uc-berkeley
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Disagreement Is Fine. But Unpopular Opinions Do Come With Consequences
There’s this odd confusion that exists among people with “unpopular opinions.” They believe that people aren’t allowing them the freedom of their thoughts and that if others disagree with them, vehemently, then they are being persecuted for exercising their right to free speech. This is, of course, not true. For one, being provocative, while possibly…
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I Went to UC Berkeley and Apparently Saw More Black People Than Anybody Ever Has There
I recently got back from attending a race and policy symposium sponsored by the Students of Color in Public Policy from the University of California, Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy. I had the distinct pleasure of being the keynote speaker for their conference, titled, “Reclaiming Our Time: The Importance of Identity in Policymaking.” I…
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Black Women, Don’t Throw Up Hands—Call the Bank of Hysteria to Vent
Sexual harassment got you down? Microaggressions become too much? Poverty a pain in the ass? Racism got you fucked up? Well, black women, there’s now a place to place all of your justifiable but sometimes “problematic” anger, an actual depository to just vent, let loose and scream (or text) your ass off like Nola Darling…
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Government Yanks $98,000 for UC Berkeley Black Panther Project After Complaints From Police Union
After pushback from conservative news outlets as well as the Fraternal Order of Police, the National Park Service has taken back $98,000 in funding for a seemingly green-lit project by a University of California, Berkeley, professor documenting the Black Panther Party. As reported by The Root, the NPS said that the project, “Black Panther Party…
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Government Awards Major Grant to UC Berkeley to Honor Black Panther Party’s Legacy
The U.S. National Park Service announced last week that it will be awarding the University of California, Berkeley, a little under $100,000 for a project dedicated to “truthfully honoring the legacy” of Black Panther Party activists. The exact amount in federal funding comes to $97,999.70, according to the official award notice that was posted at…
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Berkeley Squares Up for Key Test Ahead of Free Speech (Read: White Supremacist) Week
The University of California, Berkeley, faces a key test Thursday night as it hosts Ben Shapiro, a prominent conservative commentator, who’s slated to give a speech at the campus. In preparation, the university and the city of Berkeley are deploying a number of strategies, from counseling to pepper spray, to keep the event from spiraling…
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UC Berkeley Says It Will Investigate Viral Video of Police Officer Who Seized Money From Hot Dog Vendor
The University of California, Berkeley, is investigating the behavior of a campus police officer who confronted a bacon-hot-dog vendor and confiscated his earnings this past weekend. Video of the UCPD bicycle cop and the vendor had gone viral. According to the Los Angeles Times, the video was taken by Martin Flores, a Berkeley alumnus who…
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Trump Threatens to Take Federal Funding From UC Berkeley, but Can He Do That?
After University of California, Berkeley officials canceled a scheduled appearance by Milo Yiannopoulos this week amid on-campus and online protests, President Donald Trump took to his Twitter account to threaten the university with the loss of federal funding for not allowing free speech. But is that something that is really within his power to do?…