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Cultural burning is key to fighting severe wildfires, Indigenous practitioners say

November 22, 2022 | Manola Secaira

At the Cache Creek Nature Preserve, Indigenous practitioners have brought back cultural burning. Here’s what it looks like along the fire lines.

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The Supreme Court is reconsidering its decision on affirmative action. What could this mean for higher education in California?

November 18, 2022 | Sarah Mizes-Tan

Experts say California’s public universities can offer a glimpse at a post-affirmative action admissions process.

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Latinos make up one fifth of the residents in the Sacramento region. Experts say campaigns often ignore them.

October 28, 2022 | Sarah Mizes-Tan

Latino voters tend to skew younger, but also turn out in lower numbers, especially in non-presidential election years.

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Filipino contributions to state history honored in new California Museum exhibit

October 28, 2022 | Janelle Salanga

The exhibit, California is in the Heart, is a multi-organization collaboration celebrating Filipino towns throughout the state, highlights Filipinas’ role in the community and honors past and present labor rights struggles.

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Aftermath of leaked tape of Los Angeles City Council members racist comments spurs discussion about Latino political representation in California

October 20, 2022 | Sarah Mizes-Tan

Experts say Latino political representation tends to reflect only a fraction of the diversity of the state’s Latino communities.

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For undocumented students, job opportunities are scarce. This state program could help.

October 15, 2022

California’s estimated 75,000 undocumented students don’t qualify for federal work-study or most job opportunities, and often struggle to make ends meet.

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New Malcolm X Academy in Oak Park continues tradition of Black Panther liberation schools

October 11, 2022 | Janelle Salanga

The K-8 school, which opened Oct. 3, will encourage hands-on community learning through farming, athletics, food preparation, performing arts, reading and more.

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90% of Black parents in the Sacramento region report uncertainty around child-care access

October 6, 2022 | Srishti Prabha

Black respondents to Valley Vision’s new survey report feeling that they are not confident in their access or ability to pay for support for their children.

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Black residents in Sacramento are most concerned about region’s high cost of housing, new poll finds

October 5, 2022 | Chris Nichols

Policy experts say the Black community has faced a housing crisis for generations. They say targeted investments in affordable housing and preventing NIMBYism are two ways to ease the crisis.

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Where are the Black musicians in the country's largest orchestras?

October 4, 2022

In 2014, a study found that only 1.4% of orchestra musicians were Black. In 2022, it's hard to know if that number is better or worse.

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Latest Race and Equity News

Cultural burning is key to fighting severe wildfires, Indigenous practitioners say

The Supreme Court is reconsidering its decision on affirmative action. What could this mean for higher education in California?

Latinos make up one fifth of the residents in the Sacramento region. Experts say campaigns often ignore them.

Filipino contributions to state history honored in new California Museum exhibit

Aftermath of leaked tape of Los Angeles City Council members racist comments spurs discussion about Latino political representation in California

For undocumented students, job opportunities are scarce. This state program could help.

New Malcolm X Academy in Oak Park continues tradition of Black Panther liberation schools

90% of Black parents in the Sacramento region report uncertainty around child-care access

Black residents in Sacramento are most concerned about region’s high cost of housing, new poll finds

Where are the Black musicians in the country's largest orchestras?

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