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Oakland, CA
Julianne Hing is a reporter and blogger for Colorines.com covering immigration, education, criminal justice, and occasionally fashion and pop culture. In 2009 Julianne was the recipient of USC Annenberg's Institute for Justice and Journalism fellowship, which funded a reporting project on the impacts of criminal deportation on immigrant families. She has covered police brutality issues from Oakland to New Orleans and in the summer of 2010 reported for Colorlines from the courtroom where Oscar Grant's killer, BART cop Johannes Mehserle, faced trial. Julianne became politically active in high school, and started organizing students in college around access and affordability issues. She earned her B.A. in social ecology at the University of California, Irvine, where she edited Jaded magazine, named 2007 Publication of the Year by Campus Progress. Julianne’s writing has appeared on AlterNet, Truthout, Hyphen Magazine's blog, The American Prospect's blog TAPPED and Ta-Nehisi Coates' blog at The Atlantic, Racialicious, The Root and New America Media.
Julianne tweets at @juliannehing.
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Leaked Memo Shows Michelle Rhee Knew About Possible Teacher Cheating in D.C. Schools
by Julianne Hing on April 12 2013, 2:52PM
The polarizing school reform leader has been less than forthright about possible teacher cheating under her watch.
Topics: /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth
Seattle Police Chief Retires Amidst Scrutiny Over Officers’ Brutality
by Julianne Hing on April 9 2013, 11:27AM
Seattle will get a new police chief, but it’s still got plenty of problems it needs to work out.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
What the DOJ Can’t Do on School Discipline Reform
by Julianne Hing on April 3 2013, 1:35PM
The Department of Justice could push the Meridian, Miss., school district to dismantle its school-to-prison pipeline. How will a history of racist violence
Topics: Schools & Youth
Civil Rights Groups Issue School Security Plan—Without the Guns
by Julianne Hing on March 29 2013, 1:05PM
In the wake of the Sandy Hook massacre, calls for more police and armed guards abound. But to keep kids safe we need to look at the roots of violence and start there, say civil rights groups.
Topics: /NOW Blog, School-to-Prison, Schools & Youth
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Undocumented Youth Pay Tribute to the Original DREAMers [Photos]
by Julianne Hing on March 29 2013, 6:00AM
In the fight for immigration reform, the parents of undocumented youth are regularly chastised for their immigration misdeeds. An undocumented Arizona photographer wants to change the conversation.
Topics: Arts & Culture, Immigration
DOJ Files Landmark Agreement to Curb Meridian, Miss.’s School-to-Prison Pipeline
by Julianne Hing on March 22 2013, 2:17PM
“For Mississippi it’s really a glorious day.”
Topics: /NOW Blog, School-to-Prison, Schools & Youth
A Two-Minute Video Explains Why Jail Is Not the Answer for Youth Crime
by Julianne Hing on March 15 2013, 4:58PM
The youthful transgressions of yore are landing kids in jail today. It doesn’t have to be that way.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth
by Julianne Hing on March 13 2013, 3:05PM
The new report was released alongside a new appeal to demand a fair sentencing hearing for death row inmate Duane Buck.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
Celebrate The International Woman in Your Life With the ‘Meet My Immigrant Mom’ Tumblr
by Julianne Hing on March 8 2013, 5:35PM
It’s just love.
Topics: Arts & Culture, Celebrate Love, /NOW Blog
Colorado’s In-State Tuition ASSET Bill One Signature Away From Law
by Julianne Hing on March 8 2013, 4:12PM
It’s another tuition equity win for undocumented students.
Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog
It’s Not Just Chicago: 100 Youth Homicides in Miami Since 2009
by Julianne Hing on March 5 2013, 3:48PM
Eighty-one of them were the result of gun-related incidents.
New Study Finds a Dramatic Drop in Youth Incarceration Rates
by Julianne Hing on March 1 2013, 9:00AM
Thanks to falling youth crime rates and cash-strapped states (seriously), juveniles are less likely to land in prison. But when it comes to racial disparities, the devil remains in the details.
Topics: Criminal Justice, School-to-Prison, Schools & Youth
Lupe Ontiveros’ Family Speaks Out: Oscars Snub Was a ‘Glaring Omission’
by Julianne Hing on February 27 2013, 12:40PM
Her Oscars’ snub was exactly the kind of erasure that Ontiveros fought against during her career.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
The Latest Online Education Craze Could Very Well Worsen the Achievement Gap
by Julianne Hing on February 22 2013, 5:15PM
New research suggests that these trendy education programs may well be exacerbating very old racial inequities in education.
Topics: /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth
Denver’s Plugging Up Its School-to-Prison Pipeline
by Julianne Hing on February 21 2013, 10:12AM
In the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre, elected officials, pundits and gun lobbyists have been calling for more police in schools. So why is Denver doing its own thing?
Topics: School-to-Prison, Schools & Youth
‘I’ve Got a Ji-Hard On for You’ and Other Delightfully Uncomfortable Muslim Valentines
by Julianne Hing on February 14 2013, 6:45PM
Simultaneously skewering Islamophobia and Valentine’s Day with sharp political humor.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
This Valentine’s Day, Dump Your Boo the Undocumented Way
by Julianne Hing on February 14 2013, 6:11PM
Dreamers Adrift has the script you’ve been meaning to write for yourself.
Topics: Arts & Culture, Media, /NOW Blog
Florida’s School-to-Prison Pipeline Is Largest in the Nation
by Julianne Hing on February 12 2013, 10:07AM
As talking back to your teacher increasingly leads to misdemeanor criminal charges, experts say the arrests have lifelong consequences.
Topics: School-to-Prison, Schools & Youth
Who You Calling a Model Minority? New Report Dispels Myths About Asian Americans
by Julianne Hing on February 7 2013, 5:20PM
New data on Asian Americans takes a look at the community’s often invisible struggles with poverty, education, the housing crisis, and healthcare.
Topics: /NOW Blog
Wanna Get Involved in the Coming Immigration Reform Fight? Here’s How
by Julianne Hing on February 1 2013, 9:27AM
We’re entering into the biggest discussion we’ve had about immigration in generations. Elected officials and lobbyists can’t be the only people to speak up.
Topics: Immigration, Immigration Reform
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