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Alvaro Tellez plays music with a carrizo, an Aztec flute, while performing Aztec traditional dance to bless the May Day March in Oakland, Calif. on Monday, May 1, 2017. (Lee Kin/Xpress)

May Day in Oakland draws renewed support in times of Trump

Nevin Long May 2, 2017

Thousands marched in May Day demonstrations in Oakland bringing renewed vigor to a day of protest with recently flagging numbers. An estimated 2,000-3,000 protesters rallied outside Fruitvale Village...

People pour milk into the eyes of a pepper-sprayed right-wing protester at the corner of Center and Milvia Streets in Berkeley, Calif. on Saturday, Apr. 15, 2017. Antifa anarchists and alt-right groups clashed in a riot Saturday.

Another violent battle sets off in Berkeley at Patriots Day rally

Nevin Long Apr 16, 2017

Correction: A previous version of the article referred to the anarchist website “It’s Going Down” as an Antifa website.   A Patriots Day rally in Berkeley turned violent on Saturday...

A bleeding right-wing protester records video of himself at the corner of Center and Milvia Streets in Berkeley, Calif. on Saturday, Apr. 15, 2017. Antifa anarchists and alt-right groups clashed in a riot Saturday (Aaron Levy-Wolins/ Xpress).

Violence erupts in another Berkeley park protest

Nevin Long Apr 15, 2017

Violence erupted in Berkeley today when competing left and right wing groups clashed in Martin Luther King Park. It was unclear which group announced their event first, but both were determined to rally...

Film still of "Todo lo Demas" (Everything Else) courtesy of Altamura Films

SFFilm Festival focuses on women in cinema

Nevin Long Apr 12, 2017

Alternative visions of womanhood are taking center stage at the 60th San Francisco International Film Festival. More than 50 movies showing at this year’s SFFilm Festival were directed by women....

Dissecting the de-evolution of 4chan and the rise of the alt-right

Nevin Long Mar 29, 2017

“This new faith has emerged from a bizarre fusion of the cultural bohemianism of San Francisco with the hi-tech industries of Silicon Valley,” wrote Richard Barbrook and Andy Cameron in their 1995...

Active hate groups map (courtesy of Southern Poverty Law Center)

California has more hate groups than Alabama, Arkansas, South Carolina & Mississippi combined

Nevin Long Mar 2, 2017

California ranks highest in the U.S. for having the most organized hate groups, according to a recently released report. The annual study, known as the “Intelligence Report,” was authored by the...

Black Panther Party exhibit extended due to high demand

Nevin Long Feb 22, 2017

Thousands have shown up to the golden anniversary exhibit that reflects on one of the most militant organizations of the Civil Rights era.   Workers at the ticketing desk said “All Power to the People:...

A Trump Supporter's hat is set on fire at a riot protesting controversial speaker Milo Yiannopoulous, who was scheduled to speak Feb. 1, 2017. The event was canceled due to violent riots (Tate Drunker/Xpress).

First amendment under fire

Nevin Long Feb 8, 2017

Berkeley protest creates tension over conflicting practices of free speech   In the wake of the cancellation of Milo Yiannopoulos’ speaking event at UC Berkeley Wednesday, Feb. 1, a national...

Protesters toss a barricade into a glass window during a protest at UC Berkeley to shut down a scheduled speech by right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2016. Protesters were able to shut down the scheduled speech before it began. (Photo by George Morin/ Special to Xpress)

Yiannopoulos brings Berkeley to a boiling point and free speech into question

Nevin Long Feb 2, 2017

Militant protests shut down a scheduled speaking event by controversial “alt-right” speaker and Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos Wednesday night at UC Berkeley. The protest resulted in an impromptu...

A portable light burns during a protest at UC Berkeley turned violent and shut down a scheduled speech by right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2016. (Photo by George Morin/ Special to Xpress)

Protests break out at UC Berkeley in response to Milo Yiannopoulos appearance

Nevin Long Feb 1, 2017

A demonstration to keep controversial "alt-right" speaker and Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos from speaking at the University of California, Berkeley has turned into an impromptu march. Campus...

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