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The International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement (InPDUM) sponsored a march, rally, and vigil for Lovelle Mixon on Wednesday, March 25th. Lovelle Mixon's mother, his wife, several of his brothers, and at least one cousin were present. Many people were upset with the all of the official sympathies expressed for the four police officers who died Saturday, while none was offered to the family of Lovelle Mixon and the Oakland police continue to level new allegations against Lovelle Mixon in t...

Family friends and total estrangers gather today’s at the place where Lovell Mixon Ceased to exist in this physical form this past Saturday in Oakland CA. People were there to show solidarity and support and to tell the media and the whole police department that they can go to hell because "we don’t believe in the demonization of this modern day Malcolm X". A Native American Man said " the only raper i can really think of is the ones who came and rape my mother land"...

On New Year’s Day 2009, much of the world’s attention was focused on the Israeli led massacre of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in the Middle East, a place where snipers and suicide bombers fighting against an occupying force are everyday realities. This story was given a break when the police murder of 22-year-old unarmed Black father, Oscar Grant III, killed in an East Oakland BART station, was caught on tape by dozens of witnesses and aired on TV. Ironically, no one knew that these would b...

Dance party with themed rooms (called "Water: Island Natives (Maori): Air: Cliff Natives (Anasazi) : Earth: Jungle Natives (Shipibo) : Fire: Desert Natives (Pueblo)") encourages you to 'GO-NATIVE' and offers you a discount if you show up in Native costume. Although it is a benefit for the Native American Church, it is never-the-less up to us to challenge this behavior and stop re-victimizing First Nations and Indigenous Peoples....

It was inevitable that Chip Johnson -- the San Francisco Chronicle's reliable source for a never-ending stream of hyperbolic Oakland bashing -- would chime in on the shooting deaths in Oakland on Saturday. With the deaths of five people, including four Oakland police officers, Chip Johnson has turned in a doozy this time, going so far as calling for Oakland residents to wear black armbands with police badges on them, "so everyone knows where we stand." Never mind his obliviousness to the na...

After two officers were shot hours earlier, police in Oakland shoot and kill a young African American male suspect when alternative remedies might have been available. Confrontation that could have ended with only one death turns into four....

Every Saturday at 4pm the Oscar Grant Town Hall meetings are held without fail in Oakland. Those staunch supporters that want Justice for Oscar Grant - are fully aware that Law Enforcement - will use all the resources they have at their finger tips - to keep the Rogue Oakland Police Officers - involved with the Oscar Grant blatant shooting and killing - at bay. However, it is not impossible with a MOVEMENT on our side, careful planning, tons of UNITY - to bring about results that will shock t...

No Justice No BART chose the BART station in the upscale Rockridge neighborhood for their second demonstration. They are holding a series of actions seeking full accountability for those responsible for the abuse and murder of Oscar Grant, including those involved in the subsequent cover-up attempts. No Justice No BART hopes to see you and all the friends you can bring at their next stop, MacArthur BART......

Early New Year’s morning phones in Hayward and Oakland were ringing: “Wake up, wake up. Something’s happened to the boys.” Calls were going back and forth between the families of 22-year-old Oscar Grant and his friends—families so close all the women were called “aunties.” The youth had gone to San Francisco to celebrate. “What the hell had happened?”...

No Justice No BART chose the BART station in the upscale Rockridge neighborhood for their second demonstration. They are holding a series of actions seeking full accountability for those responsible for the abuse and murder of Oscar Grant, including those involved in the subsequent cover-up attempts. BART's own riot police, or "Tactical Team," didn't wait for the protest to start this time -- they were already set up with chemical and other weapons ready to go and barricades around the esca...