Racism

USC cancelled its debate amid allegations of bias because all the invited candidates are white while candidates of color were not invited.

Most candidates urged to stay are white and backed by big money, but those urged to bow out are leaders of color with decades of public service. It's an issue in this state of diverse voters.

If an algorithm denies someone a job, demotes or fires them, the harm is immediate. It’ll take months, or years, to determine if bias was involved.

ICE agents arrest people based on looks or skin color, as police in California did years ago when databases falsely listed many as gang members.

In the 1940s, U.S. politicians used racial prejudice and fear to justify deporting and detaining Japanese residents, including U.S. citizens. Today's playbook is similar.

Guest Commentary written by Julia Barzizza Julia Barzizza is a graduate student at UC Davis. She is the winner of the 2026 UC Davis Center for Poverty and Inequality Research Black History Month Student Essay Contest, from which this commentary was adapted. California was the first state to make ethnic studies a high school graduation […]

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Federal immigration agents are forgoing the basics that LA police espouse after their years of ignominy: de-escalation, accountability and protecting and serving.

Property loss in Black and Brown communities hasn't been accidental. It comes from redlining, racial covenants, gentrification, discriminatory lending, insurance practices and now disaster recovery practices.