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Texas considers renaming its stadium after Heisman Trophy winner
The state of Texas considered re-naming the field at Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium after Heisman trophy winners Earl Campbell and Ricky Williams reported The Daily Journal. Image of DKR-TM Stadium taken on the night of October 29, 2011 when the Texas Longhorns played the Kansas Jayhawks. Calling the thought merely a moderately warm start. Black people as a whole are being celebrated for … Read Full Article
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Native Americans’ annual Spring Pow Wow at San Quentin
Native women celebrating centuries of accomplishments, pride and their heritage “Rich in Culture, Rich in Tradition,” read a blazing red banner at San Quentin’s annual Spring Pow Wow. The February 28, event was to celebrate the incoming Native American New Year. “When the flowers begin to blossom it signals to us the New Year has arrived,” said Hector Heredia, SQ Native American chaplain, … Read Full Article
Project Homekey to house the formerly incarcerated
Huey P. Newton, the Black Panther icon, will be the namesake of a recently renovated Oakland, California, building to house the homeless and the formerly incarcerated, thanks to Elaine Brown, former Black Panther leader and other social advocacy groups, according to the Oakland Post. The Newton building in downtown Oakland was recently acquired with $21 million in Homekey project … Read Full Article
Texas considers renaming its stadium after Heisman Trophy winner
The state of Texas considered re-naming the field at Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium after Heisman trophy winners Earl Campbell and Ricky Williams reported The Daily Journal. Image of DKR-TM Stadium taken on the night of October 29, 2011 when the Texas Longhorns played the Kansas Jayhawks. Calling the thought merely a moderately warm start. Black people as a whole are being celebrated for … Read Full Article
How Muslims are embracing Ramadan in the year of Covid-19
Muslims in prison Spiritual enlightenment, reflections and a quest for inner peace. These are sought by Muslims around the world, who are preparing to fast for the Holy month of Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. This year the fast is scheduled to begin mid-April at the sighting of the moon. Ramadan is the month the Holy Qur’an (the Muslim spiritual book) was … Read Full Article
Native Americans’ annual Spring Pow Wow at San Quentin
Native women celebrating centuries of accomplishments, pride and their heritage “Rich in Culture, Rich in Tradition,” read a blazing red banner at San Quentin’s annual Spring Pow Wow. The February 28, event was to celebrate the incoming Native American New Year. “When the flowers begin to blossom it signals to us the New Year has arrived,” said Hector Heredia, SQ Native American chaplain, … Read Full Article
Project Homekey to house the formerly incarcerated
Huey P. Newton, the Black Panther icon, will be the namesake of a recently renovated Oakland, California, building to house the homeless and the formerly incarcerated, thanks to Elaine Brown, former Black Panther leader and other social advocacy groups, according to the Oakland Post. The Newton building in downtown Oakland was recently acquired with $21 million in Homekey project … Read Full Article
Speaking with SQ’s intramural basketball league championship legends
There’s only one person at The Q that can boast the following: Intramural Basketball League (IBL) Championship three of the last six years, two as a player and one as a coach. Demond “ Oola” Lewis, Jason “Boo” Robinson, Charles “Pookie” Sylvester, George “Big George” Harris, Rahsaan “NY” Thomas and Tare “Cancun” Beltranchuc 4 on 4 Championship Basketball League (CBL) Title winner as a … Read Full Article
Criminal prosecuting plea bargains: is it flawed or beneficial?
