February 2011

Unsung Heroes: Basslissa Dow
posted on FEBRUARY 28, 2011 by Anthony Shearer
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Every February, the United States commemorates Black History Month. Throughout the month, Ella’s Voice will be profiling some of our favorite unsung heroes of Black History To contribute to this series, email ellasvoice@ellabakercenter.org.

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Unsung Heroes of Black History: Olis Simmons
posted on FEBRUARY 26, 2011 by Jakada Imani
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I Feel Your Pain, Sandy Fonzo
posted on FEBRUARY 25, 2011 by Laura Brady
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When I watched the news video of Sandy Fonzo, confronting the crooked judge who sent her son to prison, tears immediately started to run down my cheeks. My heart simply broke for this mom whose son committed suicide.  What touched my heart the most was all the pain I could see in her eyes, even through all of her anger.

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Are Gang Injunctions the New Guantanamo?
posted on FEBRUARY 23, 2011 by Alex Walker
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  A demonstration opposing gang injunction related civil rights violations

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Report Back from the People’s Hearing
posted on FEBRUARY 22, 2011 by Lucas Guilkey
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I had the privilege of attending the open-to-the-public People’s Hearing on Racism and Police Violence this weekend in Oakland.  From 9 to 5 on both Saturday and Sunday, at least 100 people at any one time sat in the gym of Edna Brewer Middle School listening to people speak about their experiences with police brutality.  The amoun

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Unsung Black Hero of Oakland: Jenna Burton
posted on FEBRUARY 22, 2011 by Emily Kirsch
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Every February, the United States commemorates Black History Month. Throughout the month, Ella’s Voice will be profiling some of our favorite unsung heroes of Black History To contribute to this series, email ellasvoice@ellabakercenter.org.

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One Step Closer to Closing California's Youth Prisons
posted on FEBRUARY 18, 2011 by Jennifer Kim
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Earlier this year, Governor Brown released a budget proposal that included closing California’s notoriously abusive Division of Juvenile Justice.  Today, both the Assembly and Senate Budget Committees voted to approve most of the Governor's budget proposal, including closing the DJJ and funding coun

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Oakland Has Spoken: Mayor Quan Survey Results
posted on FEBRUARY 18, 2011 by Ricardo Moran
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Oakland Tech High School. Photo: Eric Fischer - flickr.com/walkingsf

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Unsung Heroes of Black History: Henriette Delille
posted on FEBRUARY 17, 2011 by Melinda Morris
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Sun Come Up
posted on FEBRUARY 16, 2011 by Meredith Fenton
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The Oscar-nominated film Sun Come Up follows the relocation of the Carteret Islanders, a peaceful community in the South Pacific, and now, some of the world’s first en

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