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IWD--100 Years from Mississippi & 3 Generations of Women in Oscar Grant’s family

Tarabu Betserai Kirkland keeps the legacy of his mother Mamie Lang Kirkland, who lived to be 111 years old, by journeying back to a time and a place where she experienced and witnessed racial trauma and what is now called domestic terrorism. Kirkland shows that story sharing is a form of resistance.

 

Oscar Grant III left behind three incredible generations of women when he died on January 1, 2009 after being fatally shot by a former BART police officer. How are his sister, his grandmother, his cousins and close childhood friends coping and keeping his legacy alive as they continue to fight for justice in his name? 

IWD--100 Years from Mississippi &3 Generations of Women in Oscar Grant’s family

From Afghanistan to Oakland-

What's wrong with the Biden Administrations $7Billion dollar redistribution plan? How does it fall short? 

 

On February 27, 2022, Oscar Grant would turn 36 if he were alive today. How is the city of Oakland keeping Oscar's legacy and story alive?

 

Tune in to learn more. 

Weekend Evening News January 16, 2022

"Injustice Anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." 

MLK jr. 

December 19, 2021 An Update on Afghan Evacuees

Giving Tree-Wisconsin

Refugee Resettlement in Wisconsin

June: Silent No More

International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women is acknowledged on November 25. Sometimes we trick ourselves into thinking that gender-based violence is an issue that only impacts other people's communities. This story, which is prefaced with a little bit of my own, is a testament that it can happen everywhere even in small towns in Wisconsin. This is the story of one of many survivors and the analysis of a gender sociologist Cynthia Ganote. 

Sunday November 21, 2021 Newscast

United Against Hate--Sunrise Stroll