Speaking Truth in Troubled Times

Community activist Tony Coleman on the Murder of Oscar Grant III

Community activist Tony Coleman joins Davey D to discuss the trial of Johannes Mehserle, the former BART police officer convicted in the fatal shooting of Oscar Grant III. Coleman shares the community’s deep frustration and pain surrounding the trial and the broader issues of police violence and accountability. In a second audio clip, Coleman expresses his outrage over Mehserle’s attempt to be reinstated as a police officer following his release from prison, highlighting the ongoing struggle for justice and the lack of systemic change.