Civil Rights Archives - Page 2 of 2 - Open Vallejo

A man in a dark suit and a light blue tie stands in front of a microphone. He has short gray hair, is wearing a lapel pin, and is attentively listening or to a question from a reporter. The focus is on him, with the foreground slightly blurred, suggesting he is the subject of importance in this setting. The foreground is dimly lit and not in focus, which puts emphasis on the man.

California DOJ drops oversight lawsuit against Vallejo police

by Anna Bauman and Geoffrey King April 9, 2024June 30, 2024

A Vallejo police officer wearing a helmet and carrying a rifle walks past police SUVs as the sun sets in Vallejo, California. Crime scene tape can be seen in the foreground.

California’s attorney general wants court oversight of Vallejo police. Here is what that means.

by Laurence Du Sault June 20, 2023February 10, 2024

A full-page historical newspaper advertisement for the redlined "Vista de Vallejo" neighborhood in the Vallejo Evening Chronicle.

How decades of racist housing policies shaped modern Vallejo

by Brendan Riley May 5, 2023October 27, 2023

Then-Vallejo Councilmember Hakeem Brown speaks at a city council meeting on police reform on Dec. 6, 2022. Brown is a Black man in his mid-40s wearing glasses, a green Pendleton-style cap and green vest over a black shirt. He has a goatee.

Hakeem Brown to lead Vallejo NAACP despite domestic violence revelations

by Geoffrey King January 13, 2023October 27, 2023

A "Black Lives Matter" yard sign in front of a house on Mare Island, Vallejo, Calif. in 2021.

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Vallejo’s Black shipyard workers forged nationwide reforms

by Brendan Riley November 11, 2021October 27, 2023