We speak with local filmmaker Shirah Dedman about her short documentary on Gentrification in Oakland. According to Dedman’s research, Oakland’s Black population has dwindled from 44% to an estimated 26%. In her new film, Dedman examines urban regentrification and it’s impact on people of color. Later Poor News Network examines gentrification and America’s growing divide.
Ben McBride discusses developing a new Police Conduct Bill. And later Tony Coleman of OneFam / Bikes 4 Life talks about their fight to stay in West Oakland.
We speak with local filmmaker Shirah Dedman about her short documentary on Gentrification in Oakland. According to Dedman’s research, Oakland’s Black population has dwindled from 44% to an estimated 26%. In her new film, Dedman examines urban regentrification and it’s impact on people of color.
We speak with local activists and advocates who are pushing to make sure local people in Oakland have a seat at the table for downtown development. Guests: Michael Low, organizer Eric K Arnold, spent 20 years as a music journalist and documentarian before expanding his repertoire to include community-based reportage on topical issues, from energy to environment … Continued
we speak with a panel of guests about the biggest and least covered news stories in 2017. panelists: LGBTQ activist Chaney Turner, Hip-Hop activist Jasiri X and journalist Thandisizwe Chimurenga. copyright @ University Unions – University of Michigan
We speak with long time Oakland activist Ed Howard about West Oakland’s rich history and his his new movie that chronicles it.
John Reimer discuss Oakland A’s stadium and Gentrification and Climbing PoeTREE on Arts and Activism.
We speak with Human Rights advocate Kevin Alexander Gray about the history of North Korea and American expansion. We speak with Leon Dnas about the Creative Arts Coalition and the fight to end gentrification and preserve the Arts in Oakland.
We speak with author activist Bakari Kitwana about the political state of affairs in Ohio under Trump and police accountability. We speak with organizer of the historic Berkeley Flea Market and how they are impacted by gentrification.
Women in More Than 50 Countries Set to Strike Today on International Women’s Day; Eve Ensler & Christine Schuler Deschryver on the Predatory Mindset of President Trump; Hurray for the Riff Raff on Feminism, Gentrification, Gender Violence & Art in Era of Trump.
