Podcast appearances and mentions of oscar grant

Black Information Network Daily

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 49:04

Cephus Johnson - The Killing of Oscar GrantMarch 19Oscar Grant III was a 22-year-old African-American man who was killed in the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2009 by BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle in Oakland, California. Responding to reports of a fight on a crowded Bay Area Rapid Transit train returning from San Francisco, BART Police officers detained Grant and several other passengers on the platform at the Fruitvale BART Station. BART officer Anthony Pirone kneed Grant in the head and forced Grant to lie face down on the platform. Mehserle drew his pistol and shot Grant. Grant was rushed to Highland Hospital in Oakland and pronounced dead later that day. The events were captured on bystanders' mobile phones. Owners disseminated their footage to media outlets and to various websites where it went viral. Both protests and riots took place in the following days.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

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May 27, 2024. The Rev. Wanda Johnson - For Our Children

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024 33:43

Rev. Wanda Johnson, mother of Oscar Grant , and documentary film maker Débora Souza Silva join host Ramses Ja to discuss the new Netflix movie " For Our Children". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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February News Roundup: A Silicon Valley Assembly Race, Oscar Grant's Mother Gets His Phones Back, and Fast Food Politics

The Bay

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 17:31

In this edition of The Bay's monthly news roundup, Ericka, Maria and Alan talk about an assembly race where housing development has taken center stage, the mother of Oscar Grant getting his cell phones back 15 years after his killing, and how the politics of fast food are heating up in San Jose. Links: Palo Alto's Lydia Kou Channels Anti-Sacramento Anger in Challenge to Assemblymember Marc Berman Oscar Grant's Cellphones Returned to His Mother, 15 Years After Notorious Police Killing on BART Platform San Jose fast-food workers question city official's support

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Shooting of Oscar Grant

Millennials Are Killing Capitalism

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 67:25

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Episode 16: A Tour of Birmingham, AL history with Clay Cornelius

Benders of the Arc

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2023 61:27

If you are anything like me, you like to think of the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s & 60s as a movement that helped our country achieve, maybe not the entire dream that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. described, but at least something that was closer to that dream, something that showed we were on the right path toward fulfilling that dream. After all, didn't the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act get passed and implemented by the government? Haven't we seen great strides in the implementation of fair housing and lending? Hasn't segregation been relegated to the dark corners of our past? Unfortunately, this is a mythology that many of us would like to hold on to. The assassination of Dr. King in 1968 should have been enough to disabuse us of that mythology. And yet that mythology persists. In more recent years, it has been perforated and torn time and again by the abuse and murder of Black citizens by police and white supremecists: Rodney King, Trayvon Martin, Philando Castille, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Walter Scott, Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Oscar Grant, Tamir Rice and so many more.These names represent our collective failure to realize King's dream of justice, equality and equity. Perhaps, if nothing else, these names help those of us in the white community to understand just how frayed and fractured that mythology of progress really is. And there is no place that I can think of that reveals the stark contrast between our hopes and their unfulfilled promise than the city of Birmingham, Alabama. My guest today is Clay Cornelius, the owner and guide of Red Clay Tours in Birmingham, AL. How do we get to know cities that we visit? How do we get the lay of the land and find out what really happened there? Of course, we can visit monuments and historical sites, but that doesn't begin to fill in the canvas of a city. Clay is the sort of guide that will fill in that canvas with stories and historical detail that you can't get anywhere else. And that detail is especially important for a city as famous and infamous as Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham, as we know, played a huge role in the era of the civil rights struggle. It was the place of confrontation with Bull Connor, of tragedy with the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church and the deaths of four Black children. It was where Dr. King was jailed and wrote one of his most extraordinary writings, Letter from a Birmingham Jail. As I mentioned on a previous episode, I was part of a wonderful civil rights pilgrimage with a group from Westminster Presbyterian Church here in Olympia, WA. And Clay was our guide when we were in Birmingham and as you will hear, he is a fount of knowledge about Birmingham and its history.Books Mentioned in this episode:“Carry Me Home” by Diane McWhorter “But for Birmingham: The Local and National Movements in the Civil Rights Struggle” by Glenn Eskew “A More Beautiful and Terrible History” by Jeanne Theoharris

