|
Last updated at Fri, 9 Jul at 1:03pm.
On July 8, 2010, just after 4pm PT, it was announced that a Los Angeles jury found former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the Jan 1, 2009 shooting death of the unarmed 22-year-old Hayward resident Oscar Grant.
|
Last updated at Mon, 28 Jun at 9:14am.
Oakland author Nikki Jones knows all too well that the stakes are high for young African-American girls growing up in economically disadvantaged communities.
|
|
Last updated at Tue, 27 Apr at 3:39pm.
The sun was shining on a somber event
as community members, leaders and families gathered in front of the
Alameda County Administration Building on Saturday, April 24, to remember the
children who have died from preventable violence.
|
Last updated at Tue, 27 Apr at 1:05am.
It all started with a conversation between a school administrator and a representative of the mayor's office about doing something tangible to decrease youth gang violence in East Oakland.
|
|
Last updated at Thu, 15 Apr at 7:06pm.
Domestic violence knows no color or religion or economic status or age. It is a fact, however, that 85 percent of the victims of domestic violence are women. One woman is beaten by her husband or partner every 15 seconds in the United States. The clock is ticking. It is widespread and under reported and affects most anyone in any hamlet, borough or community within the city of Oakland.
|
Last updated at Sat, 2 Jan at 3:46pm.
Last night I spent my first New Year's Eve in Oakland at home with friends in the Temescal neighborhood. Just before midnight, and for quite a while afterward, I heard what I could have sworn were gunshots. A lot of them. From a lot of different directions. But I figured, nah, it couldn't really be.
|
|
Last updated at Wed, 9 Dec at 3:07pm.
Nearly 50 community members, mostly from Oakland, gathered last night a public forum at the Women of Color Resource Center in downtown Oakland. The event was in response to the much-publicized gang rape that occurred Oct. 24 at Richmond High School.
|
Last updated at Mon, 23 Nov at 6:47pm.
Oakland peace activists, safety advocates and criminal justice officials take note: according to a study released today, Oakland's almost dead last in the race towards the safest city in the country.
|
|
Last updated at Sat, 21 Nov at 12:12pm.
Today students at the University of California, Berkeley barricaded themselves into the Wheeler Building to protest the substantial tuition and fee hike at UC Berkeley. As of this writing, the standoff continues.
In the early afternoon, YouTube user Kurtjimi27 uploaded a video of UC Berkeley policy striking protesters:
|
Last updated at Wed, 11 Nov at 10:39am.
Nearly 50 community members, mostly from Oakland, gathered last night a public forum at the Women of Color Resource Center in downtown Oakland. The event was in response to the much-publicized gang rape that occurred Oct. 24 at Richmond High School.
|
|
Last updated at Sun, 1 Nov at 11:22pm.
Valerie Klinker, 19, a participant in the YO! Youth Outlook media project, shares her views on the recent gang rape of a 15-year-old in Richmond, CA: I was so hurt and heartbroken to hear a beautiful 15-year-old
teenage year old girl, who could have been your sister, cousin,
daughter, or even a best friend, was raped. Not only was she raped, but
she was gang raped, beat up, and robbed at her Homecoming dance. This
brought tears to my eyes. Just thinking of her age and what they could
have done to her makes my blood boil. At 15, she is just a baby. It
disgusts me that people took pictures of this girl getting raped...
|
Last updated at Sat, 31 Oct at 2:44pm.
By Nijla Mumin pick out a dress
maybe she likes sparkles
purple satin and straps
|
|
Last updated at Fri, 30 Oct at 9:38pm.
Angelina Thao, 17, a participant in the YO! Youth Outlook media project, shares her views on the recent gang rape of a 15-year-old in Richmond, CA:
If I witnessed a rape, I wouldn't let it happen. It's so sad to know
these scary things are happening. I have always hated rape. When I was
little, I saw a movie with rape as part of the storyline. Ever since
that movie, I became scared of rape, but it never really clicked in
that there is such a thing as rape!
I used to know a family friend who couldn't talk. I felt sorry for her
cause when would talk to me, I couldn't really understand what she was
saying. My mom told me the story behind her disability...
|
Last updated at Fri, 30 Oct at 9:37pm.
Oscar Servillion, 17, a participant in the YO! Youth Outlook media project, shares his views on the recent gang rape of a 15-year-old in Richmond, CA: What were these "men" who raped the 15-year-old girl from Richmond
doing? They were being "men", the way they are taught by the artists
they listen to, trying to copy their role models, rappers. In our society's ideology, we are told that to be a "man" we have to
be, strong, fearless, in control, and my favorite (sarcasm), "men do
not cry". Meaning that if you do not follow these rules, you're not a
"Man", you're a woman, or anything else -- gay, for one. This is how
females are seen as less of a person than males, and why people of
different sexual orientation are mistreated and judged. Society
is scared of losing control over people. If they lose control,
they're screwed because next thing you know, people start thinking for
themselves and questioning everything...
|
|
Last updated at Fri, 30 Oct at 9:37pm.
Marina Saenz, 18, a participant in the YO! Youth Outlook media project, shares her views on the recent gang rape of a 15-year-old in Richmond, CA:
If I had witnessed the rape in Richmond, I wouldn't have said anything
to the police or to the school because people get killed when you
snitch on a gang. The rape was messed up, but on some level, the young
girl initiated it...
|
Last updated at Fri, 30 Oct at 9:36pm.
Jaleesa Vickers, 20, a participant in the YO! Youth Outlook media project, shares her views on the recent gang rape of a 15-year-old in Richmond, CA:
Rape is a very big deal to me. If it isn't a big deal to you, then you
need to rethink about how you feel about it. It is a very selfish act
that dehumanizes people, and whoever even has the slightest thought of
doing such a thing to another person is truly sick.
Rape destroys the
spirit, almost beyond repair. It baffles me that those boys could do
that to the victim, let alone think it was fun, as if it all were a
game. I'm curious as to what they were trying to prove to themselves,
or to each other. I know it may not be possible, but because of the
nature of the crime, they should all be tried as adults...
|