QAnons Extreme Appeal and Social Media Pipeline Explained
In depth QAnon research and explanation how extremism is cultivated online.
Fighting the Mis-Education in Special Education
“No parent wants their child to be mislabeled. I refused to accept that and they learned the hard way that I was not that parent they could play with.” – Joy Elan.
Joy Elan is an Oakland based writer with a daughter who was misdiagnosed in her previous school as autistic. Elan describes why it was important for her to challenge that label while describing the years long effort to change take the label off her daughters school record.
Moms 4 Housing Are Not Taking Your Homes
I’ve been standing in the middle of a homeless crisis, watching how everyone is responding to it. On one side are the politicians talking, taking too long to do anything about it. On the other side, we have groups of activists and organizations taking care of homeless encampments helping them relocate, spilling onto the city hall steps near the line where the politicians stand.
Moms 4 Housing Create Blueprint for Effective Housing Advocacy
Since Dominique Walker of Moms 4 Housing moved into a vacant house on Magnolia Street with her children and several other women from the advocacy group on Nov. 18, 2019, a movement began to build in support of their messaging.
Oakland Advocate Groups Join Forces with ACCE and Moms 4 Housing
A unified mix of Oakland advocate groups descended on a luxury high-rise to spotlight a building boom they say is not intended to house locals—creating more homelessness and forcing many to leave the city.
Colin Kaepernick Attends 50th Anniversary of Alcatraz Occupation
Indigenous leaders honor Standing Rock, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) and the American Indian Movement It was a cold and rainy morning in San
MLK Day Reimagined
Originally published in print for Laney Tower on Jan. 31, 2019. Hundreds of people gathered at Oakland’s Frank Ogawa Plaza Jan. 21 for an all-day
Housing Advocates Use Court System Against City of Oakland
On a corner of the neighborhood of Brookfield, a plot of public land has been claimed by housing advocates in East Oakland, CA for homeless
Oakland Celebrates Weekend of Black Liberation and Calls for Unity with all Communities
October 15, 1966, the Black Panther Party was born in Oakland, CA. October 13 and 14, 2018, we were celebrating a movement that changed everyone’s
Black Literary Collective Launches at Youth Uprising
What is the Black Literary Collective? How did you come up with the concept? The Black Literary Collective (BLC) is a group of extremely diverse