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The Happy Hour: A palate cleansing podcast Part 2

The Happy Hour Episode 3: A NECESSARY CONVERSATION Part 2

Welcome to our first Happy Hour episode of the fall semester! Your palate cleansing podcast is here to provide some fresh insight on the relationship between the SF State Black Student Union and the...

Protesters march to the Tenderloin SFPD station on Eddy street. (Jacquelyn Moreno/ Golden Gate Xpress)

Turn of the Tenderloin Podcast Episode 1: Community organizers protest against the UC Hastings lawsuit

Jacquelyn Moreno August 10, 2020

Turn of the Tenderloin is a Golden Gate Xpress podcast dedicated to the community in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco. In this episode, community organizers come together to fight against the...

The Happy Hour Podcast Episode 3: A NECESSARY CONVERSATION Part 1

The Happy Hour Podcast Episode 3: A NECESSARY CONVERSATION Part 1

  Welcome back to The Happy Hour! Your palate cleansing podcast is here to provide some fresh insight on Black experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how the intersections of identity...

In their restroom at their new apartment in Oakland, shaylyn martos and her father shave her head together while quarantining for the COVID-19 crisis. (shaylyn martos/Golden Gate Xpress)

I shaved my head in quarantine, and I’m not alone

shaylyn martos August 2, 2020

 I felt the snip as I heard it. My hair, tensely pulled tight against the back of my head, relaxed as the 14-inch braid came off into my dad’s hand. Two snips later, my head was at least two pounds...

Incoming freshman share their thoughts

Olivia Wynkoop July 15, 2020

Transcript: “Hi, I’m Olivia Wynkoop from Golden Gate Xpress. Today we’re talking to four incoming freshmen who plan to spend their first semester at SF State in a remote setting. According...

SF State Alum turns Anger into Action: Viral photo becomes mural to celebrate 2020 grads

SF State Alum turns Anger into Action: Viral photo becomes mural to celebrate 2020 grads

Aaron James Bistrin and Camille Cohen June 26, 2020

Louis Michael, carrying a piece of cardboard under his arm, topped his Black Lives Matter T-shirt with a graduation gown, popped on his graduation cap and headed to downtown Oakland. Written on that piece...

Laguna college students demand racial awareness

Chris Ramirez June 17, 2020

Students at the Laguna College of Art and Design have started a petition with alumni and the support of some faculty members. The petition demands for racial awareness and sensitivity training for faculty,...

Protesters gather to honor George Floyd and air grievances in downtown Fresno on May 31. (Photo by Andrew R. Leal / Golden Gate Xpress)

Fresno State University NAACP president calls for police anti-bias training

Andrew Leal June 2, 2020

The Fresno, California State University Chapter of the NAACP led a peaceful protest at Fresno City Hall to honor George Floyd, a victim of police violence, and air grievances to government officials on...

People enter the Macy’s store on O’Farrell street May 30, 2020 in San Francisco, Calif. after the store was broken into. Widespread vandalizing occurred throughout the city 
following the death of George Floyd, a detained and handcuffed black man in police custody in Minneapolis. (James Wyatt / Golden Gate Xpress)

Downtown businesses looted with heavy police presence

James Wyatt May 31, 2020

  Vandalism and theft occurred near Union Square in San Francisco Saturday May 30 2020, following the murder of George Floyd, a detained and handcuffed Black father in police custody who was...

Stimulus in Quarantine

Emily Cardenas May 30, 2020

Adjusting to life in shelter-in-place orders, people are waiting to receive their stimulus checks (up to $1200) either in the mail or through direct deposit. This stimulus check could mean a rent payment,...

Protests broke out in downtown Oakland, CA on Friday night. (Jocelyn Hernandez Gomez / Golden Gate Xpress)

George Floyd protests erupt in Oakland, CA

Jocelyn Hernandez Gomez May 30, 2020

Protests made their way through the streets of Oakland, California, on Friday night following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed African American man, who died in custody by the Minneapolis Police...

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