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Suspensions Fail Students, Trayvon Martin
Trayvon Martin’s death on Feb. 26 in Sanford, Florida, is a tragedy of epic proportions. I strongly believe Trayvon would still be alive today and attending school in his Miami-Dade County high school...
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George Zimmerman Acquittal in Trayvon Martin Case Sparks Protest in San Jose
Text messages, emails, Facebook and Twitter announcements brought more than a hundred community members to San Jose’s City Hall on Sunday, as part of a protest and march in response to the not guilty...
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Finding Hope in the Tragic Shootings of Trayvon Martin, Malala Yousafzai
Two bullets have the potential to change the world. One pierced the heart of Trayvon Martin on a rainy night in Florida early last year; the other penetrated the head of Malala Yousafzai on Oct.9,...
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Black Youth Continue to Die as Racism in America Prevails
In 1955, Emmett Till*, a 14-year-old from Chicago was visiting his family in Money, Miss. While on this trip, he was reportedly goaded into flirting with a shopkeeper, who happened to be a 21-year-old...
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Op-Ed: POA Misses Mark with Black Lives Matter Critique
Recently, the San Jose Police Officers’ Association questioned the legitimacy of Black Lives Matter, accusing the movement of inciting protests over violence committed by police while failing to...
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Op-Ed: Black Prosecutors Play a Vital Role in Our Justice System
Mr. Sajid Khan, Your recent opinion piece published by San Jose Inside was inaccurate, incendiary, and hurtful in numerous ways, but we would like to focus on a few. Primarily, as black prosecutors, we...
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Silicon Valley’s Juneteenth Demonstrations Begin with Demands to Free Jailed...
Protesters met at the Santa Clara County Government Center on Friday to call for the release of youth incarcerated throughout the South Bay, and streamed it live online for the public and their loved...
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LIVE UPDATES: Justice for Breonna Taylor Protest in Downtown San Jose
Scroll from the bottom up to read in chronological order. 10pm: Crowd thins. Dwindling numbers prompted protesters to decamp earlier than initially planned. With fewer numbers, the higher the risk of...
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