Oakland Voices reflect on Black Lives Matter Protests

Written by Saa'un Bell Oakland (December 15th, 2014)—Undeterred by the ‘Hella-Storm’, roughly 200 students, hailing from eight Oakland high schools staged a ‘die-in’ outside the Fruitvale BART station, disrupting business as usual for 4 minutes and

Written by Sara Rowley At 9:00, the approach to the 580 freeway on Lakeshore seemed almost quiet at first. But on Lake Park, a street that runs parallel to 580, a large group of about 200

Written by Saa'un Bell The grand jury decision in Ferguson to not indict police Officer Darren Wilson for the shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, has left the hearts of the African-American community reeling—nationwide, and in Oakland, sending the message that