Police declare crime scene: eyewitness photos from The Black Hour of Friday's march

Black Hour Mon, 8 Nov at 8:17am
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People we know: Oaklanders face police by The Black Hour, http://www.flickr.com/photos/blackhour/5157277390/in/set-7215762521239

Former BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle was sentenced on November 5 to two years for the 2009 murder of Oscar Grant.

The lenient sentence upset many community members who gathered at a rally in downtown Oakland to honor the life of Oscar. When the rally ended, people promptly hit the streets.

After snaking through downtown Oakland en route to the Fruitvale BART Station, the group ended up trapped by police between E. 17th and E. 18th on 6th Ave.

The area was declared a "crime scene" by police, who say rocks and bottles were thrown at them, and 152 people were arrested.

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About Black Hour
The Black Hour Internet Radio Show is an internet radio show based at Laney College in Oakland, CA. The show's original description on 9th Floor Radio states, "The Black Hour sheds light on the voices of Laney's Black students, taking them from the abyss of silence to the glow of empowerment." The two-hour show airs every fourth Wednesday from 5-7 p.m. (PST) on 9th Floor Radio. HISTORY The Black Hour originally was a project of the Laney Black Student Union (Laney BSU). Members wanted an opportunity to voice their opinions on things that mattered to them.