Black Lives Matter Logo Who would’ve thought four years ago, in 2016, that then-49ers QB Colin Kaepernick and defensive back Eric Reid would start … [Read more...]
Willie O’Ree: 1st Black NHL player
Willie Eldon O’Ree at Hall of Fame induction Willie Eldon O’Ree, (born Oct. 15, 1935) a former professional ice hockey player from Canada, is … [Read more...]
Colonel Allen Allensworth, founder of a town in central California
Colonel Allen Allensworth After slavery African Americans took their skills and begin to build thriving cities. Blacks in California were no … [Read more...]
Public Defender Brendon Woods visits SQ
Alameda County Public Defender Brendon Woods Brendon Woods, Alameda County’s Chief Public Defender, knows that prisoners take a dim view of lawyers … [Read more...]
Police continue to shoot about 1,000 people a year
987 people were fatally shot by police officers in 2017 Police across the country shot and killed approximately the same number of people in 2017 as … [Read more...]
50 years after Martin Luther King Jr.’s message of peace
"King’s Dream was to end class divisions and racism" The message of peace and racial justice from Martin Luther King Jr. 50 years ago is still being … [Read more...]
SQ volunteer creates lasting values
San Quentin volunteer Chris Wilson says violence is no way to solve racial issues in America. “I believe that no movement that is based on anger alone … [Read more...]
Trump credited with expansion of hate groups
A recent report credits President Donald J. Trump’s administration with boosting the recruitment and expansion of hate groups in America. The Southern … [Read more...]
FBI report reflects historical similarities
The FBI in 1956 created its secret Counterintelligence Program—COINTELPRO—to take action against Black organizations viewed as subversive. Sixty-one … [Read more...]
Black Lives Matter protests Los Angeles jail expansion
A Black Lives Matter coalition gathered at the Los Angeles County Hall of Administration to protest the expansion of county jails, reported the Los … [Read more...]