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Opinion: Five years after George Floyd, Trump still protects ‘killer cops’

In this moment, people must organize against fascism.

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Oaklander Mario Gonzalez dies in Alameda Police custody

Mario Gonzalez, 26, died in Alameda Police custody on April 19.

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Derek Chauvin Found Guilty on All Three Charges
Oakland can ‘Defund the Police’ and ‘Refund the Community’

Process to reimagine police can lead to improvement in quality of life for Oakland.

An African American woman wearing a rainbow colored dress stands in front of a storefront in Oakland.
Oakland’s BIPOC-owned vandalized businesses tell their story

Oakland Voices Correspondents chat with several small, BIPOC-owned businesses in Oakland following the vandalism that affected more than 200 businesses.

An African American teen girl, Alysia Reaves, speaks into a microphone behind a podium in front of SF City Hall.
17 year-old Oakland youth activist calls for allies, unity

“I am driven by the ancestral spirit that guides me. I envision a place that works for everybody. A place that allows everyone to flourish and a place that embraces everyone’s identity.”

A young African American man, Akil Riley, stands in front of a fence for a photo.
Oakland Voices: Youth activists leading the Black Lives Matter Movement

Oakland Voices interviewed five young leaders who have taken the Black Lives Matter Movement by storm and reminded us that not only are our youth the future, but they are also the present.

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Who are the voices at the Protests? The people behind the mics, masks, and signs

We caught up with protesters Michael Houston, Alexcia Sundra, Brianna Noble, and Selena De Leon on why they protest as a part of the Black Lives Matter movement.

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Oakland answers the call for art amidst protests

Artists turn downtown Oakland into an art museum.

Several young women wearing black and with bandanas look happy and are passing out free water bottles on the street during a protest in Berkeley.
Thousands Turn Out for Huge Demonstration in Berkeley for Black Lives Matter

I left the demonstration/funeral procession feeling more hopeful than usual. Maybe all of these demonstrations around the country, from the Bay Area to small towns like Pleasanton and Fargo, N. Dakota, might lead to the systemic changes that people today were clearly demanding — no more police killings of Black and Brown men and women and the demilitarization of police forces.