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This Black, openly gay civil rights leader’s legacy lives on in New Jersey
December, 2023
“To me, Bayard Rustin was always a hero,” said Robt Seda-Schreiber, a former middle school art teacher, founder and self-named “chief activist” at the Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice. “He was always someone I looked up to and always someone that nobody else knew of; he was forgotten and erased. Bayard not only saw it but lived it — the intersectionality of how we bring it all together.”
CALIFORNIA MAGAZINE IS ABOUT THE WORLD OF UC BERKELEY AND BERKELEY IN THE WORLD. SINCE 1895, THE MAGAZINE HAS INFORMED READERS ABOUT ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST UNIVERSITIES WITH INSIGHT, STYLE, AND PUNCH.
AWARD-WINNING REPORTER LISA ARMSTRONG JOINS BERKELEY J-SCHOOL FACULTY
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This summer, after a nationwide search and interview process involving current students, the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism announced the addition of two new faculty members: Lisa Armstrong, an award-winning reporter and associate journalism professor at City University of New York (CUNY), and Shereen Marisol Meraji, co-host and senior producer of NPR’s Code Switch. The two will teach courses on race and journalism as well as reporting.
Fall 2021
BAY NEWS RISING IS A PROJECT OF THE PACIFIC MEDIA WORKERS GUILD MADE POSSIBLE BY THE LABOR AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF ITS MEMBERS.
Professional and college reporters training collaboratively for the future of Bay Area journalism.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ARE AT HIGHER RISK OF HAVING NEGATIVE POLICE INTERACTIONS.
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Advocates are calling for new solutions
as studies find a disproportionate amount of people with cognitive disabilities or those experiencing mental health crises have negative interactions with police, the Bay Area community looks for solutions to alleviate the over-policing of vulnerable communities.
Fall 2021
RICHMOND CONFIDENTIAL FEATURES HYPER-LOCAL NEWS COVERAGE OF THE RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY.
RICHMOND IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS STALLED
Richmond’s busy 23rd Street commercial corridor is home to several small businesses that are just off I-80, making them a convenient pitstop for travelers. By day, restaurants like Portumex serve up fresh fare, while the nighttime entrepreneurs traffic in humans.
MEASURE U PASSES, BUSINESSES REMAIN DIVIDED
The change in the tax code could increase the city’s revenues by nearly $6 million dollars, according to a financial analysis by the city attorney. The city, according to a finance department presentation from October 6, is currently operating on a $6 million deficit.
RICHMOND'S NATIVE SON STRIVES TO CONTINUE LEGACY
“To run is courageous,” Anderson said. “So you have to get right with yourself, there is no second place there is no third place – the winner wins. The process of running allows you to give a voice for the people.”
