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and Bobby created a uniform for the Panthers demonstrating the seriousness and discipline of the Party's platform. The Black Panthers' first action was to follow Oakland Police cars, either on foot or in cars, while dressed in black pants, black leather jackets, starched blue shirts and black berets, carrying loaded shot guns. The Oakland Black community's response to the new Panther Party was intense. The BPP's uniform and operations served as a testament that Blacks could stand up to the…

aquaphobia by having his father “die”, in a boating accident. Unlike the first two movies, Fruitvale Station doesn’t depict the perfect resident or the perfect city. Fruitvale Station is a film based on the events leading up to the shooting and death of Oakland, California resident Oscar Grant. Oscar Grant was killed in 2009 by BART (Bay Area Rapid Transportation) police officer Johannes…

When looking through the lens of the model minority stereotype, Asian Americans appear to be the “most highly educated of all groups, including white males” (Woo 2000: 193). Because of these success stories (the “Asian Horatio Alger”), the Asian American population is made to seem more successful than it actually is in that the model minority “[masks] extreme inequalities within and between different Asian American groups” (Woo 2000: 194). This stereotype can create negative consequences for…

The Anti-War Movement “Like most Americans, I had only seen war only through the cooling lens of a TV camera. I knew the statistics: so many dead, so many bombs dropped. But seeing in person, driving past dozens of devastated buildings, was far more emotional, even in the dark.” (Zimmerman 260). President Lyndon B. Johnson refused to lose Vietnam, and he feared losing Vietnam would send them in the direction as China. In 1960, Viet-Cong rebels from south revolted causing the election to be Ho…

A California Highway Patrol officer on Monday said he interviewed a woman that claimed Marci Kitchen admitted to her that she’d run over her own daughter her daughter’s friend on July 12, 2016, during a fatal collision in Fortuna. Testifying during a preliminary hearing in the Humboldt county courthouse, CHP officer William Adams said Marci Kitchen had asked a woman by the name of Ronda Rex to remove seven pounds of marijuana and a separate amount of alcohol from her jeep when she confessed. “I…

purchased the domain name O.co. John J. Byrne was elected to board of directors. Then in 2011 the O.co shortcut was introduced and so was the O.info consumer information portal. Overstock.com also go naming rights to the Oakland Coliseum which is home to the Oakland raiders and the Oakland A’s. The company also began shipments to Iceland,…

For example, in “Til Gurung’s speech”, he said, “Just this year, the Adult Education system in Oakland shut down; Refugee Transitions offers classes and tutoring in its place for people who had nowhere else to go,”(Gurung). For Til Gurung, Refugee Transitions was a big helping hand for them because it helped them to learn the language. Also, Til said…

passed black codes, voter qualifications, and other anti-progressive legislation to reverse the rights of blacks. She saw the corruption and abuse that the power leads to. Anita was very well educated. She went to both private and public schools in Oakland, California. She then attended liberal Wellesley College. Upon…

introduction speech, The Prometheus Symphony Orchestra is a community-based all volunteer orchestra which is devoted to bring beautiful symphonies to the community. This orchestra is currently associated with Merritt College in Oakland. This is their 51st season of offering concert to Oakland Community. The performance took place at the Saint Paul's Episcopal Church. The church's walls were covered in beautiful bricks, the windows were made out of beautiful glass carvings of God and angels. At…

According to (4/20: 16 Ways Marijuana Affects The Economy) “By eliminating prohibition and raising tax revenue”. Also “Oakland, California, for example, inhaled $1.4 million, or 3 percent of the city's total business tax revenue from medical marijuana dispensaries last year, The New York Times reports.” Meanwhile, it's also creating jobs by opening medical marijuana dispensaries. In oakland they have employed 120…