body camera evidence…

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Evening protestors holding handwritten signs

California Bans Grand Juries in Police-Involved Deaths

Posted in Equal Rights/Equity, Police-Public Safety, Uncategorized The ban is not a significant change to the pre-existing process, say civil rights…

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Volunteers distributing backpacks and supplies outdoors

Oakland’s Students Go Back to School

Posted in Education/Schools/Youth Flurry of activities sprout around city as families and educators prepare for opening day By Ken…

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“Creating Joyful and Effective Schools” – Educators to Speak at Oakland Post Salon

Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Media By Post Staff This month’s Post Salon will feature a dialogue on the politics and practice…

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Conference attendees smiling in a hotel room

Mainstream Media Still Finds It Hard to Find Good News to Report About Oakland

Posted in Community, Media Posted in Community, Med (Left to right) Karen Boyd, communications director, City of Oakland; Christin Ayers, general assignment reporter…

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S.F. Latino Community Leader Rosario Anaya, 70

Posted in Community, Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Immigrant Rights By Wade Woods Former San Francisco School Board member and director of the Mission…

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Commentary: Practice Restorative Justice to Shut Down Mass Incarceration

Posted in Commentary, Education/Schools/Youth, Mass incarceration, Police-Public Safety, Restorative Justice By Troy Williams According to the American Civil Liberties Union the school-to-prison pipeline…

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Third Police Shooting Death During Mayor Libby Schaaf’s Administration

Posted in Police-Public Safety By Ashley Chambers Oakland police officers shot and killed a 24-year old man Wednesday evening…

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Oakland police cruiser traffic stop at night

Oakland Police Must Seek Ways to Avoid Deadly Force, Says Federal Monitor

Posted in Equal Rights/Equity, Police-Public Safety Black and Latino motorists and pedestrians stopped and searched at higher rates By Ken…

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