Image by Leticia Luna, Managing Editor November 5, 2021 By Shiloh Johnston, Special to The Citizen In 2009, Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie gave a TED Talk where she spoke on the dangers of a “single story”. According to Adichie, single stories are a form of...
February 6th, 2021 By Joshua Patstone, A Letter to the Editor With the help of community members and groups such as Black Minds Matter Peralta (BMMP), the Board of Trustees has reached a tremendous milestone by eliminating the contract with the Alameda County...
October 30, 2020 By Kelli Chinn, Special to The Citizen The census, job applications, and any form that has asked me to “choose one” race or ethnicity made my skin crawl. Presented with these antiquated and racist forms, I’d start to sweat and hear my father’s voice:...
October 6, 2020 By Paul Bolick-Mausisa, Special to the Citizen The Town embraces and produces incredible people. Revolutionary movements embrace and produce incredible people. Amado Khaya Canham Rodriquez is one of those incredible people produced by the Town and a...
By Anthony Magaña After ten days without solid food, hunger strikers at San Francisco State University announced a tangible resolution following their actions to protect and advance its College of Ethnic Studies. “Thanks for your support, but the fight is not over,”...
Hundreds gather in Burlingame to protest California GOP convention By Anthony Magaña A boy rides an older peer’s shoulders as they storm past the first barricade. Protesters of all ages had a safe space to represent themselves. The Hyatt Regency was surrounded in fury...
By Anthony Magaña On Monday, Dean of Special Programs and Grants, Dr. Toni Cook welcomed Nehanda Imara to the podium at the College Of Alameda, “Introducing, the Bay Area’s environmental justice expert, Nehanda Imara!” Nehanda is an organizer at Communities For A...
Image by Leticia Luna, Managing Editor November 23, 2021 By Pamela Rudd, Opinion Editor In...
Only one candidate on the ballot last week November 16, 2021 By David Rowe, Associate Editor When...
November 11, 2021 Story and Photos by Ivan Chairez, Photo Editor Everything may be bigger in...
November 10, 2021 Reported by Ulysses Smith, Shot and Edited by Derek...
Image by Leticia Luna, Managing Editor November 23, 2021 By Pamela Rudd, Opinion Editor In...
Only one candidate on the ballot last week November 16, 2021 By David Rowe, Associate Editor When...
November 13, 2021 By Farhad Golriz, Staff Writer The struggles, pain and sadness of the Afghan...
November 11, 2021 Story and Photos by Ivan Chairez, Photo Editor Everything may be bigger in...
November 10, 2021 Reported by Ulysses Smith, Shot and Edited by Derek...