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Legislation creating a process for replacing the statue honoring Spanish missionary Junipero Serra with a monument honoring local tribes is signed by the California governor.

State Government

Historic California Reparations Task Force Discusses Community Engagement, History of Slavery

September 24, 2021 | Janelle Salanga

The group, designed to examine what reparations might look like and compile educational resources about slavery and its impact, met on Thursday and Friday.

Environment

How Indigenous Knowledge Is Changing The Way California Tracks The Effects of Climate Change

September 22, 2021 | Manola Secaira

For a long time, Indigenous knowledge has been ignored in Western science and academia. A recent report challenges this trend, by including tribal perspectives in research on the indicators of climate change.

Race and Equity

EGUSD Rescinds Expulsion Recommendation Of Black Student Following Community Involvement

September 21, 2021 | A.V. Benford

A small band of activists gathered outside the offices of the Elk Grove Unified School District on Sept. 13 to demand the immediate reinstatement of a Black female student-athlete facing expulsion.

Race and Equity

Orangevale Resident Nakia Porter Says Solano County Deputies Knocked Her Unconscious. She's Now Filed Federal Charges.

September 16, 2021 | Sarah Mizes-Tan

A federal lawsuit was filed last month, and now the Sacramento NAACP and others are asking Attorney General Rob Bonta to look into the sheriff’s deputies involved.

Race and Equity

A Tahoe Ski Resort Ditches Its Name, Saying It's Racist And Sexist

September 14, 2021

Squaw Valley hosted an Olympics, but it now has a new name. "It's a term that was inflicted upon us by somebody else and we don't agree with it," an official of the Washoe Tribe says.

Race and Equity

Latinos in Woodland Were Hit Hard During The Pandemic. Here’s What They’re Thinking About The Recall.

September 12, 2021 | Sarah Mizes-Tan

The Latino community in Woodland carry the experience of significant job loss, illnesses and deaths due to the pandemic into California’s gubernatorial recall election.

Race and Equity

Interview: Ethel Baker Elementary School Principal On Sacramento Afghan American Families Stuck In Afghanistan

September 8, 2021 | Steve Milne | Vicki Gonzalez

Three of the elementary school’s students are still stuck in Afghanistan.

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Race and Equity

Nearly 30 Afghan American Students From Sacramento County School District Still In Afghanistan

September 3, 2021 | Randol White

About 27 Sacramento County Afghan American students may still be in Afghanistan. San Juan Unified School District's Melissa Bassanelli spoke with Randol White about efforts to get in touch with these students in the Taliban-held country.

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Race and Equity

Several California Public School Students Are Still Trapped In Afghanistan

September 2, 2021

The San Juan Unified School District in Sacramento, Calif., says officials believe some of the district's students have been able to leave since the U.S. evacuation ended Tuesday.

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