Ferguson/Black Lives Matter

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Why Supporting the Fight Against Racist Police Killings Could Mean a New Chapter in Environmentalism

Posted in Climate change, Commentary, Environment, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter, Responsive Government By Katie Valentine,ThinkProgress The Sierra Club has had its share of environmental…

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Oakland Protesters Blockade Police Department

Posted in Equal Rights/Equity, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter, Police-Public Safety By Sarah Lazare, Common Dreams Bearing a banner declaring “Black and Breathing,”…

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Schools’ Superintendent Calls on Educators to Understand the “Urgency of Now”

Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter By Ken A. Epstein Oakland Unified School District’s new superintendent Antwan Wilson has…

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Black Students at Alameda’s Encinal High Hold Silent Protest

Posted in Community, Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter Special to the Post The Black Student Union (BSU) at Encinal High School…

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Oakland Street Academy’s Students, Jesse Jackson Say, “Black Lives Matter”

Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter By Ashley Chambers and Ken Epstein In an impromptu visit to Emiliano Zapata…

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Protesters Chant: “I Can’t Breathe”

Posted in Equal Rights/Equity, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter, Police-Public Safety Failure to indict in Eric Garner’s death provokes outrage By Post Staff…

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Oakland Protests Ferguson Grand Jury Decision

Posted in Equal Rights/Equity, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter, Police-Public Safety By Post Staff Here are photos taken by photographer Laura Ming Wong…

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Nationwide Protests Expected After Grand Jury Verdict in Ferguson

Posted in Community, Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter, Police-Public Safety, Responsive Government By Ashley Chambers Residents in cities around the nation – and…

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