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The Growth of Black Lives Matternew

After a wave of protests shook the streets of Oakland and Berkeley, activists have been hard at work enacting policy changes, building community networks, and practicing self-determination.
East Bay Express  |  Erin Baldassari  |  12-23-2015  |  Race & Class

Racial Profiling Via Nextdoor.comnew

White Oakland residents are increasingly using the popular social networking site to report "suspicious activity" about their Black neighbors — and families of color fear the consequences could be fatal.
East Bay Express  |  Sam Levin  |  10-09-2015  |  Race & Class

Oakland Police Still Appear to be Targeting Blacksnew

Newly released data shows that the Oakland Police Department continues to disproportionately stop, search, and arrest African Americans.
East Bay Express  |  Darwin BondGraham and Ali Winston  |  02-06-2015  |  Race & Class

News Media Ignores Black Protestsnew

Black demonstrators in Oakland and Berkeley are taking the reins of a movement and designing their own powerful protests against police violence. But the news media isn't interested.
East Bay Express  |  Will Butler  |  12-19-2014  |  Race & Class

Race-Baiting in Richmond, Calif.new

How Big Business used race to drive a wedge through Richmond's progressive community — and why you should be concerned about it.
East Bay Express  |  Wendi Jonassen  |  01-22-2013  |  Race & Class

Police Targeting Oakland's Black Venues?new

Businesses say the crackdowns by the Oakland Police Department and other agencies have been "heavy-handed" and have resembled "search and destroy" missions.
East Bay Express  |  J. Douglas Allen-Taylor  |  02-23-2011  |  Race & Class

Job Security in Oakland?new

City councilman accuses city administrator of defying the law in order to safeguard black jobs.
East Bay Express  |  Robert Gammon  |  06-20-2007  |  Race & Class

Numbers Game in Oaklandnew

The city is agog over a study of racial disparity in contracting, but nobody seems to notice that its figures are unreliable.
East Bay Express  |  Robert Gammon  |  05-30-2007  |  Race & Class

Don Imus-NCAA Shirts Fly Off the Shelvesnew

Deez Teez's "Rutgers ... Nappy Headed Hoes Basketball Team" T-shirt sparks a protest.
East Bay Express  |  Reggie Royston  |  05-30-2007  |  Race & Class

Oakland Charter School Principal Too Hot for School?new

Tough-love principal Ben Chavis says it's okay for him to use racial taunts because he's a minority and his tactics work.
East Bay Express  |  Robert Gammon  |  05-09-2007  |  Race & Class

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