One year memorial: Essay: Oakland's Not for Burning
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Last updated at Sat, 2 Jan at 10:07am.

Editor's note: This essay about Oscar Grant's killing and the subsequent events in Oakland offers a detailed chronology and a more radical perspective than that presented by mainstream media. OL reprints it both to reflect and share the perspectives of the author, and to recognize the massive distrust many Oakland residents have of both the BART poice force and the Oakland PD.

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Perspectives on Venue Change and the Prevention of Justice
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Last updated at Sat, 2 Jan at 9:48am.

By Reiko Redmond

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One year memorial: Oscar Grant Memorial Arts Project Creative Expressions, a Catalyst for Social Change

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Last updated at Thu, 31 Dec at 2:02pm.

Editor's Note: In 2009, in response to the killing of Oscar Grant, local organizations Urban Habitat and Media Alliance created  the Oscar Grant Memorial Arts Project, curated by Christine Joy Ferrer, collecting work from over three dozen artists.

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