Oscar Grant reflection through art reception opens in Oakland this Thursday
Article by Tymeesa Rutledge.
Last updated at Thu, 19 Aug at 5:46am.

This Thursday, Aug. 19, at Oaksterdam Tattoo at 815 Washington in Oakland, photographer Curtis Jermany will debut The MooD-ology Art Reception, featuring original photos related to the Johannes Mehserle verdict. Mehserle is the former BART officer who was convicted of fatally shooting Oscar Grant on Jan. 1, 2009.

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Ella Baker Center Reacts to Oscar Grant Verdict (Community Voices)
Blog entry by Abel Habtegeorgis.
Last updated at Wed, 14 Jul at 6:46am.

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

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Notes Before the Verdict
Blog entry by Roger Porter.
Last updated at Tue, 6 Jul at 7:43am.

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.

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