Giant flags and powerful posters illuminated the Merced County Courthouse Saturday morning as dozens of empowered community members came together to prove that, although Joe Biden has been named president-elect,...
On Saturday, November 21, Blooms of Liberation and Merced Black Alliance will host a march and protest to fight for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) and LGBTQIA+ folks as well as continue the...
A prevailing iniquity in U.S. healthcare are the health disparities that communities of color face. Many health disparities result from severely consequential social determinants of health, such as language...
October 16 and 17 marked the beginning of the inaugural Rise Up! California Student Leadership Conference, the first virtual conference of its kind.
This two-day student leadership conference was the first...
Time is ticking to get the vote in as the November 3rd election deadline looms closer. Many Americans have already gone to cast their vote while some are still indecisive or just haven’t gone to...
Social Justice was never something that I was consciously aware of. I was fortunate enough to grow up in an environment where I just thought of myself as a person, not necessarily a person of color (POC)....
My name is Ricardo Friaz, and I was an undergraduate and graduate student at Stan State from 2006 to 2014, as well as an instructor from 2015 to 2017. I am currently a PhD student and employee in the Philosophy...
When I first graduated and left Stanislaus State to begin my career as a reporter at our local paper in 2016, I knew I would cover some of Turlock’s most historic moments. However, nothing could...
Welcome to the Signal’s new Social Justice page!This page is our attempt at communicating the needs, struggles, and injustices that marginalized people face. With this page, we hope to accomplish...
As the states slowly open back up after pandemic restrictions and our timelines on social media go back to how they used to be before the death of George Floyd, it is important to remember that although...
The Signal will be covering and updating news surrounding the Black Lives Matter movement bi-weekly. Updates will be posted every Wednesday.
The Black Lives Matter movement was founded in 2013 after...
California is known for being diverse. With a population breakdown of 39.3% Hispanic or Latinx, 36.8% White, 15.3% Asian, 6.5% Black or African American, 1.6% Native, and 0.5% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander,...
