Black Lives Matter Archives - The Tam News

Black Student Union hosts meeting with Mill Valley mayor

The meeting was held in Mead Theater, and all attendees were required to wear masks and practice social distancing. (Logan Little)

By Logan Little

June 30, 2020

Attendees expressed their concerns with the mayor’s remarks and detailed their experiences with racism at Tam and in Marin.

Tags: Black Lives Matter, black student union, Diversity and Inclusion Task Force, Indigo Eatmon, logan little, Mill Valley City Council, Nyiera Campbell, Racism, sashi mcentee

Racism is of “immediate local importance”

(Images courtesy of Annie Spratt, Benjaminrobyn Jespersen, and the City of Mill Valley; illustration by Benjy Wall-Feng)

By Benjy Wall-Feng

June 8, 2020

And Mayor Sashi McEntee’s dismissal of Black Lives Matter is far from the only evidence.

Tags: achievement gap, affordable housing, Bayside Martin Luther King Jr. Academy, Benjy Wall-Feng, Black Lives Matter, Criminal Justice, desegregation, education, Golden Gate Village, marin city, mill valley, racial discrimination, Racism, sashi mcentee, segregation, white privilege, Willow Creek Academy

Marin residents attend Black Lives Matter protest in Marin City

(Courtesy of Kristie Amezcua)

By Ruby Rose Amezcua

June 5, 2020

The protest was in response to George Floyd's death, and is one of many recent nationwide protests as part of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Tags: Amber Allen-Pierson, Billy Kuhns, Black Lives Matter, black student union, garnett silver-hall, George Floyd, Honor Knutson, JC Farr, Law Enforcement, marin city, Marin County, Mikyla williams, Nancy Hoang, Paul Austin, Protest, Racism, Robert Doyle, Ruby Rose Amezuca, Sekyiwa Shakur, white privilege