john a. powell, Author at Word In Black

ERKELEY, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 22: Pro-Palestinian protesters carry signs as they march in front of Sather Gate on the UC Berkeley campus on April 22, 2024 in Berkeley, California. Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters staged a demonstration in front of Sproul Hall on the UC Berkeley campus where they set up a tent encampment in solidarity with protesters at Columbia University who are demanding a permanent cease-fire in the war between Israel and Gaza.

Berkeley Once Championed Free Speech. Now It’s Burying it

by john a. powell September 26, 2025September 26, 2025

john a. powell, director of Berkeley’s Othering & Belonging Institute, says universities must decide whether they will cave to power.