"Popular Coercion From Below" - César "che" Rodríguez on Why Oscar Grant Did Not Die in Vain

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2023 82:27

This is the conclusion of our discussion with César “che” Rodríguez (part 1 is here), who works as a faculty member of Race & Resistance Studies at San Francisco State University, is a rank-and-file union member of the California Faculty Association, and organized with Change SSF. Here we get into the actual history of the murder of Oscar Grant, trigger or content warning on that discussion for folks. It's not needlessly graphic, but it is descriptive of the events as they took place. Then we get into how various types of citizen journalism, movement journalism, organizing, protest, popular mobilization, and rioting broke the cycle of police impunity for a moment in time. We talk about that, weigh the limitations of the so-called reforms put in place and think about implications for future struggles against the relentless scourge of police terrorism in this country. We're getting closer to our goal for the month of September, with just 5 days left in the month we're 10 patrons away from it. Shout-out to all of our new patrons this month and to the folks who have been contributing for years. You can become a patron of the show at patreon.com/millennialsarekillingcapitalism for as little as $1 a month or $10.80 per year. Links: https://www.indybay.org https://sfbayview.com “‘Oscar Did Not Die in Vain' Revelous Citizen Journalism, Righteous/Riotous Work, and the Gains of the Oscar Grant Moment in Oakland, California” - The essay we're discussing in the episode

“Record the Noise” - César “che” Rodríguez on Racial Regimes and Blues Epistemology in the Lead-up to the Oscar Grant Moment

Millennials Are Killing Capitalism

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2023 87:34

In this episode we welcome César “che” Rodríguez to the podcast. We had a lengthy conversation about Rodríguez's piece, “‘Oscar Did Not Die in Vain' Revelous Citizen Journalism, Righteous/Riotous Work, and the Gains of the Oscar Grant Moment in Oakland, California,” which we will link in the show notes. César “che” Rodríguez works as a faculty member of Race & Resistance Studies at San Francisco State Univeristy, is a rank-and-file union member of the California Faculty Association, and organized with Change SSF. As we got into discussion with che, we had some questions about his own relationships with Clyde Woods and Cedric Robinson and his use of certain methodological concepts. These questions led to in-depth discussion which offered so many insights into Cedric Robinson's concepts of racial capitalism and racial regimes, and Clyde Woods' concept of the blues epistemology and academic necrophilia. We decided to release that portion of the discussion as part one of the conversation. In particular che spends a good portion of this discussion laying out how he works with Robinson's concept of racial regimes dialectically, providing an example of how he uses tools from Cedric Robinson, Antonio Gramsci, Stuart Hall and others to offer a conjunctural analysis of racial capitalism in Oakland in the lead up to what he calls the Oscar Grant moment. And we get into che's concept of the hyphy corrido ché's concept linking Woods' blues epistemology with Robinson's mandate that ethnic studies scholars “record the noise.” In part two we will get into a more detailed discussion of the movement that came together and protagonized in the wake of the of state murder of Oscar Grant, including a detailed discussion of the citizen journalism, the organizing and rebellion, and some thoughts on what we should take away from the Oscar Grant moment for movements against police impunity and popular struggles more broadly. This is already our 6th episode of September, our 53rd of the year. We are currently 17 patrons away from hitting our goal for the month. That's ambitious, but if a few folks sign up for as little as $1 a month, it is still within reach. Become a patron here. We want to thank all the people who support the podcast through patreon and make the show possible. We also want to give a shout-out to folks who like and share the episodes on social media or write reviews of the podcast wherever they listen to it. Links: “‘Oscar Did Not Die in Vain' Revelous Citizen Journalism, Righteous/Riotous Work, and the Gains of the Oscar Grant Moment in Oakland, California” (the article from the episode) Cedric J. Robinson - Critical Ethnic Studies Conference 2013

S1 #3 - BLACK STUDIES W/WESLEY LOWERY: Whitelash, reporting protests, getting arrested, Trump, Obama and justice

