Thanks to all the people who attended our screening of 13th, a documentary directed by Ava DuVernay which featured Jelani Cobb, Angela Davis, Michelle Alexander, Malkia Cyril, Bryan Stevenson, Van Jones, Henry Louis Gates Jr., and James Kilgore. We had a packed house (maybe 35-40 people?) followed by a lively …
by Lilith Rogers Sandra Bland was a loving, compassionate woman smart, spirited, with a thirst for life her family said. She had a bright future ahead. And now she’s dead. What did she do? Failed to use a turn signal on the wrong stretch of road deep in the heart …
by Adrienne Maree Brown it is our duty to fight for our freedom it is our duty to win we must love each other and protect each other we have nothing to lose but our chains – assata shakur first, we must love ourselves enough to believe in the fundamental …
The room was humming with voices and energy as we dragged in extra chairs to accommodate the 36 folks who turned out to dialog on #BlackLivesMatter. After starting with some readings from Alicia Garza, co-founder of #BLACKLIVESMATTER, everyone shared with a few others what they hoped to get from the …
Our legal system was designed to promote fairness and work for justice. However, people of color, especially black men, are arrested and tried at higher rates than whites. Once they are arrested, blacks are disproportionately more likely to go to jail for the same crime whites commit. According to the …
By Chad Bolla Skip Freeman: This just in from America’s number one news source, Justice News: Middle-aged white man shot in the face and died on the spot after threatening police officer with a hug. Witnesses say that Johnny Whiteness approached a police officer with arms out in full hugging …
“All I can say is that I have never seen anything remotely like this. It has been exciting, scary, challenging, but most of all empowering. And things are only growing from here.” Report by Carl Patrick The most important thing to remember when analyzing the protests that have erupted in …
Timeline [Most information from the media committee of the Justice for Andy Lopez Coalition Many of these incidents are documented in video.] Protest leaders Ramon Cairo, Louie Godoy and other members of the activist group, Andy’s Youth, have been targets of bullying and intimidation by the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department. …
Confused? Curious? Want to Help? Racial Justice Allies Monday Dialog February 3 at 6:30 pm Unitarian Universalist Hall, 547 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa As the murder of Andy Lopez galvanizes the community into action, differing ideas about what happened and what should be done are circulating. Many believe this is …
by Elbert “Big Man” Howard As I write this, because of Andy Lopez’ killing, the main focus of many people I know is on youth executions at the hands of law enforcement, and that is as it should be. I also see this in terms of a broader context, i.e. …