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Is Local High School Mascot Racist? Debate Over ‘Warrior’ Image Intensifies.

November 11, 2020

The Warrior mascot of Fresno High School is under fire from critics who say that the cartoon of a Native American man in war paint is racist and must be removed. But the image also has its share of supporters who claim that the mascot is a beloved tradition...

Carmel Valley Restaurant Tosses Tech CEO After Racist Tirade

AP News

July 8, 2020

CARMEL VALLEY — A Northern California restaurant server ordered a man to leave after he made racist comments and cursed at an Asian-American family that was celebrating a birthday. The San Francisco Chronicl...

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Madera South Student Under Investigation for ‘Hateful’ Social Media Post

Nancy Price

July 6, 2020

A Madera South High School student is under investigation after a "hateful" post surfaced on social media on the Fourth of July, district spokesman Babatunde Ilori said Monday. "Any kind of discriminatory or...

Madera County Schools Official on Facebook: ‘I’m Proud to Be White’

Nancy Price

June 23, 2020

The president of the Madera County Board of Education apparently posted an image of the Confederate flag overlaid with a message proclaiming "I'm proud to be white" on her Facebook page, prompting criticism Tuesday from the county's superintendent of schools. ...

California Woman Arrested for Posting Racist Notes at Homes

AP News

May 26, 2020

SAN LEANDRO — A woman in the San Francisco Bay Area has been arrested on suspicion of posting handwritten messages at several homes, targeting Asian Americans and suggesting that those not native to the United ...

Video Edited to Suggest Biden Made Racist Remark

AP News

January 2, 2020

A video of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden that was selectively edited to falsely suggest he made racist remarks during a recent speech made the rounds Thursday on social media, raking in more than ...

Trump Likens House Impeachment Inquiry to ‘A Lynching’

AP News

October 22, 2019

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump triggered outrage Tuesday by comparing the Democrat-led impeachment inquiry to a lynching, assigning the horrors of a deadly and racist chapter in U.S. history to a process laid out in the Constitution. "That is one word ...

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San Francisco School Draws Crowd to See Mural Some Call Racist

AP News

August 2, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO — Over 100 people packed the lobby of a San Francisco public high school to view a controversial mural criticized as racist and degrading for its depiction of black and Native American people. ...

Presidents Have Made Racist Gestures Throughout US History

AP News

July 30, 2019

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — When President Donald Trump drew widespread condemnation for describing a majority-black congressional district as a "rat and rodent infested mess" and for tweets targeting four Democratic c...

Trump Steps up Attack on Black Lawmaker, Calls Him ‘Racist’

AP News

July 29, 2019

WASHINGTON — Facing growing accusations of racism for his incendiary tweets, President Donald Trump lashed out at his critics Monday and sought to deflect the criticism by labeling a leading black congressman as himself racist. In the latest rhetorical shot...

Biden: 'We Can't Wait Any Longer' to Address Climate Crisis

Nation’s First High Speed Rail Station Could Be in Fresno, Mayor Says

California Man With Cache of Pipe Bombs, Other Weapons Charged by Feds

Exclusive: GOP to Stay Neutral Should Trump Run Again

In Neighborhoods With Street Named for MLK, Residents are Poorer, Highly Segregated: Study

Controversy Arises Over Resolution to Rename ‘Squaw Valley’ in Fresno County

Opinion: Newsom, Legislature Must Urgently Prioritize Kids and Reopen Schools

Water Partnerships Between Cities and Farms Would Help Prepare for a Changing Climate

In First Known Case, Gorillas Test Positive for Coronavirus at San Diego Zoo Park

Oscar and Emmy-Winning Actor Cloris Leachman Dies at 94

Empty Seas: Oceanic Shark Populations Dropped 71% Since 1970

Newsom Gambles With Abrupt COVID Reopening. Will It Ease Recall Threat?

Opinion: California’s Self-Inflicted Mental Health Crisis

Walters: California’s Unemployment Insurance Mess Laid Bare

Walters: California Employment Takes a Downturn

Opinion: Newsom, Legislature Must Urgently Prioritize Kids and Reopen Schools

GV Wire Unfiltered - January 12, 2021

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

'With Reservations': Trump Voters Grapple With Biden's Win

Valley GOP Lawmaker Valadao Votes To Impeach Trump

Biden Win Confirmed After Pro-Trump Mob Storms US Capitol

Trump Says He’ll ‘Fight Like Hell’ to Hold on to Presidency

Is Local High School Mascot Racist? Debate Over ‘Warrior’ Image Intensifies.

Carmel Valley Restaurant Tosses Tech CEO After Racist Tirade

Madera County Schools Official on Facebook: ‘I’m Proud to Be White’

California Woman Arrested for Posting Racist Notes at Homes

Trump Likens House Impeachment Inquiry to ‘A Lynching’

San Francisco School Draws Crowd to See Mural Some Call Racist

Presidents Have Made Racist Gestures Throughout US History

Trump Steps up Attack on Black Lawmaker, Calls Him ‘Racist’

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