Lake Merritt

Actions confront cops for man’s deathActions confront cops for man’s death

Actions confront cops for man’s death

Oakland, Calif. -- Over 500 people came out to the Lakeshore Shopping District here on June 12 to angrily mourn…

June 21, 2015
Oakland, Calif., police take another young Black lifeOakland, Calif., police take another young Black life

Oakland, Calif., police take another young Black life

Oakland, Calif., Police Department officers took yet another young Black man’s life on the morning of June 6. According to…

June 10, 2015
People’s City Council protests gentrification in Oakland, Calif.People’s City Council protests gentrification in Oakland, Calif.

People’s City Council protests gentrification in Oakland, Calif.

Oakland, Calif. -- Members of Black.Seed (formerly Black Brunch) and Asians4BlackLives took over the Oakland City Council meeting on May…

May 11, 2015
Oakland, Calif., vigil for police brutality victimsOakland, Calif., vigil for police brutality victims

Oakland, Calif., vigil for police brutality victims

An event entitled “Ferguson Response: Vigil for Fallen Angels” was attended by about 200 people at Oakland’s Lake Merritt on…

December 3, 2014
Honor Alan Blueford: No war on Black, Brown youthHonor Alan Blueford: No war on Black, Brown youth

Honor Alan Blueford: No war on Black, Brown youth

On the second anniversary of the killing of young Alan Blueford by Oakland Police Department Officer Miguel Masso, several hundred…

May 8, 2014