M. Matsemela-Ali Odom

‘Say Her Name’: The urgency of remembering Sandra Bland

This month HBO premiered the documentary “Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland.”  The December premiere followed…

December 18, 2018

Activists and refugees protest on both sides of the San Diego-Tijuana border

On the morning of Nov. 25, the San Diego Migrant and Refugee Solidarity Coalition held an International Day of Action…

November 29, 2018

In San Diego, a people’s victory in city council win

Monica Montgomery, an African-American woman and American Civil Liberties Union lawyer, made history Nov. 6 when she won the City…

November 13, 2018

Dia de los Muertos in San Diego

Fallen freedom fighters, martyrs remembered San Diego — Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a traditional Mexican…

November 12, 2018

‘The Sentence’: An intersectional view of mass incarceration

In January, HBO purchased the rights to the independent documentary “The Sentence” following its success at the Sundance Film Festival.…

October 31, 2018

LEROY JONES: Pleas for love, trust and prison abolition

Nevada prisoner Leroy Jones is desperately fighting to clear his name. Regardless of the outcome of his appeals, while he…

October 25, 2018

California rapper released from prison 26 years after lyrics used to convict him

Anerae Brown, a 44-year-old rapper from Sacramento, Calif., was finally granted parole in September after 26 years behind bars. Brown…

October 7, 2018

Botham Jean killing highlights history of racist violence

Botham Shem Jean, a migrant in Texas from the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, died at the hands of Dallas…

September 28, 2018

Nike’s choice of Kapernick signals POC and youth power

Nike announced on Sept. 3 that former National Football League star Colin Kaepernick would be the face of the company’s…

September 17, 2018

Trump pay freeze attacks POC, women workers

President Donald Trump announced on Aug. 30 that he plans to freeze a scheduled 2.1 percent pay raise as well…

September 10, 2018