Scrum: (noun) in rugby, an ordered formation of players, used to restart play, in which the forwards of a team form up with arms interlocked and heads down, and push forward against a similar group from the opposing side. Though not rough and chaotic as a sports formation, the Laemmle Theater in Newhall was similarly […]
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Julia Estrada: Nostalgia for a mascot never trumps racism
In the time between April 26’s “Community Forum” discussing William S. Hart High School’s mascot and when I am writing this (May 11), Danville School in Vermont and Susquehanna Township High School in Pennsylvania retired their “Indian” mascots. Across the nation, we see school districts taking initiative and committing to the retirement and replacement of […]
SCV author promotes real and fictional “Heroes of Color” through art, books and animation
Race relations in America have reached a boiling point as the deaths of George Floyd and other countless Black Americans resparked the Black Lives Matter movement and an uptick in violence against Asian Americans has been linked to the COVID-19 pandemic and racist rhetoric from former President Donald Trump. David Heredia wants to fight that […]
