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Now ‘Black Lives Matter’ is everywhere in American sports

November 29, 2020 by Aaron Taylor

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 a movement by taking a knee … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Black Lives Matter, sports

Willie O’Ree: 1st Black NHL player

March 12, 2020 by Aaron Taylor

Willie Eldon O’Ree, (born Oct. 15, 1935) a former professional ice hockey player from Canada, is called the “Jackie Robinson of Ice Hockey” for having … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted, Sports Tagged With: Black Lives Matter, NHL

Colonel Allen Allensworth, founder of a town in central California

February 13, 2020 by Marcus Henderson

After slavery African Americans took their skills and begin to build thriving cities. Blacks in California were no different. In 1908, African … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Recently Posted, Veterans Tagged With: Black Lives Matter, Colonel Allen Allensworth

Public Defender Brendon Woods visits SQ

June 26, 2019 by Kevin Sawyer

Brendon Woods, Alameda County’s Chief Public Defender, knows that prisoners take a dim view of lawyers from the PD’s office. And he wants to change … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Criminal Justice, Featured Tagged With: Alameda County, Black Lives Matter, brendon woods, public defender

Police continue to shoot about 1,000 people a year

May 8, 2018 by Joe Garcia

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...]

Filed Under: Legal Tagged With: Black Lives Matter, Chuck Wexler, FBI, LAPD, Michel Moore, National Alliance on Mental Illness, Police Executive Research Forum, Preservation of Life medals, Ron Honberg, The Washington Post

50 years after Martin Luther King Jr.’s message of peace

April 24, 2018 by Kevin Sawyer

Martin Luther King Jr.

"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...]

Filed Under: Profiles, Recently Posted Tagged With: Black activism, Black community, Black Lives Matter

SQ volunteer creates lasting values

April 19, 2018 by Thomas Gardner

chris wilson

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...]

Filed Under: Profiles Tagged With: Black Lives Matter, Buddhist Program, Prison Yoga Project

Trump credited with expansion of hate groups

April 18, 2018 by Jesse Vasquez

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...]

Filed Under: Legal Tagged With: Black Lives Matter, Black nationalists, Civil Rights

FBI report reflects historical similarities

February 14, 2018 by Kevin Sawyer

Kathleen Cleaver, secretary of information for the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense

The FBI in 1956 created its secret Counterintelligence Program—COINTELPRO—to take action against Black organizations viewed as subversive. Sixty-one … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Black activism, Black Lives Matter, Black nationalists, Black Panther Party, Black women

Black Lives Matter protests Los Angeles jail expansion

January 18, 2018 by Achilles

Kathleen Cleaver, secretary of information for the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense

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...]

Filed Under: Prison Reform Tagged With: Black Lives Matter, Los Angeles

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