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This vicious cycle of oppression needs to end by outlawing discriminatory housing practices, and more cities need to be active in implementing this policy.

In Berkeley, Juneteenth has been celebrated since 1987 as a way of promoting community pride and bringing South Berkeley businesses together. Organized by Berkeley Juneteenth Cultural Celebrations, the event was attended by Black community vendors, artists, musicians, social organizations and visitors.

It is crucial to honor those such as McDaniel who strove for equality in earlier generations, and the musical play “Hattie McDaniel…What I Need You to Know!” does this effectively.

In a city where Black residents make up less than 10 percent of the population, Black residents are six times more likely to experience police use of force than white residents, according to a Police Review Commission, or PRC, report titled “To Achieve Fairness and Impartiality.”

The ASUC Elections Council extended in-person voting at Eshleman Hall by five hours Wednesday evening after learning that Summer Bridge students were unable to vote online, according to Elections Council Chair Linsha Qi.

Naomi D. Pete, age 75 and a retired senior citizen, is hoping to restore the city to how she remembered it when she moved to the Bay Area at the age of 3 if she is elected as Berkeley’s next mayor.

The University of California Office of the President reported Monday that the UC system received a record number of applicants in the 2015-16 application cycle.