2023 June
Monthly Archives: June 2023
San Francisco Clean slate program!
We are here to try to level the playing field and push back on the undeniable history of racial discrimination in the criminal justice system.Â
East Oakland has a Black-owned juice bar within its vast food desert
Got Juice is bringing flavor and health to Black folk in Oakland
Allyssa Victory breaking down the Oakland Mayor’s proposed budget
Mayor Thao’s budget proposes to cut funding to all City departments except for the police department, which has increased
‘Black Barbie’ documentary review
Watching the movie brought me back to my childhood. I felt a lot of nostalgia while watching the movie
California Legislature rejects $360.6M proposal for San Quentin Prison
California legislature has rejected Gov. Newsom's $360.6 million budget proposal for the expansion of San Quentin State Prison
Allyssa Victory: Oakland teachers earn some of the lowest salaries!
Strikes are a regular part of union and labor organizing to advance workers’ rights.
The story of Ruth Rushen: How the reality of rehabilitation came to be
In 1980, Ruth Rushen embarked on her career in the California Department of Corrections.