Oakland

your community a better place? After volunteering in the homeless shelter’s kitchen, I wanted a more personable and interactive experience. I did not feel I was making a difference and wanted to do more. I decided to pass out pizza slices around Oakland. Most individuals ate one immediately, and saved another slice. I fed the homeless two meals when it was rare for them to have one. I saw how much they respected and treasured the simplest things in life, like a slice of pizza. They sincerely…

Oppression is nothing new for the history books. Since the beginning of time there has always been a way in which people classify themselves, adding or taking away value based upon certain characteristics. No matter the time period, geographical location, or political era people find a way to rank themselves, and those around them. Take for example in the Bible; the Israelites were enslaved in Egypt by the Egyptians. The only differentiating factor between these two groups of people is where…

she was born in 1952 in Oakland, California, the middle child and only daughter of John and Daisy Tan, who came to America from China in the late 1940s. The family moved nearly every year, living in Oakland, Fresno, Berkeley, and San Francisco. Although John and Daisy rarely socialized with their neighbors, Amy and her brothers ignored their parents' objections and tried hard to fit into American society. She published The Kitchen God's Wife , The Moon Lady and her successful work the joy luck…

Young African-American men were nine times more likely than other Americans to be killed by police officers according to a Guardian study that recorded 1,134 deaths at the hands of law enforcement officers in 2015. Despite making up only 2% of the total US population, African American males between the ages of 15 and 34 made up more than 15% of all deaths logged this year by an ongoing investigation into the use of deadly force by police. And then police departments across the country have the…

Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers. I’m going to tell you some information about the Green Bay Packers. They were the first to become an actual NFL team. They started playing real games in the tournament on August 27th, 1921. Review by: Nathaniel 1/26 at 8:33 a.m. The Green Bay Packers, the most storied franchise in the National Football League, were made or organized on August 11th, 1919. Green Bay was a powerhouse from the first time the team set foot on the field. When the Packers did their…

Reports have surfaced the internet today that Walmart's Oakland branch is closing. The reason behind the closure is said to be because Oakland's local minimum wage is higher compared to the city's. Tim Worstall, a contributor to Forbes, explains that it's not to examine whether the claim to blame the high cost of minimum wage is true, rather it's to examine if Walmart has done the reasonable thing in an economic and business standpoint. It has been reported previously that Walmart stores are…

Much of BART's current coverage area was once served by the electrified streetcar and interurban train network called the Key System. This early twentieth century system once had regular transbay traffic across the lower deck of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge. The final passenger…

There is a huge earthquake which destroys almost the entire Oakland and even her spice shop collapses. He finds her lying down unconscious, when her power goes away from her body, her body changes and she becomes a normal woman. Raven still loves her and takes her in his hand and moves out to his car. They leave the place and go in search of his earthly paradise. But Tilo after going a little distance stops the car and looks at Oakland which is on fire. Then she tells Raven, “I who love you more…

rose up to the white men and women of this country. They were called The black panthers. There were an organization that fought back to protect the black committees. The black panthers was an organization that was founded on October 15, 1966 in Oakland, California. They were led by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. Their mission was to fight back against segregation in the late 60s, unlike Martin Luther King who was a peaceful protester. The Black Panthers were different--they used violence when…

The sun shined down on my back while I jumped in my car and began started the engine. I couldn’t wait to get to my friends house, to watch the first game of the World Series. This year, it was the Giants vs the A’s, two teams from the Bay Area. Being a Giants fan I couldn’t wait to watch the game with my buddies. I pushed my foot on the gas pedal, urging my car to go faster so I could get to my friends house before the first pitch. I was close to my friends house when the ground shook violently,…