Joel Umanzor Jr.

Joel Umanzor Jr. is studying Print and Online Journalism with a minor in Latino/a studies and is in his Senior year. Umanzor Jr. is also a part-time reporter for a local youth-led monthly publication in the East Bay Area called “The Richmond Pulse.” When not on assignment, you can find him listening to underground Hip Hop somewhere in between Richmond and Hayward.

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Vigil celebrates life, calls for answers

Joel Umanzor Jr. • Feb 12, 2021

A vigil celebrating the life of a 26-year-old pedestrian who was struck and killed in an eight-car car crash was held at the Lake Merced Park on Thursday night, highlighted with calls for answers from...

SF State’s Parkmerced hosts social-distanced musical light show for holiday season

Joel Umanzor Jr. and Katherine Burgos • Dec 9, 2020

With new stay-at-home restrictions being handed down by Gov. Gavin Newsom this past week, Californians are once again finding dwindling options for outdoor activities. With limitations on congregating,...

Demonstrators gather in Brentwood in response to noosed effigy

Joel Umanzor Jr. • Nov 10, 2020

As the country awaited for the presidential results of this past week, high emotions were on display in light of a close race between President-elect Joe Biden and President Donald Trump. In Brentwood,...

Oakland

Michael Montalvo, Joel Umanzor Jr., and Jun Ueda • Nov 6, 2020

📍 #Oakland Gatherings at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza on #ElectionNight #Election2020 pic.twitter.com/3GnN8b96aC — Golden Gate Xpress (@GGXnews) November 4, 2020

Coalition marches for election transparency

Joel Umanzor Jr. • Oct 28, 2020

Approximately 70 people gathered for a ‘March for Democracy’ protest, held in front of Mission High School on Saturday in an effort to stand up against voter suppression and intimidation in the upcoming...

The Happy Hour Episode 6: A CONSCIOUS ACTIVIST

Malakai Wade, shaylyn martos, Joel Umanzor Jr., and Alex Drew • Oct 9, 2020

Welcome back to the Happy Hour! On today’s episode, hosts Malakai and shaylyn talk about World Mental Health Day and announce the opening of Crane Cove Park in SF’s Dogpatch neighborhood. They speak...

SF Hillel holds vigil remembering victims of terror

Joel Umanzor Jr. • Sep 25, 2020

A vigil organized by SF Hillel, SF State’s dominant Jewish organization, was held online on Wednesday night honoring victims of terrorism and denouncing anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism. Members of...

The Happy Hour Episode 5: TANGERINE SKIES

Malakai Wade, shaylyn martos, Justin Garcia, Jun Ueda, and Joel Umanzor Jr. • Sep 25, 2020

Welcome back to the Happy Hour! It’s Friday, it’s 5 p.m., and it’s time for a new episode of the Happy Hour: A Palate Cleansing Podcast! On this episode, your hosts Malakai Wade and shaylyn...

SF State employees protest layoffs

Joel Umanzor Jr. • Sep 20, 2020

An estimated 60 members of SF State’s faculty and staff held a demonstration in front of campus on Sept. 12, just days after President Lynn Mahoney announced layoffs for 131 employees of the university. Picketers...

SF State faculty participates in nationwide ‘Scholar Strike’

Joel Umanzor Jr. • Sep 8, 2020

Members of the SF State faculty began participating in an online, two-day nationwide forum on Tuesday in an attempt to bring awareness to systemic injustices targeting people of color across the country. The...

Bayview coalition demands justice for environmental racism

Joel Umanzor Jr. • Sep 7, 2020

A group of local residents and environmental activists in Bayview-Hunters Point held a press conference on Sept. 1 calling for accountability of City Hall with a renewed request to reconsider planned housing...

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