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Category: Equity Ripples

Bay City News Foundation is partnering on this series with the Bay Area Equity Atlas, a collaborative project with the San Francisco Foundation, PolicyLink, and the USC Program for Environmental and Regional Equity.
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A legacy of racial justice: SJSU honors Olympians 53 years after iconic protest

by Jana Kadah, Bay City News Foundation

IT HAS BEEN 53 years since Olympic medalists Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their black-gloved fists in the air on the podium for racial justice and human rights. What was a peaceful and silent protest sent shock waves through the world — forcing many to confront injustices and racism that exists in their communities. […]