The Role of Recall Leaders: Unmasking Narratives and Identity Reductionism
With endless streams of doom loop articles and “poverty porn” videos on social media connecting the dispossessed class to crime and business closures that were failing due to changes in consumerism before the pandemic, ridiculous political advocates of the ruling class exhaust the public.
Coalition Demanding Recall Advocates Respect Their Vote Grows
Within a cozy church in deep East Oakland, a diverse anti-recall coalition was forming on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024. Since then, a movement has matured over the months, countering the recall narrative against Alameda Country District Attorney Pamela Price and Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, who faced calls for a recall immediately after taking office.
Art Blooms in Oakland After Chaotic Protest Nights End
If silence is violence, the residents of Oakland have an answer for that; art. Throughout Saturday artists of all ages and ethnicities took their paint, paintbrushes and spray paint to claim boarded windows in Downtown Oakland as forms of beautiful expression.
George Floyd Protest in Oakland Reflects Conflicting Intensions
Friday night's Oakland protest of the killing of George Floyd by Minnesota police had a different—pent energy—than any other protest I've ever been to.
ACCE and Moms 4 Housing Join Forces in March for Affordable Housing with Oakland Advocate Groups
A unified mix of Oakland advocate groups descended on a luxury high-rise to spotlight a building boom they say is not intended to house locals—creating more homelessness and forcing many to leave the city.
From Burning Man to Wood Street
At the Wood Street homeless encampment in West Oakland, CA, 54-year-old Carter-Griffin said she has been homeless a total of 10 years. Six of those years have been in West Oakland. A 5th generation San Franciscan, Carter-Griffin lived in the Bay Area all of her life, minus two years.
Reclaiming Martin Luther King Day Ended With Live Gun Melting Ceremony
In the past, the group re-cast the melted guns into shovels. The guns symbolize death, but the shovels symbolize planting and life.
Viral BBQ Becky Meme & BBQing While Black Explained
If you have not heard yet, I am the one who filmed Jennifer Schulte, the alleged woman dubbed...
