“Former Vice President Joe Biden’s response to a question about addressing the legacy of slavery raised a lot of eyebrows and angered many. In response to debate moderator Linsey Davis’ question. Biden said: Well, they have to deal with the — look, there’s institutional segregation in this country. From the time I got involved, I…
“What should Black women do when they aren’t given a seat at the table? Jasmen Rogers is a community organizer in Dade and Broward counties, working primarily at the intersections of racial and gender justice. Jasmen developed a zeal for social justice after the 2006 tragic death of Martin Lee Anderson at the hands of…
Project Vote 2018: The Future of America is the latest partnership between PalacioMagazine.com and the Political Science classes of Professor Som Chounlamountry at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB). The campaign for 2018 mid-term Congressional and Senatorial elections began on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. While the Republicans were able to capture the White House, they were…
Tonia Reyes Uranga told us a story about her first immersion in the world of government. It happened in high school during a summer abroad trip when she got a chance to see the world beyond her life’s borders for a political tour of European countries. “So, I went to The Hague, I went to…
It’s easy to speak to California State Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell. I asked him for an opportunity to interview him and he said sure. I didn’t have to go through three schedulers, a chief of staff, and an assistant. I texted him and we set to meet on July 4th morning in front of his house. Now,…
Long Beach City College (LBCC) has a 5-member governing Board of Trustees. In the race for LBCC Board of Trustees, two of the five districts represented are in contention, Areas 2 and 4. (You can see a map of the Trustee Areas HERE). TRUSTEE AREA 2 Irma Archuleta was appointed by the LBCC Board of…