Oaklander Mario Gonzalez dies in Alameda Police custody
Mario Gonzalez, 26, died in Alameda Police custody on April 19.
Tag Archives: Cat Brooks
Oakland can ‘Defund the Police’ and ‘Refund the Community’
Process to reimagine police can lead to improvement in quality of life for Oakland.
2021’s Wednesdays: Georgia’s win, Black women organizers, and Poetry
"[Organizing] is something people dedicate hours of their lives to training to do, and then more importantly, leaders sacrifice their lives to doing it right.” - Cat Brooks
Oakland Voices discussion with organizer, performer, and activist Cat Brooks as part of bi-monthly broadcast, “Oakland Voices Tonight”
As civil unrest continued worldwide, Oakland Voices’ Coordinator Rasheed Shabazz moderated an online conversation about COVID-19, policing, and inequality in Oakland with Cat Brooks.
Oakland, Alameda County to reopen amid racial disparities
Latinos nearly half of COVID-19 cases in Alameda County.
Say His Name: Oscar Grant remembered 11 years after murder at Fruitvale BART Station
Family, friends, and supporters gathered at Fruitvale BART Station in Oakland on Jan. 1 to remember Oscar Grant and the movement sparked by his death 11 years ago. Speakers, poets, and singers remembered Grant, chanted[Read more]
