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
Pacific Vibration: ‘Smile’
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
Oakland Tattoo Artist Starts a Movement to Ink Pansies in Support of Trans Rights
For KQED News. The pansy is a delicate flower — but it’s more than just a flower, it’s also a symbol of trans solidarity. Oakland-based tattoo artist Cedre Csillagi started … Continue reading
‘We Are Here and Present’: New Native American Mural in Golden Gate Park, Despite Recent Vandalism, Continues Efforts to Uplift Bay Area Native History
KQED News. A turquoise, black and red street mural covering a section of the JFK Promenade with the words “We Are on Native Land” was vandalized on Thursday night. Passersby … Continue reading
Four Ways to Take Action in Solidarity With the People of Iran
For KQED News. It’s been nearly a month since 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died in the custody of Iranian morality police, sparking protests around the world — including here in the Bay … Continue reading
‘Promised Land’: A Historically Black California Town Honors Its Proud, Painful Past — and Fights for Its Future
For The California Report The town of Allensworth, located 30 minutes off Interstate 5 near Bakersfield, was a thriving Black community in the early 20th century. Its founders — a … Continue reading
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