2012 East Oakland Project Blogs
The Lam Vo You(r’e) Looking For
Dear Ms. Gordon, Unfortunately, I am the Lam Vo your (sic) looking for. […]
Month: November 2012
2012 East Oakland Project Blogs
Reactions: Cop-on-Black vs. Black-on-Black
It seems that if you’re not killed by a cop, you’re a just a garden variety homicide victim. People don’t get too upset. You might get an impromptu curbside memorial. The local TV news might mention the killing in passing. And then, the victim of the day will be forgotten until the next man, woman, or child gets shot and killed. People seem to get up in arms only if a cop does the killing, à la Oscar Grant or Alan Blueford. If it’s black on black, it’s business as usual. But if it’s cop on black – oh, damn, it’s on! […]
2012 East Oakland Project Blogs
Lam and I Both Move On
During the Fall semester of 2007, I was teaching in the OUSD Independent Study Program, seeing about 30 or so students per week, individually and in small groups by grade level and course. Lam was […]
2012 East Oakland Project Blogs
Restitution & Reparations
Bishop Williams says his movement is asking for “$21 billion per year from Congress each year from now on to build and rebuild for us homes, businesses, schools and all the things we need throughout the community.” That is a tall order! […]
2012 East Oakland Project Blogs
VIDEO: Raid on Occupy Oakland – One Year Later
Protesters, spectators, passers-by, and police gathered at Oakland’s city hall plaza on October 25, 2012, marking the one-year anniversary of the day the police tore down Occupy Oakland’s tent camp encampment at the plaza. West Oakland resident Janay Smith, 20, talks about the anniversary event and the relevance, and the irrelevance, of the Occupy movement. […]
2012 East Oakland Project Blogs
Heart and Soul – ‘Ladies Rock Da Mic’ Brings Harmony to Oakland
For two soul-filled hours, the audience is treated to the raw talent that each and ever singer possesses. Each act brings to the stage their passion for helping others and for singing. The energy is infectious as the singers lead the near capacity crowd in rock, R&B, and jazz songs. With their voices, the singers unify the audience in song, and in the spirit of giving. […]
2012 East Oakland Project Blogs
‘Negroes With Guns:’ My Black Panther Reeducation
Today, mainstream media depicts a Panther demise into pimping, drug-dealing and gangbanging, but that history is questioned and should not remain as the Party’s legacy. In 1968, the police were the soldiers of a racist system and acted with impunity. The Panthers offered black communities much-needed protection, and through good works like teaching and feeding children, empowered and mobilized people to stand up against racial violence and rampant police brutality. […]
2012 East Oakland Project Blogs
Fall 2007: Lam Writes About His Crime
The essay described an evening in May or June of that year, in which he was riding around Oakland in a car with some other teenage boys he claimed not to know very well. At some point during long the way, they gave Lam a gun, and the boys together attempted to rob a corner store.
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2012 East Oakland Project Blogs
Rising Local Talent Rayven is Ready To Soar
By Sheila Blandon There are many artists in the Bay Area, but Rayven’s passion and motivation sets him apart from the rest. He has came a long way, from being a part of a group […]
2012 East Oakland Project Blogs
Artist Rachel-Anne Palacios Brings Multicultural Soul & Spirit to Oakland Students
By Debora Gordon Rachel-Anne Palacios’ grandmother was the spark that lit Rachel’s artistic fire. “I never did any kind of serious art,” she says, “but I would make things for my grandma for her birthday […]