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Kamaya Truitt

Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, Truitt moved to Durham, North Carolina, and made it her home. She quickly matriculated from student reporter to Youth mentor and was later named Director of WUNC’s Youth Reporting institute. Truitt has produced radio reports for national broadcast on NPR’s Here & Now, and Oakland Youth Radio. She also currently serves on WUNC Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accountability Committee. ....

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Tri-Valley youth hold forum on future of campus police officers


Effectiveness of SRO program called into question
Uploaded: Thu, Jul 29, 2021, 11:27 pm
Tri-Valley youth led a virtual community forum last week to discuss police presence on local school campuses and the future role of school resource officers (SROs).
The evening conversation on July 22 was organized by members of Genesis of the Tri-Valley, a community group focused on impacting structural racism through issue-based campaigns. They aim to end the school-to-prison pipeline, put a stop to youth incarceration completely and find alternate methods for when a student is having a mental health crisis.
I don t believe there has ever been an assessment or evaluation of the school resource officer program since it began back in 2002, so there aren t any specifics on Pleasanton s program, Oscar Lopez, interim director of the Education Advocacy Clinic, said during the forum. The data from the Department of Justice I have reviewed has indicated that school resource officer ....

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Oakland city council unanimously approves idea of funding community alternatives to policing


Oakland city council unanimously approves idea of funding community alternatives to policing
By KTVU staff
Oakland city council considers police funding changes
OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland City Council held a special meeting on Monday and approved the idea of diverting millions of dollars from the police department to other services. 
Some of the alternatives, according to Councilwoman Carroll Fife, include: 
A long-term investment in the Mobile Assistance Community Responders of Oakland (MACRO) program which is an alternative to 911.
Increasing gender-based violence services.
Working to end OPD’s use of militarized equipment
Increasing support for restorative justice and violence prevention efforts. ....

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