“90% of criminal cases in the United States end in a guilty plea” Statue of Justice Plea bargaining is a flawed and possibly a coercive process that goes beyond just guilt and innocence, but it can have positive results, according to attorney Rachel Rossi in an Op-Ed in the Los Angeles Sentinel. More than 90% of criminal cases in the United States end in a guilty plea, cited Rossi. She is … Read Full Article
Immigrantes que reciben indulto o perdón siguen siendo deportados
Por Heriberto Arredondo escritor contribuyente Gov. Newsom with Melendez La deportación sigue siendo la realidad para presos indocumentados que hayan recibido un indulto o perdón de la sentencia por parte del gobernador, según un artículo del ImmigrationReform. com, una organización que aboga por estrictos controles migratorios. En fechas recientes 10 individuos indocumentados recibieron … Read Full Article
Hall of Famer Hank Aaron remembered
Baseball The sports world lost a legend and praised Hall Of Famer, Henry 'Hank' Aaron (86), recently. The retired baseball star passed away in his sleep at home, according to local news stations. Born in 1934, Aaron lived during the times when just being a Black man in America was within itself a burden to bear. Racism was prevalent and was faced daily back then. The legend always dreamed of … Read Full Article
Four-time Pulitzer Prize-winner inspires San Quentin News: “I think we’re living in a time where truth is up for grabs”
By Peabody Awards - Own work, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=73383792 David Barstow, a four-time Pulitzer Prize–winning, investigative reporter for The New York Times, spoke to incarcerated journalists at San Quentin, one week before the COVID-19 pandemic changed life at the prison a year ago. In an interview, Barstow, told the reporters at San Quentin News they … Read Full Article
Demanda por discriminacion en Los Angeles “Estos policías van a pagar”
Archie Williams El Grupo de Ley Justicia X (Justice X Law Group) está demandando el departamento de la policía de Los Ángeles, por la difamación de mujeres y hombres de descendencia Afro Americana y Latinx como miembros de pandillas. Los demandantes Afro Americano y Latinx afirman de que están siendo discriminados bajo pólizas no escritas y escritas por el departamento de policía en la … Read Full Article
First women’s event basketball hosted
SQ Hoop On Jan. 31 Fox hosted women’s basketball in the Big East Sports event. It was the first time, according to its commentators. Led by Hall of Fame Head Coach Geno Auriemma, the UConn Huskies beat the DePaul Blue Devils, 100-67. Coach Auriemma is no stranger to victories; he also took the 2002 UConn women’s college team to a 39 and 0 winning streak and Championship. So, navigating … Read Full Article
Siendo repatriado despues de decadas
Deportados después de salir de prisión. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Después de pasar casi tres décadas de mi vida en la prisión, finalmente recuperé la libertad. libertad. El 2 de diciembre del 2020 salí de la prisión de San Quentin. Apenas había llegado a la oficina de salida cuando fui abordado por un agente de inmigracion. Después de las preguntas de rigor tales … Read Full Article
Tough seasons ahead for San Quentin A’s
Coach John ‘Yahya’ Parratt Last season, the San Quentin A’s finished with a 38-2 record, placing the team in the upper echelons of SQ sports history. Going into the 2020 calendar, the team will be facing tougher competition. The word has spread to several local semi-pro teams about the A’s and they want to face the team. Manager Richard “Coach Will” Williams, V.P. of baseball operations John … Read Full Article
Letters To The Editor–Let The People Speak, May 2021
Letter-to-the-Editor Editor, San Quentin News, My cousin Vanessa G. has been a constant blessing in my life and her continued support has made my prison incarceration bearable. She has been a positive figure of encouragement during my rehabilitation. She put up the money to bail me out when I was arrested. After I acquired legal representation, she would drive me to my court dates. As soon … Read Full Article
Closing LA County’s Men’s Jail
Los Angeles County Twin Towers Correctional Facility A task force was created to map out a pathway to close the Los Angeles County Men’s Central Jail (MCJ) by July 2021, according to the Los Angeles Sentinel. One analysis is the county would need to transfer prisoners to other county jails and fund sufficient community-based services to support diversion programs for mentally ill offenders, … Read Full Article
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Avenal State Prison joins the fight against Covid-19
The men at Avenal State Prison program participants Youth offenders at Avenal State Prison, along with its administration, launched a mask sewing project last year to support the outside community’s battle against COVID-19. The group made 5,000 masks and donated them to local homes for the elderly, homeless shelters and the Boys and Girls Club in Kern County, according to Jesus Cortez, … Read Full Article
Trauma, change and growth “I allowed my thoughts to lead me to a dark place”
Re:store Justice Healing is a journey that I have been on for over fifty years (it’s a lifelong process for some). Early in my life I played on both sides of the fence, and by the grace of God I found inner strength, people who loved me enough to give me support, advice, and forgiveness to Courtesy of CDCR See Phones on Page 6 move forward. I only mention this so that you will have a better … Read Full Article
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