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Gangs In Berkeley Ca.
This week, for the first time ever, Berkeley police officers were given carte blanche to speak without filters at a public meeting about gang activity in town and what can…
Addressing Social Segregation in Mixed-Income Communities
Much scholarly attention has been given to metropolitan and city-level segregation; however, comparatively little consideration has been devoted to within community segregation. In some newly created mixed-income, mixed-race communities,…
Student parent to graduate, her son by her side
Graduating senior Dajanaye Adrow-Hubbard always knew she was destined for college. She grew up in Oakland in a low-income family and knew that her ticket to a more comfortable lifestyle…
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Hidden-Figures
One of the most toxic attempts to dismiss the prevalence of racism is what Jenée Desmond-Harris calls “vanity sizing for racism,” the idea that a large number of Americans cannot…
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor pays a visit
If student reaction is any gauge, Sonia Sotomayor is more than a role model for aspiring lawyers; she’s a revered symbol of what’s possible. The scrappy lawyer turned U.S.…
Food Waste with John Oliver
"Food waste is like the band Rascal Flatts: It can fill a surprising number of football stadiums even though many people consider it complete garbage," he quipped. He argued that the problem…