Make it Plain

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2023 64:16

Kehinde Andrews talks with Wesley Lowrey at a live event earlier this year about his arrest while covering protests in Ferguson, Missouri, and about his new book American Whitelash. A book about the rise in racial violence in the decade following the election of the US' first Black president. Wesley Lowery is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, reporter, editor, and best-selling author known for his written audio, and on-camera work. He has served as a national correspondent for the Washington Post and an on-air correspondent for CBS News and 60 Minutes. His first book “They Can't Kill Us All” published right after Trump's election, chronicles his experience covering the protest movement that emerged following the death of Oscar Grant, Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, and Michael Brown. - American Whitelash The Resurgence of Racial Violence in Our Time: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/443220/american-whitelash-by-lowery-wesley/9780241517123 Wesley Lowery's Arrest:https://www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/wesley-lowerys-arrest African and Caribbean People in Britain by Hakim Adi review – long before the Windrush docked: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/aug/28/african-and-caribbean-people-in-britain-by-hakim-adi-review-long-before-the-windrush-docked We Are Black and Britishhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0014t9r - Guest: @wesleylowery Host: @kehindeandrews (IG) / @kehinde_andrews (T) Podcast: @makeitplainorg - Psychosis of Whiteness Book Tour Dates 7 (Thurs) with @nelsabbey in London 11 (Mon) @toppingsbath 12 (Tues) online @guardianlive 13 (Wed) with @afuahirsch @lrbbookshop 17 (Sun) with @bbbookfestival @Manchester City Library Ticket: https://linktr.ee/KehindeAndrews

139 Duelo juvenil, 2022, bronce

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2023 2:34

WANDA JOHNSON: Mi nombre es Wanda Johnson. Soy la madre de Oscar Grant, quien fue asesinado el 1 de enero de 2009 en la estación Fruitvale de BART en Oakland, California. ABRAM JACKSON: Aquella noche, Oscar Grant fue baleado por la espalda, asesinado por un oficial de la policía del sistema de transporte rápido BART. Esta escultura, titulada Duelo juvenil, es de especial importancia para su madre. WANDA JOHNSON: Cuando lo mataron, sus amigos estuvieron en duelo por la muerte de un ser querido, de luto por la pérdida de un amigo, por la muerte de un familiar. Nunca se volverá atrás: ya no se podrá llamar a esa persona ni conversar con ella. Nunca se podrá hacer una broma, reírse y comer con esa persona. Pero ahora, me toca enfrentarme a estar sola. En la plataforma y en el hospital, en duelo, todos nosotros en duelo, preguntándonos ¿por qué? “Duelo juvenil” parece decir: “Debería tener paz. Debería poder vivir en libertad, no tener que esconder quién soy o temor a ser identificado, ni estar en la mira por mi apariencia. No debería ponerme la capucha de mi sudadera o una gorra para que no puedan ver mi verdadero yo”. Pienso en cómo tanta gente nuestra ha tenido que tener tanta fuerza y tanto esmero, y simplemente tantos dones, talentos y habilidades, y, sin embargo, pierden la vida en vano. Y ahora todos esos dones, sus talentos, su valentía, están sepultados en la tierra, junto con ellos. Así como este joven, estuve yo muchas mañanas, muchas noches. Hecha una bola, rezándole a Dios. ¿Por qué tenía que pasar esto? Y ahora, 13, 14 años después, aún resuena esa misma pregunta. ¿Por qué tuvo que sacar la pistola y dispararle cuando no era necesario? ABRAM JACKSON: Cuando termine de explorar este espacio, vaya a la última y trascendental sala de la exposición. Ahí nos encontramos para hablar de la figura a caballo.

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131 El gálata moribundo, romano del siglo I, 2022, bronce

