![Sergio Robles, an American River College alumni, is running for Elk Grove City Council in hopes of making a difference in the community. (Photo courtesy of Sergio Robles)](https://www.arcurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Robles-Sergio.-Head-Shot-651x900.jpg)
ARC alumni Sergio Robles runs for Elk Grove city council
Lorraine Barron, Managing Editor
• November 5, 2022
![Doctors can be racist and their standing in the community does not exclude them from being responsible for their actions. Education does not give you a pass on treating others with respect. The picture on the left shows my daughter and myself, and the picture on the right is the photo the doctor saw of me. (Photo Illustration by Lorraine Barron)](https://www.arcurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Resized_Snapchat-2053024606.jpg)
Medical professionals are not above systemic racism
Lorraine Barron, Opinion Editor
• May 17, 2022
![The Los Rios Police Department released an update informing the community that a restraining order against President Melanie Dixon’s aggressor, Jamie Barnes, was made permanent on April 22, 2022. (Photo courtesy of the LRPD)](https://www.arcurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/barnesCPO.jpeg)
Judge approves permanent restraining order against Jamie Barnes
Lorraine Barron, Opinion Editor
• April 27, 2022
![American River College President Melanie Dixon received racist threats from a former Los Rios Community College District student, according to an email sent on March 10, 2022 by Brian King, the LRCCD chancellor. The district has filed a temporary restraining order and increased security at ARC and for Dixon. (Photo via Pixabay)](https://www.arcurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_2171-900x506.jpg)
ARC President Melanie Dixon receives racist threats from former student
Heather Amberson, Editor-In-Chief
• March 10, 2022
![Colin Kaepernick, former NFL quarterback turned activist, compared the NFL draft combine to slavery in the new Netflix show “Colin in Black and White.” (Photo courtesy of Netflix)](https://www.arcurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/colin-kaepernick-ava-duvernay-netflix-colin-in-black-and-white-1-900x750.jpg)
Colin Kaepernick’s comparisons between the NFL Combine and slave auctions are insensitive
Cynsere Kelly, Sports Editor
• November 13, 2021
![Asha Wilkerson, department chair of Legal Studies, and Sociology professor for the fall 2020 semester is co-teaching Introduction to Social Justice Studies (SJS 300) in a synchronous online course at American River College. The SJS 300 course is a required course for students majoring in social justice. (Photo by Ariel Caspar)](https://www.arcurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_3118-900x547.jpg)
Social justice courses use history lessons to empower change
Ariel Caspar, Editor-In-Chief
• September 30, 2020
![Students gather for a brave space where microagressions are discussed. Brave spaces are one of the strategies American River College is employing to close the race performance gap. (Photo by Kyle Elsasser)](https://www.arcurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/25653744326_b3ac20bee2_k-1000x667.jpg)
Editorial: ARC needs to close its race performance gap
April 22, 2016
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