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Protesters call for early release for some inmates; vaccine distribution clouds debate

East Bay Times | January 31, 2021 | View article

Panel discussion moderated by Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow, with Xochtil Larios of CURYJ, Pastor Mike McBride of Live Free, and Zach Norris of the Ella Baker Center.

Alameda County Library | January 27,2021 | View panel discussion

“Growing up in elementary school and middle school, as we were taught about Dr. King, we were taught this co-opted, sanitized, whitewashed version of Dr. King that was really meant about social control, it was about behaving well, it was about assimilation,” Galvis said.

San Francisco Public Press | January 18, 2021 | View article

Oakland activists and advocates compare today’s treatment of pro-Trump insurrectionists with what they’ve witnessed at local protests.

The Oaklandside | January 6, 2021 | View article

Editorial by Hayden Renato

Evident Change | December 9, 2020 | View editorial

“We used to call it the Urban City Rez when I was growing up. We had people like me from the Crow Nation, Sioux Lakota, Apache Pomo California natives, and Navajo tribes. All the different tribes. We all came together in the Fruitvale District in Oakland in the 80’s and early 90’s.

Here To Lead | November 10, 2020 | View article

“The truth of the matter is this happens in California. We have Breonna Taylor’s here in California. We have George Floyd’s here in California and we have those family members who are having to pick up the pieces,” Galvis said.

KRON 4 | September 24, 2020 | View video and article

Editorial by Tom Steyer and George Galvis

Sacramento Bee | September 12, 2020 | View editorial

In a three year span, Latinos in California represented 46% of deadly police shootings – second to the rates for African Americans

The Guardian | June 12, 2020 | View article