Category: Editorials: Stay Informed
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Stay Informed: San Francisco, the so-called ‘sanctuary city’
We were surprised to hear, at long last, some element of an on-the-record acknowledgement of the Trump regime’s damage from the San Francisco Mayor’s office on June 13th, nearly 5 months after Trump was sworn in and started his dismantling of the U.S. government. This consisted of an affirmation that San Francisco is a sanctuary…
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Stay Informed: The Bayview-Hunters Point’s sea-level rise
The Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood, with over 56% Black and Brown residents, is considered a sea level rise vulnerability zone. This will impact wildlife and the health of Bayview residents in the long-run. We encourage everyone, especially BVHP residents, to be informed about this issue, support climate action, reduce energy, and be mindful of water pollution.
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Stay Informed: The US Department of Education
The Trump administration and the White House plan to issue an executive order to abolish the US Department of Education. So, what exactly is the US Dept. of Education and does it do? What will the impacts be once it is eliminated? On Oct. 17, 1979, President Jimmy Carter signed a law creating the U.S.…
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Stay Informed: How to be vigilant in the face of fear-mongering AI
Have you ever seen this photo? Isn’t it terrible? That a kids’ toy brand makes a product so harmful, so wrong, and so racist? Well, quite fortunately, there isn’t a toy brand that does this. The image was generated by some Facebook user using AI. This trend has plagued Facebook, Pinterest, Reddit, and many other…
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Stay Informed: 5 ways to process and fact check your news
1: Don’t get news from a single source. While it is easy to pick one agreeable news outlet, the internet has made many sources easily accessible and most issues are posted across multiple sites, so there’s no reason not to corroborate what you read and hear. 2: Set aside biases. When reading about someone you…
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Stay Informed: Hold leaders accountable and ask hard questions
In our first editorial, we wrote about staying critical of ambiguous messaging. Now, let us discuss the importance of staying critical of public officials and those who would like to represent us — in the Board of Supervisors, City Hall, Sacramento, and even Washington DC. Democracy is crucial to our American government and its efficacy…
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Stay Informed: Be critical in the face of ambiguity
During public comment during various past San Francisco Branch NAACP general meetings this year, non-members* have testified with transphobic and homophobic remarks and campaigning. Though unclear, individuals who led these comments took advantage of buzzwords and educational issues and used them to their advantage to push anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric at our community meetings. As a reminder, the…
San Francisco NAACP Youth Council 