By Sharon Robinson, MPP “Being male and black in Oakland means being about as likely to be killed as to graduate from high school ready for college. “ —Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle African American adolescent males are affected by physical and emotional stressors that include “adverse experiences such as racism, poverty, incarceration, and…
Sabine Nicole Talaugon, MPP 2013 In California, K-12 public school curriculum often distorts and underrepresents American Indian history, culture, and governance. This historical bias is inherited from materials in the past that sought to justify the genocide, indentured servitude, forced relocation and forced educational assimilation of American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) people. Historical bias…
By Scott Watkins, MPP/MBA 2016 Of Americans over the age of 65, 21 percent do not drive. Commonly cited reasons include lack of access to a car, declining health, and safety concerns.[1] Furthermore, over 50 percent of non-drivers do not leave home most days, partly due to a lack of transportation.[2] Communities that center exclusively…
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