Kevin Durant on race: ‘If I wasn’t a basketball player, what kind of man would they look at me as?’

By | November 28th, 2017|Intergroup Relations|

“Stay Black”

For Durant, the two-word phrase acts not only as a reminder of his identity but a manifesto of the spiritual journey the 10-year veteran has embarked upon over the last year and a half….

Read more in the San Jose Mercury News.

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Op-Ed: Father Greg Boyle: How to bridge the gap between ‘us’ and ‘them’

By | November 28th, 2017|Intergroup Relations|

America has rarely seen more division, polarization and disunion than at this moment. And yet our best selves long for connection. Deep down, we know that separation is an illusion, that there is no us and them, just us. We want to remember that we belong to each other, no matter how we voted a

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Prosecutors say this housing complex is a hotbed for gang crime, and they think its owner should live there

By | November 28th, 2017|Employment & Housing, Police & Community|

In recent months, a police informant made a dozen drug buys at a sprawling apartment complex that sits on the northern edge of Baldwin Village. In the last few years, authorities seized half a dozen firearms there and investigated multiple shootings and robberies.

Los Angeles prosecutors say the Chesapeake Apartments, a 425-unit complex spread over more

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DOJ Affirmative Action Investigation Unprecedented, Experts Say

By | November 27th, 2017|Education|

News that the Department of Justice has threatened to sue Harvard University if it fails to turn over applicant records, has raised new concerns about the future of affirmative action.

It appears that the Department of Justice is persisting in its Title VI investigation of affirmative action practices at the Ivy League institution…

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L.A. County hate crimes linked to white supremacists jumped 67% in 2016, study finds

By | November 17th, 2017|Hate Crimes, Intergroup Relations|

Los Angeles County saw a surge in reported hate crimes last year linked to white supremacists, with a wave of incidents targeting Jews, Muslims and African Americans, according to a study released Thursday.

Immigrants have also been targeted, prompting officials to call in sheriff’s deputies to maintain calm at public meetings….

Read more in the Los

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Transgender people are being killed at a record pace in U.S., advocacy groups say

By | November 17th, 2017|Hate Crimes, LGBTQ+|

At least 25 transgender people in the United States have been homicide victims so far this year, the highest annual total on record, according to advocacy groups that have been monitoring the grim phenomenon and seeking ways to reduce the toll.

The Human Rights Campaign, in a report released Friday, calculated

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Palm Springs elects an all-LGBTQ City Council, showing the power of gay politics

By | November 15th, 2017|LGBTQ+|

With its tolerant culture, Midcentury architectural style and lively arts scene, Palm Springs has for decades been a mecca for the LGBTQ community.

The city is ranked first in the state and third in the nation among cities with the most same-sex couples per 1,000 households, according to an analysis of U.S. census

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ICE raids are targeting Cambodian immigrants caught between two countries, advocates say

By | November 3rd, 2017|Immigration|

Nak Kim Chhoeun entered the federal building in downtown Los Angeles a few weeks ago for his immigration check.

He had been reporting to immigration authorities like this every year since being convicted of assault and unlawful gun possession in 1999. This time the Cambodian refugee never came out, said his cousin Posda Tuot, who drove

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Deep racial divides among Californians on whether college is necessary

By | November 3rd, 2017|Education, Intergroup Relations|

Deep racial divides among Californians on whether college is necessary

A new Public Policy Institute of California poll indicates residents are worried about the cost of college.

Is college necessary? It turns out about half of Californians don’t think so, according to a new Public Policy Institute of California survey.

And the difference of opinions among ethnic groups

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A Radical College’s Public Meltdown

By | November 1st, 2017|Education, Intergroup Relations|

On a Sunday afternoon in June, George S. Bridges, president of Evergreen State College, received an email from his police chief informing him that the campus was no longer safe, and should shut down for the rest of the year.

“I know this would be an unprecedented move,” wrote Stacy Brown, the police chief. “These are

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