EPISODE · Apr 28, 2025 · 10 MIN
Students Push For Race-Focused College Graduations In California
from KQED's The California Report · host KQED
College staff in Southern California are busy organizing upcoming graduation ceremonies based on racial and ethnic identity. But two months ago, the Trump administration said these graduation ceremonies are illegal. And staff are not taking that declaration lightly. Reporter: Adolfo Guzman-Lopez, LAist Labor advocates in Los Angeles are pushing back against proposed cuts to a small city agency tasked with helping workers, who weren’t paid the wages they were owed. Reporter: Farida Jhabvala Romero, KQED Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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College staff in Southern California are busy organizing upcoming graduation ceremonies based on racial and ethnic identity. But two months ago, the Trump administration said these graduation ceremonies are illegal. And staff are not taking that declaration lightly. Reporter: Adolfo Guzman-Lopez, LAist Labor advocates in Los Angeles are pushing back against proposed cuts to a small city agency tasked with helping workers, who weren’t paid the wages they were owed. Reporter: Farida Jhabvala Romero, KQED Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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