Like teams in the NBA, WNBA, MLS and MLB, the Earthquakes eschewed a mid-week home game to take a stand for racial justice.

Despite the movement in the streets, the uprisings at city halls, the chants of Black Lives Matter, we’re still here. 

Police might change their behavior in the line of duty fs they see that they will not be handled by prosecutors with kid gloves.

Demonstrators gathered with signs stating “Abolish ICE,” “No Kids In Cages,” “Fight Ignorance, Not Immigrants” and other slogans.

Designed by tattoo artist Benny Arana O’Hara, the mural painted on West Virginia Street depicts two fists coming together against a red line.

Faced with calls to resign and many members defecting to the Fraternal Order of Police, Sgt. Paul Kelly has since changed his tune.

In addition to the family-oriented activity of painting, the protest was also enlivened by free food, a poetry reading, and live music. 

The partner of an active San Jose cop penned a blog post citing troubling comments posted by current and retired local police officers.

Hundreds of public defense attorneys from throughout the country speak out in solidarity with their colleague in Santa Clara County.

After witnessing SJPD respond to protests against police brutality with bone-breaking force, it seems the whole city has trust issues.

When it comes to addressing the needs of people who make up the city’s diversity, leaders respond with empty gestures, ineffective policies.

To all black prosecutors, please understand that black people need you. But we need to you to join us in our call for true justice.

While SJPD’s top cop condemned the behavior of one officer, activists say the problem extends far beyond a few “bad apples.”

Many of the demonstrators held signs that read “I can’t breathe,” and “Justice for George Floyd” as they walked from City Hall to the freeway.

When the 2010s began, many had cause for optimism. Then the bottom fell out.

While proponents hail the bill as a momentous step towards greater accountability, the San Jose cop union contends otherwise.