The Sisters Rise Circle is one of about a dozen circles run by Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth, a nonprofit based in Oakland that uses restorative practices to address conflict and promote ...

I share this part of my grandfather’s story to illustrate the real and lasting impacts of institutional racism: The same policies that cultivated wealth for White people in the United States ...

The Sisters Rise Circle is one of about a dozen circles run by Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth, a nonprofit based in Oakland that uses restorative practices to address conflict and promote ...

How can anyone think about taking away health coverage and critical consumer protections at all, let alone during a pandemic? California fully embraced the Affordable Care Act, which allowed it to ...

When Cecilia Gonzalez told family members she had volunteered to share her life story with men in prison, they were shocked. Gonzalez, 56, had spent most of her adult life recovering from the pain and ...

Day laborers or jornaleros stand at work zone sites like this to find temporary jobs for the day. Workers have expressed concerns over their immigration statuses now that Donald Trump has returned to ...

As a mom of a kid with a disability, the most important lesson I want to teach my son is that he belongs. My son James is 13. He has medically complex health conditions and a disability that affects ...

A young makeup artist works on a client at a gathering for immigrant youth in Los Angeles. Photo by Lauren DeLaunay Miller A young woman, 19, sits in a director’s chair and watches as her face ...

Jessica Pequeño of Napa has been taking breaks from watching the news lately. But when she opens her social media feeds for the support groups she frequents for parents of children with disabilities, ...

As President-Elect Donald Trump chooses his cabinet, California advocates and legislators are planning rallies to oppose his stance on health care and immigration.