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Tag: Martin Luther King Jr.

Posted inEquity Ripples

San Jose experiences a ‘Black exodus’

by Jana Kadah, San Jose Spotlight January 18, 2023January 17, 2023

Signs of segregation may not be as brazen as the days of Martin Luther King Jr., but Black leaders in San Jose say racism still rears its head and is why the Black community keeps shrinking. It’s something Silicon Valley Minority Business Consortium CEO Walter Wilson calls the “Black exodus.” Thousands of Black residents have […]

Posted inLocal News

How the distortion of MLK’s words enables more, not less, racial division in America

by Hajar Yazdiha, for The Conversation January 15, 2023January 13, 2023
Posted inLocal News

For MLK Day of Service, Antioch volunteers unite to clean up parks

by Harika Maddala, Bay City News Foundation January 17, 2022January 17, 2022
Posted inCOVID-19 Information Hub

Oakland’s ‘Day of Action’ to reclaim MLK’s legacy to go forward despite omicron surge

by Keith Burbank, Bay City News Foundation January 14, 2022January 14, 2022
Posted inLocal News

Sidney Poitier reflected Civil Rights era as Hollywood’s first Black leading man

by Aram Goudsouzian, for The Conversation January 9, 2022January 10, 2022
Posted inLocal News

Contra Costa County opens nominations for student, adult humanitarian awards

by Tony Hicks, Bay City News Foundation August 26, 2021August 24, 2021
Posted inLocal News

Humanitarian of the Year honors for Velma Wilson, Kimyatta Newby

by Sam Richards, Bay City News Foundation January 25, 2021January 22, 2021
Posted inTalkers

Neighborhoods with MLK streets are poorer than national average and highly segregated

by Sweta Tiwari, Saint Louis University, and Shrinidhi Ambinakudige, Mississippi State University January 18, 2021January 16, 2021
Posted inTalkers

MLK’s vision of love as a moral imperative still matters today

by Joshua F.J. Inwood, associate professor of Geography, senior research associate in the Rock Ethics Institute, Penn State January 18, 2021January 16, 2021
Posted inLocal News

Annual MLK legacy march in Oakland to take place via car caravan

by Lisa Hix, Bay City News Foundation January 6, 2021January 4, 2021

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