‘How Many More Years Are We Going to Be Here?’ SF Rally Commemorates 1 Year Since Mahsa Amini’s Death
This article originally appeared on KQED news. Chants of “Women! Life! Freedom!” echoed through the crowd as hundreds of Iranian Americans and allies gathered at San Francisco’s UN Plaza on … Continue reading
North Bay Gay Rodeo Puts Inclusivity and Showmanship in the Saddle
Originally appeared in KQED news. Hundreds of people gathered at the Russian River Rodeo grounds in Duncans Mills over the weekend for the “Best Buck in the Bay” event, hosted … Continue reading
Burning Man 2023: ‘Radically Self-Reliant’ Festival Is Stuck in the Mud
Originally appeared in KQED News. For many in the Bay Area, Labor Day weekend also means Burning Man weekend. This year however, more than 70,000 festival goers are caught in … Continue reading
Alameda County DA’s Office Wants Your Help Investigating Schnitzer Steel Fire
Originally appeared in KQED News. Updated 6:30 p.m. Tuesday The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday they are investigating the fire at Schnitzer Steel metal recycling facility near the … Continue reading
Bay Area Activists Raise Awareness of Violence in India’s Manipur State
Originally appeared on KQED News. On May 3, a mob rushed into a tribal area in the Indian state of Manipur. “They started screaming ‘Kill Kuki, Kill Kuki’ and started … Continue reading
How California’s Reparations Task Force Reached Its Final Proposal
This post originally appeared on KQED news. In June 2022, I took an early-morning Amtrak train for a five-hour trip to Allensworth, a town located 30 minutes off Interstate 5 near … Continue reading
Reparations Task Force’s Final Report Covers Much More Than Money
This post originally appeared on KQED. The statewide task force studying reparations for Black Californians will submit its historic report to the Legislature on June 29. This conversation was produced … Continue reading
Peaboo and the Catz: ‘Hole’
This post originally appeared on KQED. The Sunday Music Drop is a weekly radio series hosted by the KQED weekend news team. In each segment, we feature a song from a local … Continue reading
California’s Reparations Task Force OK’s Method to Calculate Lost Wealth. What’s Next?
This post originally appeared on KQED news. Imagine the year is 2033. The California American Freedmen Affairs Agency (CAFAA), an independent body created at the recommendation of California’s Reparations Task … Continue reading
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