racism

Highlights News 

CVHS staff discuss reparations

May 8, 2019May 14, 2019 Talaya Francois 0 Comments 2020 election, California, candidates, Castro Valley, CVHS, democrats, race relations, racism, reparations, slavery

Many African American students at CVHS are in favor of reparations for slave descendants, which is one of the topics

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Entertainment Film Reviews 

“Gone with the Wind” film adaptation is a double-edged sword

March 14, 2019March 14, 2019 Rachel Schoenfield 0 Comments feminism, film review, misogyny, racism, student review

In 1939, a 16-year-old and her best friend ditched school and headed to the movie theater. They cut class to

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Opinion Student Opinions 

APUSH class simulations should be reconsidered

March 11, 2019March 18, 2019 Katy Siler 6 Comments APUSH, discussion, racism, student opinion

AP U.S. History (APUSH) is easily one of the most important classes I have taken in high school. APUSH has

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Entertainment Television Reviews 

“The Hate U Give” tells of racism and discrimination

February 4, 2019February 4, 2019 Kayla Craft-Williams 0 Comments police, racial discrimination, racism, review, student review

In “The Hate U Give,” a young girl named Starr witnesses her best friend being shot by the police. Starr

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The necessity of emerging diversity in modern day cinema

October 8, 2018January 14, 2019 Katy Siler 3 Comments asian, chinese, Cinema, colorism, controversy, CVHS, cvhs olympian, diversity, Japanese, jokes, movies, racism, stereotypes, Taiwan, white supremacist

After my first viewing of “Sixteen Candles” I fell into a state of supreme disappointment. It had been described to

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Dear Disney, Don’t Remake “Aladdin”

October 5, 2018January 14, 2019 Kimia Emadi 1 Comment Aladdin, brutality, Castro Valley, colorism, CVHS, cvhs olympian, Disney, disneyland, genie, magic, newspaper, people of color, racism, stereotypes

When I heard of Disney’s decision to release rebooted versions of old classics, I couldn’t help but hope it would

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Highlights Opinion Student Opinions 

Are you a stereotype?

October 4, 2018 Talaya Francois 0 Comments African American, asian, bullying, mexican, racism, stereotype, stereotypes, white

“Camel-riding terrorist.” “All Hispanics are farmers.” “They assume we deal drugs.” “Black, ignorant, violent, poor.” “Always referred to as ‘ghetto’

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Highlights Opinion Student Opinions 

Castro Valley’s racist past impacts today

May 8, 2018May 24, 2018 Layne Johnson 0 Comments African American, African Americans, afrocentric, BSU, Castro Valley, curriculum, diverse, dviersify, equity, gender equality, graffiti, history, Kevin Batchelor, Ku Klux Klan, latinos united, Latinos United Club, MSA, Negro Watch, race equality, racial slurs, racial tension, racism, racist, racist incidents, unity bracelets, white

Castro Valley has had a past that is riddled with racism. The Ku Klux Klan had a plan to keep

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Opinion Student Opinions 

The fine line of appropriation and appreciation

May 31, 2017 Brittany Bracy 0 Comments appreciate, appreciation, appropriate, appropriation, black culture, brittany bracy, culture, injustice, judgement, police, racial injustice, racism

There’s a fine line between love and hate. Everybody wants to listen to rap and hip hop music, but nobody

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Opinion Student Opinions 

Division upon CVHS student race

May 31, 2017 Beruk Tsegaye 0 Comments afrocentric, class, CVHS, division, high school, racial discrimination, racism, society, stereotype, student

Students have been discussing a potential solution on stopping discrimination lately in Afrocentric classes. The many black students in the

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