Tag Archives: justice

Meaning and Movement in the 4th of July

Posted on July 4, 2011 by

Three years ago on this holiday I posted Fredrick Douglass’ famous address “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” This year, as a flurry of progressive sites in my feed do the same, it’s given me the chance … Continue reading →

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Demand your freedom

Posted on January 17, 2011 by

MLK Day is always a difficult “holiday” for me.  As a historian of the 20th century U.S., and as a person who is deeply committed in both my work and personal life to meaningful progress in eradicating racism, I recognize … Continue reading →

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DREAM Act: the silver lining

Posted on December 18, 2010 by

UPDATE: The DREAM Act did fail cloiture, 55 votes for and 41 against. The DREAM Act goes up for a cloture vote in about an hour from now. It will not meet the 60 vote threshold to move to the … Continue reading →

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DREAM Act: the silver lining

Posted on December 13, 2010 by

David Hidalgo (1954- ), Louie Pérez (1953- ), Cesar Rosas (1954- ), Conrad Lozano (1951- ), and Steve Berlin (1955- ), collectively known as Los Lobos (East Los Angeles, CA); and Taj Mahal (Massachusetts, 1942-) performing “Highway 51″ (c. 1988).

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Latino History Month #1

Posted on September 22, 2010 by

They say those who do not know their past are doomed to repeat it. I say, those who do not know their past have no future. For what are we if not the bearers of the collective memories and struggles … Continue reading →

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The Prop. 8 Case: Findings of Fact

Posted on August 4, 2010 by

Check out the findings of fact related to today’s decision, especially from page 60 onward. And this is what it comes down to: all the arguments same-sex marriage opponents use are not provable in a court of law. In fact, … Continue reading →

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Support Overtime for CA Farmworkers

Posted on July 22, 2010 by

This is a picture of Arturo Rodriguez (UFW President); Sen. Dean Florez (D-Shafter, CA); Msgr. James Murphy (Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament); and scores of farmworkers. They are kneeling in California’s State Capitol building and praying that Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneggar … Continue reading →

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Oscar Grant: Never Forget

Posted on July 9, 2010 by

I don’t want to summarize the news or to engage in a debate about what the jury did or didn’t do.  Ultimately, it is all irrelevant to the situation at hand. Oscar Grant–like scores of others before him–quickly became a … Continue reading →

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Pomona College 2010 Graduation

Posted on May 15, 2010 by

On Sunday, May 16, 2010, Pomona College will celebrate the One Hundred and Seventeenth Commencement ceremony in the College’s history as we graduate the Class of 2010. This year’s commencement speaker will be Janet Napolitano, head of the Department of … Continue reading →

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Racial crisis at the University of California

Posted on March 1, 2010 by

If you haven’t heard the recent news from the University of California, you can read about some of it here, here, and here. This week, on March 4th, educational access activists across the state have called for a “Day of … Continue reading →

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