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Warriors vs. Clippers: Battle for the Pacific Division

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10 years ago

January 30, 2014

Oakland, CA – The last time these two teams met on Christmas day, there were two ejections, two flagrant fouls, and three technical fouls. There’s not doubt that it gets pretty physical but I wouldn’t expect anything less from both teams who are battling for the top spot in the Pacific Division.

Tonight, the Golden State Warriors will host the Los Angeles Clippers for the last time here in Oakland. Many except a highly combative game at Oracle Arena. The Clippers currently sit atop the division and hold the the fourth spot in the Western Conference, the Warriors have fallen to the third spot in the division and sit seventh in the Western Conference.

“It’s no rivalry,” said head coach Mark Jackson. “We don’t have bad blood. In this league, when your competing and teams are jockeying for a playoff position in your same division, it makes it exciting. We embrace it, they embrace it.”

The Clippers will be without their starter Chris Paul but that hasn’t stopped them from playing well. The Clippers just finished a seven game road trip, only losing two games. After beating the Washington Wizards last night, they look to continue their winning ways. Golden State has lost three games at home and are hoping to turn things around.

“It’s two teams trying to get back to that playoff level and get further, so whenever you play against each other that intensity kicks in,” Stephen Curry said.

With the second half of the season approaching, there’s still a lot of basketball to be played. Both teams have proven to be playoff contending teams over the last two years and they play with passion. It’s going to be a physical game to say the least but I wouldn’t expect anything less coming from two teams looking to make a statement to all West Coast teams heading back into the playoffs.

“It’s going to be a physical game,” said Draymond Green, who was ejected from the game the last time the two teams met for an elbow to Blake Griffin’s face. “That’s just the way it’s always going to be when us two teams face off.”

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S.F. Black Leaders Rally to Protest, Discuss ‘Epidemic’ of Racial Slurs Against Black Students in SF Public School System

Parents at the meeting spoke of their children as no longer feeling safe in school because of bullying and discrimination. Parents also said that reported incidents such as racial slurs and intimidation are not dealt with to their satisfaction and feel ignored.

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May 4, 2024

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Rev. Amos C. Brown, president of the San Francisco NAACP and pastor of Third Baptist Church. Photo courtesy Third Baptist Church.

By Carla Thomas

San Francisco’s Third Baptist Church hosted a rally and meeting Sunday to discuss hatred toward African American students of the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD).

Rev. Amos C. Brown, president of the San Francisco NAACP and pastor of Third Baptist Church, along with leadership from local civil rights groups, the city’s faith-based community and Black community leadership convened at the church.

“There has been an epidemic of racial slurs and mistreatment of Black children in our public schools in the city,” said Brown. “This will not be tolerated.”

According to civil rights advocate Mattie Scott, students from elementary to high school have reported an extraordinary amount of racial slurs directed at them.

“There is a surge of overt racism in the schools, and our children should not be subjected to this,” said Scott. “Students are in school to learn, develop, and grow, not be hated on,” said Scott. “The parents of the children feel they have not received the support necessary to protect their children.”

Attendees were briefed last Friday in a meeting with SFUSD Superintendent Dr. Matt Wayne.

SFUSD states that their policies protect children and they are not at liberty to publicly discuss the issues to protect the children’s privacy.

Some parents said they have removed their students from school while other parents and community leaders called on the removal of the SFUSD superintendent, the firing of certain school principals and the need for more supportive school board members.

Community advocates discussed boycotting the schools and creating Freedom Schools led by Black leaders and educators, reassuring parents that their child’s wellbeing and education are the highest priority and youth are not to be disrupted by racism or policies that don’t support them.

Virginia Marshall, chair of the San Francisco NAACP’s education committee, offered encouragement to the parents and students in attendance while also announcing an upcoming May 14 school board meeting to demand accountability over their mistreatment.

“I’m urging anyone that cares about our students to pack the May 14 school board meeting,” said Marshall.

This resource was supported in whole or in part by funding provided by the State of California, administered by the California State Library via California Black Media as part of the Stop the Hate Program. The program is supported by partnership with California Department of Social Services and the California Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs as part of the Stop the Hate program. To report a hate incident or hate crime and get support, go to CA vs Hate.