By LaQuanda McNeil Staff Writer Jim Crow laws stripped blacks of their new freedoms after the Civil War. The laws were created to keep black Americans at a disadvantage economically, educationally and politically after Reconstruction. The laws were named after a blackface act in the early 1800s, but became a popular racial slur by 1890. […]
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Veteran journalist gives advice to future women of color journalists
By Fernanda M. Tovar and Julissa James Staff Writers We were two of the six Cal State journalism students invited to bid farewell to one of Univision’s longest-standing journalists, who broke through glass ceilings in her prolific career by being one of the first women anchors in Spanish-language media. Maria Elena Salinas is a Mexican-American […]
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Mass shooters are really domestic terrorists
By Kenia Cabahug Staff Writer Many have tied the recent spate of mass shootings to Donald Trump becoming president. Could there be a relationship? There could be indeed. Since he stepped into office things have escalated. I’m not saying he is the reason why there are so many shootings, but he has no filter when […]
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Recent earthquakes remind Californians to be prepared
By LaQuanda McNeil Staff Writer Hurricanes, flooding, and monsoons are not the only natural disasters to ravage the world in 2017. A magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit the border between Iraq and Iran Sunday Nov. 12, leaving more than 400 dead and at least 7,000 injured, according to the British Broadcast Service. “The earthquake hit around […]
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U.S. education secretary shows ignorance
By LaQuanda McNeil Staff Writer Betsy DeVos, the U.S. secretary of education, has rescinded 72 memos that give schools guidance on what the disability laws mean and how they should be implemented in certain situations. The rescinded memos are related to two pieces of legislation: the individuals with disabilities Act (IDEA) and the Rehabilitation Act. […]