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Opinion: Northeastern University needs to abandon plans for $20M private police force
Northeastern University’s Plan for a Private Police Force is a Betrayal of East Oakland, writes Cat Brooks.
Oaklander Mario Gonzalez dies in Alameda Police custody
Mario Gonzalez, 26, died in Alameda Police custody on April 19.
What are Oakland’s Ballot Measures in the 2020 elections?
Oakland Voices and The Oaklandside co-reported and produced video explainers about Oakland’s four 2020 ballot measures.
‘Breonna Taylor wasn’t me, but she could have been’
Oakland Voices correspondents Saa'un Bell and Brandy Collins share their insights on the Breonna Taylor verdict.
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.
Effort to get rid of police in Oakland schools gains momentum as Black Lives Matter protests continue
A local campaign led by Black activists in Oakland to transform OUSD by expelling school police is gaining momentum.
Opinion: Northeastern University needs to abandon plans for $20M private police force
Northeastern University’s Plan for a Private Police Force is a Betrayal of East Oakland, writes Cat Brooks.
Oaklander Mario Gonzalez dies in Alameda Police custody
Mario Gonzalez, 26, died in Alameda Police custody on April 19.
What are Oakland’s Ballot Measures in the 2020 elections?
Oakland Voices and The Oaklandside co-reported and produced video explainers about Oakland’s four 2020 ballot measures.
‘Breonna Taylor wasn’t me, but she could have been’
Oakland Voices correspondents Saa'un Bell and Brandy Collins share their insights on the Breonna Taylor verdict.
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.
Effort to get rid of police in Oakland schools gains momentum as Black Lives Matter protests continue
A local campaign led by Black activists in Oakland to transform OUSD by expelling school police is gaining momentum.