Commentary

Ken A. Epstein

Commentary: Police Who Kill Must Be Held Accountable

Posted in Commentary, Equal Rights/Equity, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter, Police-Public Safety By Cat Brooks In the early morning hours of June 6, Demouria…

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Ken A. Epstein

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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Ken A. Epstein

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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Commentary: Oakland Needs a Department to Address Institutionalized Injustice

Posted in Commentary, Economic Development, Equal Rights/Equity, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter, Gentrification, Housing/Foreclosures, Immigrant Rights, Labor, Police-Public Safety, Reentry/Formerly Incarcerated, Responsive Government By Kitty Kelly Epstein Two-thirds of the people…

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The Outrage of Jailing Atlanta Black Educators

Posted in Commentary, Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity By Kitty Kelly Epstein The jailing of seven Black Atlanta educators is an outrage matched…

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Ken A. Epstein

Opinion: Oakland Needs Office of Race and Equity

Posted in Commentary, Community, Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Environment, Equal Rights/Equity, Gentrification, Health, Housing/Foreclosures, Labor, LGBT, Police-Public Safety, Politics, Reentry/Formerly Incarcerated, Responsive Government, Uncategorized “Allow ourselves to become comfortable with being uncomfortable”  By Desley Brooks…

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Ken A. Epstein

Three Generations of a Family Continue the Fight for Voting Rights

Posted in Arts and Culture, Commentary, Elections & Voting Rights, History and remembering By Tasha Ellis Have you ever believed that you…

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Ken A. Epstein

Coliseum City Development Should Benefit Oakland Residents, Say Local Groups

Mayor Libby Schaaf does not support building sports arena in business park By Ken Epstein At least…

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Ken A. Epstein

Our Schools Need Latino Teachers

Posted in Arts and Culture, Commentary, Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Immigrant Rights, Labor By Francisco Ortiz, Kimberly Mayfield Lynch and Kitty Kelly Epstein Marisol, a…

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Ken A. Epstein

“I Am Black, I Am Jewish, and My Life Matters.”

Posted in Commentary, Community, Equal Rights/Equity, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter By Kim Carter Martinez  My name is Kim. I am Black, I am…

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