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Would You Be Ok With Not Knowing?
More than 5 months ago I attended an incredibly sad event in Oakland that unfortunately has been common place in the city I call home. It was the funeral of a young black teenager slain on the streets...
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National Day of Protest to Stop Policy Brutality and the Criminalization of a...
October 22nd marks the National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression, and the Criminalization of a Generation. This day of action—a day strategically chosen for when students are in...
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Looking for Matthew
It is difficultto get the news from poems yet men die miserably every dayfor lackof what is found there.William Carlos WilliamsI believe that.Matthew was only 23 when he was shot dead on the street...
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Another Young Life lost to Stand Your Ground
Last week another tragedy struck in Florida due to the Stand Your Ground law. 17 year old Jordan Davis was shot and killed by a 45 year old businessman named Michael Dunn. His crime? Being part of a...
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For My Little Brothers
I am the oldest of three, yet my two baby brothers tower over me. To me, no matter how tall they grow or how deep their voices get, they will always be the little brothers or “the boys” as they are...
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Why Just "Respecting Our City" Won't Make Oakland Safer
Bullets ripped through the bodies of four people, killing one, at February’s First Friday in Oakland. It was a tragedy. The high-profile nature of our city’s monthly street party flung those shootings...
View ArticleHeal the Streets 2012: Creative, Youth-led Solutions to Violence
Who’s a better choice to intervene when it comes to youth violence: a trained professional or a family friend?Our 2012 Heal the Streets Fellows put together this interactive video that invites you to...
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Please Don't Let the Bomber Be Muslim
The events that took place at the Boston Marathon on Monday left me shocked and disoriented. Just last month, the Oakland Running Festival hosted many participants from the Ella Baker Center and I...
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Justice for Alan Blueford
Until May 6th, Alan Blueford was a Skyline High School senior preparing for graduation. Now his family is mourning his death at the hands of the Oakland Police Department. Read a statement about the...
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Rethink Neighborhood Watch and Public Safety After Trayvon
Every year, on the first Tuesday in August, more than 30 million people in the US take to the streets to share food and conversation with their neighbors as part of National Night Out, which is...
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