Black Youth Rising, by Shawn Ginwright is a book that changed my life because it addresses violence, East Oakland, social movements and the need for folks to understand how the crack epidemic’s most profound impact may be the ways in which it underminded Black city residents ability to hope that shit might get better.
Given what [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Oakland’
Amadou. Sean. Lovell. Oscar. Aiyana
Saturday, July 10th, 2010
Photo Courtesy of Thomas Hawk @ Now Public
(Young African American man, hand cuffed in police car, January 2009 after Oscar Grant Murder Protest in Oakland, I wish I knew his name.)
Amadou. Sean. Lovell. Oscar. Aiyana.
Oftentimes, when it comes to personal violence and race and structural violence and race, I turn to other writers, [...]
How to Survive in East Oakland
Monday, September 1st, 2008I spoke to my momma yesterday and apparently because of theslate of robberies in Oakland, the police have posted up outsideof one of my favorite restaurants, Mommas Royal Cafe.This place is amazing. Farm fresh eggs for avacado, tomatoand crab omelette’s, fresh salsa and Peerless coffee. Living in Oaklandthis past year, I have spent many [...]
