‘The Work That Makes All Other Work Possible’: Ai-jen Poo on Why Home Care Workers Are Infrastructure Workers
Produced for KQED news based on a Forum episode. The COVID-19 pandemic put a spotlight on the importance of child care, in-home care and support for the elderly as well … Continue reading
Childfree by Choice, Regretting Parenthood and the Taboo of Freedom
Produced for KQED news based on a Forum episode. A growing number of adults are choosing to pursue a life without children. Still, many people — especially women — say … Continue reading
Activists Stage ‘Die-in’ at Newsom Residence to Demand More Relief for Immigrant Workers
For KQED news. Activists held a die-in on the street in front of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Sacramento home early Wednesday to demand COVID-19 relief for undocumented workers who they say … Continue reading
First in the US — California’s Task Force on Reparations Looks at Harms of Slavery
KQED news. A first-in-the-country state task force to study reparations for Black Californians launched its inaugural meeting Tuesday. The task force is charged with outlining slavery’s modern-day impacts on Black … Continue reading
How Some Elders are Working to Preserve the Legacy of the Black Panther Party in Oakland
For KQED news. Buffalo Sojourn, who just goes by Buffalo, has been a community advocate for decades. He’s also a former member of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense and … Continue reading
Newsom Pardons Formerly Incarcerated Firefighters
For KQED news. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday pardoned more than a dozen people, including two formerly incarcerated firefighters who faced deportation.’Being a Californian means believing that people can turn … Continue reading
‘A Moral Obligation’: South Asian Diaspora Assists COVID Efforts in India With Money and Time
For KQED news. As the South Asian diaspora continues to witness the horrific scenes of mass funeral pyres and overrun hospitals in India, many in the Bay Area and across the country … Continue reading
‘The Same Hands That Feed Us’: San Franciscans Rally in Solidarity With India’s Farmers Protest
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‘We Must Continue to Show Up’: San Francisco Rally Marks A Year After Breonna Taylor’s Killing
For KQED news. March 13 marked a year since Breonna Taylor was shot by police in her home in Louisville, Kentucky. Hundreds rallied in San Francisco on Saturday afternoon, beginning … Continue reading