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2023 3:25

ABRAM JACKSON: Con la mirada baja, su brazo sobre su pierna, este joven personifica la fuerza tranquila, dominio de sí mismo. La obra de Wiley está parcialmente inspirada en una escultura romana de 2000 años de antigüedad. El gálata moribundo representa a un oponente de Átalo I de Pérgamo que luce derrotado y en una pose similar a la obra original, mostrando compostura ante la muerte. El artista reimagina aquella escultura en la forma de un joven negro y deja a nuestra imaginación el momento que este joven está confrontando, con coraje y fortaleza. Esta escultura tiene gran resonancia para la reverenda Wanda Johnson. Oscar Grant, su hijo, fue asesinado en 2009 por un oficial de la policía del sistema de transporte rápido BART, en la estación de Fruitvale en Oakland. WANDA JOHNSON: Pienso en los amigos de Oscar esa noche en la plataforma y los veo siendo maltratados por la policía, veo la fortaleza de mi hijo. Veo cómo él presenció la injusticia y cómo defendió a sus amigos, sin saber que sería la última vez que lo haría. Y, aun así, estaba dispuesto a morir por ellos, por defender lo que era correcto. ABRAM JACKSON: Todas las obras que veremos hoy fueron creadas el año pasado, más o menos. Son una respuesta al asesinato de George Floyd y a la violencia perpetrada en contra de tantos jóvenes de raza negra y que es sancionada por el Estado en este país. Escuchemos al artista: KEHINDE WILEY: Tiene resonancia aquí porque este es nuestro presente. Necesitamos llegar a asimilar por qué tanta gente está siendo asesinada en nuestras calles, necesitamos llegar a asimilar el poder del Estado. Cada una de estas pérdidas es tratada y manejada por los familiares y seres queridos, y con suerte continuarán haciéndolo, resaltando la importancia de cada una de estas personas. Con mi trabajo pretendo poder crear no solo una declaración política, sino una declaración que sea espiritual, mucho más personal y poética, que hable de la humanidad de todos nosotros; que hable de los lazos que existen entre aquellas grandes obras históricas monumentales europeas y algunos de aquellos grandes, históricos y monumentales, muchachos y muchachas negros y morenos que están a nuestro alrededor todos los días. El deseo de ser visto, el deseo de estar vivo, de eso trata esta obra. ABRAM JACKSON: Cuando termine de visitar esta sala, por favor, pase por la primera entrada a la derecha. Verá un cuadro muy grande de un hombre con camisa amarilla. Esa será nuestra próxima parada.

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Fruitvale Station (Guest: Michael Pinard) (episode 9)

Law on Film

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2023 41:05

Fruitvale Station (2013) is based on the real-life events leading to the death of Oscar Grant III, a 22-year-old black man who was shot and killed by a Bay Area Rapid Transit officer on New Year's Day 2009 at the Fruitvale district station in Oakland, California. The film depicts the final day in Oscar Grant's life, interspersed with flashbacks from his past, which together provide a richly layered picture a young man whose life was tragically cut short. The film was written and directed by Ryan Coogler (in his first feature film), and stars Michael B. Jordan as Oscar Grant, Melonia Diaz as his girlfriend, and Octavia Spencer as Oscar's mother. Fruitvale Station not only provides a moving account of Oscar Grant's final day, but also presents a chilling indictment of police violence and the role that race still plays in perpetuating it. I am joined by Professor Michael Pinard of the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. Professor Pinard is a nationally recognized expert on criminal law, race and the criminal justice system, and the challenges faced by individuals with criminal convictions when reintegrating into society. Timestamps:0:00 Introduction4:18 Impressions of the film when it came out and today7:23 Living in the shadow of the criminal justice system9:25 Bystander recordings and their impact13:14 The challenges of prosecuting police violence17:17 The humanity of Oscar Grant18:53 How white and black people perceive law enforcement differently21:40 The fleeting nature of life for many black and brown Americans24:58 “The talk”26:45 What's changed since Oscar Grant's death, and what hasn't33:44 The need for a film about the school to prison pipeline37:09 The parents of the incarcerated Further reading:Cummings, André Douglas Pond, “Reforming Police,” 10 Drexel L. Rev. 573 (2018)Fan, Mary D., Camera Power: Proof, Policing, Privacy, and Audiovisual Big Data (Univ. Cambridge Press 2018)Pinard, Michael, “Poor Black and ‘Wanted': Criminal Justice in Ferguson and Baltimore,” 58 Howard L.J. 857 (2015)Schwartz, Joanna, Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable (Viking 2023)Simonson, Jocelyn, “Beyond Body Cameras: Defending a Robust Right to Record the Police,” 104 Geo. L.J. 1559 (2016)Law on Film is created and produced by Jonathan Hafetz. Jonathan is a professor at Seton Hall Law School. He has written many books and articles about the law. He has litigated important cases to protect civil liberties and human rights while working at the ACLU and other organizations. Jonathan is a huge film buff and has been watching, studying, and talking about movies for as long as he can remember. For more information about Jonathan, here's a link to his bio: https://law.shu.edu/faculty/full-time/jonathan-hafetz.cfmYou can contact him at jonathanhafetz@gmail.comYou can follow him on X (Twitter) @jonathanhafetz You can follow the podcast on X (Twitter) @LawOnFilm

