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The Fight to Mandate Ethnic Studies

In many California school districts, history curricula has narrated American History from a colonialist and imperialist perspective. Students of color have opened history books that haven’t been inclusive of the full identities and hard-work of their predecessors. Critics and reformists see a need for significant change in many school districts.


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"The Big One" is Coming to California

Since January, L.A. has experienced three earthquakes that were 4.0 and above on the Richter scale. They serve as a constant reminder that a natural disaster can happen at any time — specifically, a major earthquake widely referred to as "The Big One." Here's what you need to know and how to be prepared.

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Letter from the Editor, Leditor Jack Hughes Letter from the Editor, Leditor Jack Hughes

A Vote Made Possible by Martyrs

On May 7, 1955, a middle-aged Black preacher was shot and killed in his car in Mississippi.

George W. Lee was an African-American born into extreme poverty in Edwards, Mississippi. The child of an abusive father and a plantation worker mother, Lee was likely destined for the same future as many young Black men in his region as a poor agricultural worker.

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