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School suspensions cost communities and unfairly affect minorities, experts say

4.21.2017

“Raise your hand if you’ve ever been suspended,” Dr. Prince White recalled asking the young men in the support group he leads at Urban Peace Movement, an organization that teaches Oakland youth about social justice. Twenty-five hands went up, he
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Critics say a predictive policing system could amplify racial bias in Oakland

11.7.2016

Twenty-two-year-old Kamani Holmes has dark skin, stands about six feet tall, and wears a full beard across his face. A Black Power fist adorns the center of his grey hooded sweater with the words “Movement Warriors” across the bottom. His
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Guest commentary: Let’s stop treating our kids as adults in the criminal justice system

3.11.2016

By Nicole Lee and George Galvis, Guest commentary Last month, Gov. Jerry Brown announced the Public Safety and Rehabilitation Act of 2016, a ballot initiative that will make sweeping reforms to the criminal justice system and change to how youth
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Labor in the Pulpit Addresses Gentrification

2.8.2016

This year, FAME teamed up with workers and residents from East Oakland to discuss the critical issues of gentrification and displacement. The proposed Coliseum City development threatens to push many people out unless there is a community benefits agreement with
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Oakland at a Crossroads: The Jacka’s Death Speaks to Greater Truth (Community Voices)

2.12.2015

“For some of my friends who knew him well, his passing means an agonizing loss of camaraderie and brotherhood. And for the larger community it signals something deeply devastating and profoundly disheartening – something that none of us can afford…
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Healing the Healers: Supporting Youth-service Workers who Provide First Line Support to Youth in Crisis

Now Accepting Applications for Peace in Action 2016-2017

Ending Juvenile ‘Direct File’

Jennifer Franco