Why all high schools should have a Black studies department
Aasha Turner/Staff
While a large scale restructuring must occur in all institutions, establishing Black studies in educational institutions is a step toward this rebuild.
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For real progress, fund the humanities
Today, as we address the aftermath of the previous presidential administration, it’s necessary to reexamine our hyper-fixation on technological progress.
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Can California’s colleges help reintegrate former prisoners?
Building a robust “prison-to-college” pipeline that begins during incarceration and continues post-release would improve access to college for formerly incarcerated Californians.
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CA, why not affirmative action?
While affirmative action remains an imperfect policy, it will still take us a step closer to equal opportunity for everyone.
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The period talk
Thinking Outside the Binary
No matter how much I have distanced myself from womanhood, I still have to deal with a part of myself that is gendered by others.
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Vote ‘yes’ on Prop. 15 to save vital CA social programs
Not only would revenue from this tax raise be an important lifeline, but it could put an end to a profoundly inequitable part of California’s tax policy.
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So, what do we do now?
Cal in Color
Ethnic studies should be a requirement, backed by law, for all levels of education, for all kids, who will inherit the unjust systems we leave behind
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Juneteenth guide for allies: Support Bay Area Black businesses
Each year, Juneteenth commemorates a milestone to freedom for Black Americans. As Black people celebrate this weekend, support Black businesses and buy these products from a Bay Area business.
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Getting past wastewater’s ‘gak factor’ to save our most precious resource
But it remains the “gak” challenge of recycling wastewater: public education and outreach plays a critical role in meeting water supply needs.
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The guilted age
What on Earth
Environmentalists personalize environmental impacts, using them as weapons against the general public. Do you want to avoid this guilt, they ask? Better become a vegan.
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