Bart Police Shooting

The Oakland Protestors and the Arc of the Moral Universe

Byron Williams | Posted 02.16.2009 | Politics


Byron Williams

How does throwing something through a window or burning an automobile serve the memory of Oscar Grant, especially when his family is calling for calm?

Race in the Obama Age: Still a Long Way to Go

Lola Adesioye | Posted 02.16.2009 | Politics


Lola Adesioye

After Obama's election, many in the media asked if black people can still claim that American society is a racist society if a black man can reach the highest office in the land, and even the world.

Neither Bush or Obama Have Addressed Police Shootings

Neal Rodriguez | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics


Neal Rodriguez

Obama talks immigration with the Mexican president, presses for the other half of the $700 billion bailout to fatten the banks up again, but we are still waiting on his response to the slaying of American men.

BART Cop Needs to Be Held without Bail

Neal Rodriguez | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics


Neal Rodriguez

Until police officers are required to act as human beings and as long as they are allowed to act as animals, I ask today's youth to avoid situations where executions are likely to occur.

Oscar Grant III, Fatally Shot By Police Officer On Subway Train (VIDEO)

KTVU San Francisco | Posted 02.05.2009 | Home


OAKLAND, Caif. -- Law enforcement officials urged patience while they investigated details surrounding the fatal New Year's Day shooting of a 22-year-...