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Julianne Hing

Julianne Hing Julianne is a RaceWire Co-Editor and the editorial assistant at ColorLines. Before joining ColorLines she served for two years as an editor of Jaded Magazine, an award-winning progressive publication at the University of California, Irvine named Publication of the Year by Campus Progress in 2007. Julianne came to journalism by way of campus organizing. She has written about labor and migration, the politics of globalization, pop culture and consumerism, and food.

DOJ vs. Joe Arpaio: Here Comes the Lawsuit

by Julianne Hing on September 2 2010, 6:12PM

The DOJ has been investigating the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office for alleged civil rights abuses since 2009.

Topics: Arizona's SB 1070, Criminal Justice

How the Discovery Channel Gunman’s Green Activism Turned to Hate

by Julianne Hing on September 2 2010, 4:36PM

A growing sect of the environmental movement is being co-opted by white nationalists.

Topics: Environment

Fidel Castro Owns Up to Persecuting Gays in Cuba

by Julianne Hing on September 2 2010, 2:11PM

“If someone is responsible, it’s me,” Castro told journalists.

Topics: Gender & Sexuality, Global Affairs

Aerial Drones Take Over the Border

by Julianne Hing on September 1 2010, 1:30PM

Does everyone feel safe yet?

Topics: Immigration, National Security

New York Tells Schools to Stop Harassing Immigrant Students

by Julianne Hing on September 1 2010, 12:23PM

Group says that at least 20 percent of the New York school districts were demanding children’s immigration papers before they could enroll.

Topics: Immigration, Schools & Youth

DOJ: Arizona’s Community Colleges Shut Out Immigrant Workers, Too

by Julianne Hing on August 31 2010, 6:20PM

It’s just the latest round in a series of legal warring between the desert state and the feds.

Topics: Politics, Schools & Youth

It Cost BART $6 Million to Kill Oscar Grant

by Julianne Hing on August 31 2010, 11:42AM

It might be legally defensible for police to kill innocent people, but it sure is expensive.

Topics: Criminal Justice

Jezebel’s September Fashion Mag Tally: Black Is Still Not Hot

by Julianne Hing on August 31 2010, 9:59AM

But Halle Berry lands Vogue’s cover—the second black women ever, following Naomi Campbell 20 years ago.

Topics: Arts & Culture

The Jan Brewer Post-Primary Victory Tour

by Julianne Hing on August 30 2010, 3:26PM

Xenophobia in your face.

Topics: Arizona's SB 1070, Politics

For New Orleans, Katrina Recovery Means Remaking Police, Too

by Julianne Hing on August 30 2010, 11:02AM

With the Justice Department bearing down, the city tries to go from worst to best in holding police accountable to the communities they serve.

Topics: Criminal Justice, Katrina Recovery

LA Times Forces Schools’ Hand

by Julianne Hing on August 26 2010, 4:19PM

It’s been a wild couple of weeks for Los Angeles teachers.

Topics: Schools & Youth

Marcelo Lucero’s Teen Killers Sentenced for Anti-Immigrant Attack

by Julianne Hing on August 26 2010, 12:30PM

The teens admitted to taking part in the perverse sport of “beaner-hopping,” where they would prowl the streets looking for Latino immigrants to attack.

Topics: Criminal Justice, Immigration

Migrant Deaths At the Border On the Rise

by Julianne Hing on August 25 2010, 3:17PM

But arrests are steadily on the decline.

Topics: Immigration

Did New Orleans Authorize NOPD To Shoot “Looters” After Katrina?

by Julianne Hing on August 25 2010, 12:30PM

New reports allege police brass called martial law to “take back the city and shoot looters.”

Topics: Criminal Justice

Race to the Top’s Round 2 Winners, And Why They Matter

by Julianne Hing on August 24 2010, 6:04PM

Still, there’s very little that’s organic or local about the education reform movement.

Topics: Schools & Youth

Will NOPD’s Impressive 65-Point Plan Overhaul Troubled Agency?

by Julianne Hing on August 24 2010, 1:27PM

Many of the changes are structural reforms that include instituting weekly accountability meetings

Topics: Criminal Justice

The Many Faces of John McCain—an Interactive History

by Julianne Hing on August 24 2010, 12:20PM

In the last 10 years, the Arizona Senator’s gone from being one of the most visible Republican leaders for immigration reform to one of its most aggressive hawks.

Topics: Immigration, Politics