We have to talk about it. We have to write about it. White terror hitting close to home has writer Demone Carter drawing links to our "supposedly left-leaning political machinery" and white supremacy.

In February 2017 a predictable and preventable flood displaced 14,000 San Jose families. Two years later authorities have not taken steps to ensure this tragedy never happens again and families are compensated their irreparable loss.

Khalilah is a performance artist and author in San Jose, California. Her art, The Dance Of Peace, is an inclusive, expansive, healing social activity launched on an ongoing basis. Learn more at www.thedanceofpeace.org or @thepeacedancer on Instagram

With a humanitarian crisis centered at the United States border with México, this poem cuts to the heart of that very real imaginary line and calls for us to unravel the migrant plot in a way only poetry can.

Google's announcement of $1Billion to address the Bay Area Housing Crisis does nothing to alleviate housing needs for people struggling with housing insecurity.

Khalilah Ramirez is a performance artist, author and educator in San Jose. She founded The Dance of Peace in 2008 and continues to practice daily with the mission of, "Peace In Every Heart."

The Multicultural Arts Leadership Institute was formed to support San Jose's diverse arts leaders. After Team San José’s repeat fail to use local talent as silent props, a united front calls for change.

The release of the new song San José by New Zealand-based Grace Kelly is a repeat offense for Team San Jose - the city's tourism arm - in not celebrating its own homegrown talent. Demone Carter lists more than qualified recommendations to represent our beautiful city.

The Monthly Drink and Draw at San José's The Art Boutiki is the kind of event you want to tell everyone about. A tradition more than a decade long, it is now in the hands of Carlos Velazquez to line up guest DJ selectors for a night of live record spinning in a casual environment to practice your art skills and be part of the heart of San Jo.

This Week in Peace is a weekly column which relates the real life experience of San Jose's own Dancer of Peace, Khalilah Ramirez. The experiences are transformed into entertaining teaching tales with practical suggestions on how to live harmoniously and joyfully in our modern world.

Two poems in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month.

Incarcerated families are living under immense fear that their loved ones inside will be harmed or killed. Writer Ruthie Montalvo describes the experience of her husband being forced into a Non-Designated Programming Facility - where the yards for the general population and special needs population have been combined in CDCR - resulting in great harm to entire families, yet CDCR's response has been to minimize the impacts.

As money bail is being challenged nationally, an alarming "alternative" is being implemented in its place -- system supervision and preventative detention. But in Santa Clara County, a third option is developing -- community driven pretrial justice. Here's how it works.

Governor Newsom's announcement to halt the death penalty in California leaves out the loved ones serving the other death penalty - Life Without Parole. Yolanda, whose husband Frankie has been serving LWOP for 14 years calls on the Governor to end all death penalties.

Bees' is a Shakespearean sonnet about how Islamic spirituality is reflected in Nature, by San Jose poet Christopher Patrick Nelson.

Rudy Saenz is a community organizer with Fathers & Families of San Joaquin County. Rudy joins the De-Bug Podcast to share his less than welcoming experience in the San Joaquin County Courthouse. Rudy's court watching efforts are a part of a larger statewide movement for bail reform after the historical Humphrey Decision in California.

Imani Mfalme - SV De-Bug - February 28, 2019 Instead of posting about people in the past this month I wanted to highlight some of the fiercest bad mother shut your mouth women I know that are Making History Everyday! These particular women are some of our movement family who are leading participatory defense hubs around the country. Celebrate these women with me and support a cause that speaks to you! -Imani Qiana Johnson Participatory Defense Organizer, Life After Release H

We recently caught up with Teatro Visión to learn about the upcoming production of Doodle Pequeño – a play about gender identity featuring an all youth cast. Teatro Visión is offering teachers a discounted ticket price and a post production discussion about the themes of the play.

Aram James, activist and retired public defender, reflects on his friend Jeff Adachi, the legendary San Francisco defender who passed on February 22, 2019.

A tribute to the one and only Jeff Adachi, who continues to inspire us and so many.