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Episode 112 - Fruitvale Station - 10th Anniversary

Back To The Blockbuster

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2023 84:01

Gaius and Jackson are looking back at the gripping true life drama, Fruitvale Station, ten years after its theatrical release. Written and directed by Ryan Coogler, in his feature directorial debut, Fruitval Station is based on the events leading to the death of Oscar Grant, a young man killed in 2009 by a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) police officer at the Fruitvale district station in Oakland. Starring Michael B. Jordan, Kevin Durand, Chad Michael Murray, Melonie Diaz, Ahna O'Reilly, and Octavia Spencer, the film is one of the best first features by a director and the pair look back at cultural importance of the film while also seeing how the movie still packs a huge impact 10 years later. Follow Us On Instagram Follow Us On Twitter Like Us On Facebook Follow Us On TikTok

“The Mind Is the Weapon” - Thandisizwe Chimurenga and Yusef “Bunchy” Shakur on the Political Writings of Sanyika Shakur

Millennials Are Killing Capitalism

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2023 101:57

In this episode we welcome Thandisizwe Chimurenga and Yusef “Bunchy” Shakur to have a conversation that revolves around Sanyika Shakur's final book, Stand-Up, Struggle Forward: New Afrikan Revolutionary Writings on Nation, Class and Patriarchy. Thandisizwe Chimurenga is an award-winning Los Angeles-based journalist. Having worked in print and radio/broadcast journalism, she is the author of No Doubt: The Murder(s) of Oscar Grant; Reparations … Not Yet: A Case for Reparations and Why We Must Wait; the soon-to-be-published Some Of Us Are Brave: Interviews and Conversations with Sistas on Life, Art and Struggle, published by Daraja Press, and Nobody Knows My Name: Coming of Age in and Resilience After the Black Power Movement co-written with Deborah Jones, to be published by Diasporic Africa Press. Her commitment to infusing radical Black feminist/womanist politics within Revolutionary New Afrikan Nationalism, which she believes is key to destroying capitalism, patriarchy and white supremacist imperialism, has been informed by Aminata Umoja, Assata Shakur, Pearl Cleage, bell hooks, Angela Davis, Queen Mother Moore, Gloria Richardson, Fannie Lou Hamer, Ella Baker, Claudia Jones, Ida B Wells and the “Amazons” of Dahomey. Yusef “Bunchy” Shakur is a father, neighborhood organizer, author of multiple books, educator and a member of Community Movement Builders. He organizes in Detroit, Michigan. Yusef wrote the foreword to Sanyika's Stand Up, Struggle Forward which we're discussing today and Sanyika Shakur wrote the foreword to Yusef Shakur's book Redemptive Soul. In this discussion Thandisizwe and Yusef talk about their own personal and political relationships with Sanyika Shakur and to his writings. We talk a little bit about New Afrikan political thought as it emanated from the New Afrikan Prisoners Organization particularly as was elaborated by Owusu Yaki Yakubu formerly known under the names James “Yaki” Sayles and Atiba Shanna. We discuss the importance of terminology within the New Afrikan Independence Movement and the contributions of Yaki and Sanyika to this body of political thought. Thandisizwe Chimurenga and Yusef “Bunchy” Shakur share reflections on Sanyika's writings on patriarchy, homophobia and transphobia and on revolutionary transformation. They discuss the difficulties of re-entry for politicized and political prisoners in an environment without a strong political home to return to, as well as the use of solitary confinement and control units as weapons against politicized figures. Since the publication of our last episode Dr. Mutulu Shakur has transitioned beyond this realm and we want to send our condolences to all of his loved ones and co-strugglers, we also want to take this moment to recognize his indelible contributions to the New Afrikan Independence Movement and the cause of Black Liberation. In the show notes we will link to the book we discuss which can be found through Kersplebedeb or leftwingbooks.net along with the writings of Yaki. We highly, highly recommend both. We will also include a link to many more related writings available digitally through Freedom Archives. And of course if you like what we do, bringing you these episodes on a weekly basis, become a patron of the show. You can do so for as little as $1 a month at patreon.com/millennialsarekillingcapitalism Links: Thandisizwe's website (includes ways to support her work) Yusef "Bunchy" Shakur's website (includes a store with his books) Stand-Up, Struggle Forward: New Afrikan Revolutionary Writings on Nation, Class and Patriarchy Meditations on Frantz Fanon's Wretched of the Earth: New Afrikan Revolutionary Writings by James "Yaki" Sayles Freedom Archives: New Afrikan Prisoner Organization Archives "Pathology of Patriarchy: A Search for Clues at the Scene of the Crime" by Sanyika Shakur Beneath My Surface - Thandisizwe Chimurenga (includes reflection on Sanyika's passing as discussed in the episode) Day of the Gun (George Jackson Doc) The Political Theory of Dr. Mutulu Shakur with Thandisizwe Chimurenga, Kalonji Changa, & Akinyele Umoja

