Blog entry by Abel Habtegeorgis.
Last updated at Wed, 14 Jul at 7:46am.

Following last week's verdict - when a jury in Los Angeles found former BART Policeman Johannes Mehserle guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter in the murder of 22-year old Oscar Grant - the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights recognized the importance of holding Mehserle, as a representative of police systems and police

Blog entry by Roger Porter.
Last updated at Tue, 6 Jul at 8:43am.

As I lay suffering in the intense discomfort created by the countdown to the verdict that will inevitably change my city - maybe even the whole country - forever, I have come to realize what most saddens me about the murder of Oscar Grant and subsequent trial of Johannes Mehserle.

Article by Thandisizwe Chimu....
Last updated at Wed, 23 Jun at 12:48am.

The prosecution in People of the State of California vs. Johannes Mehserle has rested its case.

Blog entry by Thandisizwe Chimu....
Last updated at Fri, 26 Feb at 6:47pm.

Oakland Local, New America Media, Spot.us and others are teaming up to provide independent coverage of this trial.