Equal Rights/Equity

Ken A. Epstein

Latinos Underrepresented in Teaching and Other Jobs in OUSD

Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Immigrant Rights, Labor Supt. Antwan Wilson: “We have to embody the diversity of this community” By Ken…

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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

State of Black Oakland (SOBO) Holds “People’s Assembly”

Posted in Community, Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter, Gentrification, Health, History and remembering, Housing/Foreclosures, LGBT, Oakland Job Programs, Police-Public Safety, Reentry/Formerly Incarcerated, Responsive Government By Rasheed Shabazz Hundreds of…

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Ken A. Epstein

UC Berkeley Black Students Face “State of Emergency”

Posted in Berkeley, Community, Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter By Rasheed Shabazz Black students at UC Berkeley, saying they are facing isolation,…

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Ken A. Epstein

Latino Students Are “Overlooked and Poorly Represented” in Oakland Unified

Posted in Community, Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Immigrant Rights, Labor By Jorge Lerma Latinos are not getting fair representation. Latinos make up 41…

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Ken A. Epstein

Support Grows for City of Oakland Department to Address Racial Inequality

Posted in Community, Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Environment, Equal Rights/Equity, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter, Gentrification, Health, Housing/Foreclosures, Immigrant Rights, Labor, LGBT, Oakland Job Programs, Politics, Reentry/Formerly Incarcerated, Responsive Government By Ashley Chambers A number of community…

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Ken A. Epstein

New City Report on Protest Arrests Raises Ferguson-like Concerns

Posted in Equal Rights/Equity, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter, Police-Public Safety By Ashley Chambers A new city report highlighting how Oakland police responded…

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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

A Push for Alameda County to Fund Reentry Programs

Posted in Economic Development, Equal Rights/Equity, Health, Oakland Job Programs, Police-Public Safety, Reentry/Formerly Incarcerated By Ashley Chambers A number of local groups are challenging…

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Ken A. Epstein

De Anza High Students Protest Dismissal of Popular Teacher

Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Labor, Responsive Government, Richmond By Post staff About 100 De Anza High School students held a day-long protest,…

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