On Monday, Jan. 20, the Anti-Police Terror Project hosted the annual Reclaim MLK’s Radical Legacy event to honor the forgotten perspective of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King.
This year’s event centered around the recent efforts of Moms 4 Housing and the militarized response by the Alameda County Sheriffs Office.
Reclaim MLK’s radical legacy is an annual event in Oakland. 
The march procedes up 14th Street to the County Sheriffs office. 
Yolanda Banks Reed, mother of Shaleem Tindle, holds up a banner with an image of her son who was killed by BART Police in 2018. 
Demonstrators at the Reclaim MLK Day event in Oakland. 
Hundreds of protesters joined the Reclaim MLK Day protest in Oakland on Jan. 20. 
Demonstrators lead the way up 14th street. 
The march procedes up 14th Street to the County Sheriffs office after passing the oakland Library. 
The march procedes up 14th Street to the County Sheriffs office. 
McDonald’s customers watch as the Reclaim MLK Day march passes them near 14th and Jackson St in downtown Oakland. 
The Reclaim MLK day march procedes up 14th Street to the County Sheriffs office. 
“Housing is a human right.” 
The Reclaim MLK march heads up 14th Street. 
The Reclaim MLK march heads up 14th Street. 
The march procedes up 14th Street to the County Sheriffs office. 
The Reclaim MLK Day march at 14th and Franklin Street. 
The Reclaim MLK Day march at 14th and Franklin Street. 
Children lead the Reclaim MLK Day march. 
The People’s Community Medics at Reclaim MLK day. 
Oakland Councilwoman Nikki Bas speaks at Reclaim MLK Day. 
Hundreds of protesters joined the Reclaim MLK Day protest in Oakland on Jan. 20. 
The 2020 Reclaiming the Radical Legacy of MLK focused on the recent efforts of Moms 4 Housing.
Rasheed Shabazz is a multimedia storyteller. He is a journalist, educator, urban planner, and historian. He is director of Oakland Voices' Community Journalism Program.
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