An RSS is someone who observes their surroundings, analyzes people as well as events, identifies problems and contradictions, does research, then implements action based on their final analysis.
Author: Michelle Dione Snider
Journalism student, long time photographer and video creator/editor. Produce content and build media sites meant to relate to community and tell the information mainstream media can not. I'm most known for filming the viral #BBQBecky video.
WHITE NATIONALIST PROPAGANDIST TARGETS OAKLAND USING ANTI-ASIAN ATTACKS TO CREATE ANTI-BLACK MESSAGE
This article was paid for and published in collaboration with https://leftcoastrightwatch.org/. White nationalist media propagandist Vincent James of Red Elephants took notice of Oakland, CA
QAnons Extreme Appeal and Social Media Pipeline Explained
In depth QAnon research and explanation how extremism is cultivated online.
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.
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
Elbert “Big Man” Howard’s Black Panther Memorial Marks History
Original Black Panther party members gathered in honor of the history and life of one of their founding members at Lil Bobby Hutton Park, also
Nia Wilson Vigil Unifies Oakland Activists to Confront White Supremacy and Media Perceptions
It has been over one week since the death of Nia Wilson, an 18-year-old young woman from Oakland who was going home on Bart and
BBQing While Black Part 2 Brought the Vibe and the Politics
Early May, our world was shifted into a new outer-sphere as a video I shot featuring my husband and his friend dubbed BBQ Becky went super viral. Like, The Views Whoopi Goldberg commenting on video while laughing at the memes that exploded all over social media, viral.
This newest video of BBQing While Black Part 2 does not have a lot of barbecuing in it.
What was different about this event were the many subtle political statements. There was an art exhibit group called Alena Museum that put up an entire art exhibit to bring awareness of the eviction they are facing in West Oakland. They wanted to make a statement about gentrification pushing out artists.