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Bad Mama Told 14yo to Shoot?! Flat Earth Fight! | Wed. 6-28-23

The Hake Report

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 118:48

Chicago mother, 14yo son follow, shoot man! Bay Area train unsafe! Callers discuss the Civil War, history, Flat Earth, "science," and "racism." The Hake Report, Wednesday, June 28, 2023 AD TIME STAMPS * 0:00:00 Start* 0:01:02 Topics: Mom, 14yo, shooting; BART dirty, dangerous* 0:05:13 Hey, guys! Gate Keeper LE tee* 0:09:14 Mother had 14yo shoot black dude, Chicago* 0:20:44 ART, OH: Back down! Mothers put kids in danger!* 0:32:54 Chat reaction on mother, Kim Fields* 0:34:19 JOHN, FL: Self-defense!* 0:39:59 Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) unclean, unsafe* 0:45:17 Oscar Grant story: Fruitvale Station (BART)* 0:51:43 DAVID, FL: Stop thieves, real men, civilization* 0:59:35 Wait Until My Heart Aches - Jacky Cheung (1993)* 1:04:55 Supers: Trans study, street cred, theft, the draft* 1:11:15 DANIEL, TX: Flat Earth, Civil War* 1:21:14 SLAM, LA: Flat Earth, Ted K manifesto* 1:37:54 LUKE, WY: racism, Nazis, Ted cabin, Earth* 1:51:41 CASTLE, WI: "science" brought us ball earth* 1:54:20 Toilet (Ma Tong) - Andy Lau (1997)BLOG https://www.thehakereport.com/blog/2023/6/28/bad-mama-told-14yo-to-shoot-flat-earth-fight-wed-6-28-23 PODCAST by HAKE SubstackHake is LIVE Mon-Fri 9-11 AM PT (11AM-1PM CT / 12-2 PM ET) - Call-in: 1-888-775-3773 - thehakereport.com VIDEO YouTube | Rumble* | BitChute | Facebook | Twitter | Odysee* | DLive | Kick PODCAST Apple | Spotify | Castbox | Podcast Addict | Pocket Casts | Substack (RSS) *SUPER CHAT on asterisked platforms, and/or: Ko-fi | BuyMeACoffee | Streamlabs SUPPORT / EXCLUSIVES Substack | SubscribeStar | Locals || SHOP Teespring SEE ALSO Hake News on The JLP Show | Appearances elsewhere (other shows, etc.) Get full access to HAKE at thehakereport.substack.com/subscribe

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Queer & Well: We Take Care of Us, Ep. 45

