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Black Lives Matters protests have continued in Sonoma County for nearly a month now. On Saturday night, more than 100 people camped out in Old Courthouse Square demanding policy changes, like defunding the city’s police department. The City of Santa Rosa’s budget shows a proposed increase in funding for the police and will be discussed …
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Sonoma County will host its Juneteenth celebration over zoom this year. In the midst of protests against police brutality and a pandemic, the celebration of the end of slavery won’t feel the same as it has in previous years. Nancy Rogers has served as the chair of the festival for the past twenty years. KRCB’s Adia …
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Healdsburg Mayor Leah Gold has resigned – effective at the end of June. This was the result of a controversy over what some in the community saw as racial insensitivity. To unpack what happened, news director Steve Mencher talked with Healdsburg Tribune reporter Katherine Minkiewicz. For links to Katherine Minkiewicz’s article about this story, and …
Protests against police brutality have continued to gain momentum throughout the nation. Protesters in Sonoma County have marched nearly every day over the past three weeks against police brutality and systemic racism. Equity and inclusion for marginalized communities have taken the forefront in the marches. KRCB’s Adia White reports. For more coverage of Black lives …
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Latinos in Sonoma County are now nine times more likely to become infected with coronavirus than white residents. On Thursday, Latino leadership organization Los Cien hosted a virtual Town Hall to discuss this disparity. In this excerpt from the event, co-moderator Oscar Pardo asked Sonoma County Health Director Barbie Robinson what the County is doing …
Amid protests against police brutality and violence, nine police departments in Sonoma County have agreed to evaluate their use of force policies. But protesters are also demanding that local cities divert funding for police departments to housing, mental health, and other community services. KRCB’s Adia White reports. You can read the NAACP’s letter to Santa …
Protesters in Sonoma County have continued to march against police brutality and racism over the past ten days. This week, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office and the Santa Rosa Police Department banned the use of carotid holds, also known as choke-holds. But protesters are calling for widespread reform and for law enforcement agencies to be …
Ibram X. Kendi, won the National Book Award in 2016 for Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America. He spoke at the Sonoma County Library earlier this month about his latest book How to Be an Antiracist. It goes beyond the first book to offer prescriptions for change. He explained his journey to KRCB’s …
Continue reading “Author Ibram X. Kendi Says “Not Racist” is Not Enough (Aired: June 9, 2020)”
Hundreds of protesters rallied in Santa Rosa’s Old Courthouse Square over the past five days to denounce police brutality. The protests were sparked after the homicide of Geroge Floyd in Minneapolis but have touched every corner of America as cities and towns grapple with systemic racism and police brutality in their own communities. KRCB’s Adia …
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Sonoma County Homeless shelters are adapting to prevent the spread of Novel Coronavirus. Catholic Charities, runs three shelters in Sonoma County which can house more than 300 people in total. KRCB’s Adia White spoke with Jennielynn Holmes, the Chief Program Officer of Catholic Charities. She starts by asking how the organization is working to keep …