activism

A room of people look at a bespectacled man perched on a desk, legs crossed, with a notebook on his lap.

Arts & culture

Ever heard of Fred Ross Sr.? New documentary chronicles the legendary organizer’s work

'American Agitators,' an award-winning film by UC Berkeley's Raymond Telles, profiles an activist who mentored Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta.

Illustration of Juana Maria Rodriguez with yellow and pink sun rays in the background.

Business & economics

Juana Maria Rodríguez: Sex work is a queer issue

Three Berkeley Law students, from left: Chantel Johnson, Paloma Sat-Vollhardt and Dan Hilborn are in an office, apparently looking at a screen, as they work on a video requesting clemency for a longtime client facing execution. All three students are working with the Human Rights Center. (Photo by Darius Riley)

Law

Students at Death Penalty Clinic turn to video to make their case for justice

Photo illustration of a dark ocean and slave ships

Opinion

Does recognizing Juneteenth come at a cost?

Judy Heumann talking to a student holding flowers she was given

UC Berkeley mourns, celebrates the life of disability rights icon Judith Heumann

Two flags near a burned building

Missile sirens, research resolve: Ukrainians at Berkeley reflect on a year at war

Illustration of Amrita Bhasin

Amrita Bhasin: In the tech and startup world, female representation matters

Students gather on Feb. 12 for a candlelight vigil at Sather Gate to honor the quake victims in Turkey and Syria.

Quakes in Turkey and Syria hit home at Berkeley, where aid is underway

black and white photo of nine people standing in front of a wall in 1969 that reads

Exploring the sound of the American Indian occupation of Alcatraz

Nina Sanchez viewing a museum exhibit at the Ethnic Studies Library.

Student exhibit at Berkeley Hearst Museum aims to decolonize Philippine history

a woman in a protest who has red hand prints on her cheeks and holds a sign with three girls and women killed by the Iranian government

‘A mix of hope and sorrow’: Campus community reflects on Iran uprising

Archival photo of flag reading

Confronting America’s traumatic history of lynching

Old photo of Khatharya Um at her Berkeley graduation with her father

Berkeley ‘refugee scholar’ Khatharya Um shares her story to empower students

Joie Barrios-Leblanc reading a poem at a microphone.

How preserving a country’s languages can lead to decolonization

Palestinian students on campus

Berkeley student group focuses on health inequities in Palestine

An old newspaper illustration shows American troops aiming guns at bound and blindfolded Filipinx civilians. The civilians appear to be teenagers or children.

Why the story of the United States needs to be challenged