We Rise

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 42:46

From Queer & Well's Earth Day event: A panel with Christina Chase of National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA) & Cat Brooks of Anti Police Terror Project (APTP), moderated by Layel CamargoWhen we think about communal care it is vital that we talk about the ways in which we take care of each other as queer and trans Black and brown folks. How do we show up for one another in a time when we are fighting to keep ourselves alive against capitalism & white supremacy? Join us for a panel discussion on what it looks like to build community infrastructures & relationships that will help sustain us and keep us moving forward.Christina Chase (she/her) is a superfat black and disabled creative problem solver who is passionate about equity, inclusion, and intersectional fat liberation. Christina is the Governance Chair of NAAFA (The National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance) and brings a delightful enthusiasm to fat activist work. She holds a Master of Arts in Education, and is highly skilled in organizational learning, community building, and professional development training. In her free time Christina loves reading science fiction, playing board games, and slaying at karaoke.Cat Brooks (she/her) is host of Law & Disorder on KPFA and a long-time performer, organizer, and activist. She played a central role in the struggle for justice for Oscar Grant, and spent the last decade working with impacted communities and families to rapidly respond to police violence and radically transform the ways our communities are policed and incarcerated. She is the co-founder of the Anti Police-Terror Project (APTP) and the Executive Director of The Justice Teams Network. Cat was also the runner-up in Oakland's 2018 mayoral election, facing incumbent Libby Schaaf.LINKSEpisode TranscriptRadicallyFitOakland.comGemini Moon BotanicalsAudio recording support from Popperz!

SFFilm Festival 2023 - Director of Programming Jessie Fairbanks

Bitch Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 16:54

It's that time of year in San Francisco y'all. SFFilm Festival has rolled through the City and we're happy to bring you a few interviews we just held over the weekend LIVE in front of filmmakers and festival goers while sipping on some wine. First we are bringing you SFFilm Festival director of programming Jessie Fairbanks. Erin and Jessie talk about elevating new and local filmmakers in this years festival, what draws her to documentaries, how programming around the country is vastly different in every city, and how much Bitch Talk and Jessie love the Film Independent Spirit Awards (bring them back to TV!!)If you'd like to support SFFilm all year long you can do so hereFollow Jessie Fairbanks hereSupport your local film festivals, y'all! --Thanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 10 years, 700 episodes or Best of The Bay Best Podcast without your help! --Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal.--SUPPORT US HERE!Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Listen every other Thursday 9:30 - 10 am on BFF.FMPOWERED BY GO-TO Productions

Michael B. Jordan

R&B Money

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 50:38

This week, The R&B Money Podcast welcomes powerhouse actor, Michael B. Jordan as he joins Tank and J Valentine to recount his incredible journey in the entertainment industry. They will discuss the humble beginnings of his career in Brick City, the excitement of achieving his first major role with Keanu Reeves, his exceptional work ethic in memorizing over 100 pages a day for All My Children, and his remarkable performance as Wallace on The Wire. Michael will also share how his life changed, moving to LA, meeting Ryan Coogler, and portraying Oscar Grant in the acclaimed Fruitvale Station. Explore his phenomenal ascent through Black Panther and the Creed films, with the third installment marking his debut as a Director. Michael B. Jordan now on The R&B Money Podcast Extended Episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RnBMoneyPodcast Follow The Podcast: Tank: @therealtank J Valentine: @JValentine Podcast: @RnbMoneyPodcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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131 Dying Gaul, Roman 1st Century, 2022, bronze

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 2:47

Transcript ABRAM JACKSON: Gazing downward, his arm braced on his leg, this young man embodies quiet strength. Self-possession. It's partly inspired by a 2000-year-old Roman sculpture. “The Dying Gaul” portrays a fallen opponent of Attalus I of Pergamon in a similar pose, showing composure in the face of death. Wiley re-envisions that sculpture in the form of a young Black man, leaving us to imagine what moment he may be confronting, with courage and fortitude. This sculpture resonates strongly with the Reverend Wanda Johnson. Her son Oscar Grant was killed by a BART police officer, at Fruitvale Station in Oakland, in 2009. WANDA JOHNSON: I think about Oscar's friends the night when he was on the platform, and then seeing his friends get abused by the police officer, I seen his strength. And how he seen the injustice. And he stood up, not knowing that that would be his last time to stand up. But yet willing to die for his friends, because of standing up for what was right. ABRAM JACKSON: All the art we'll see today was made in the last year or so. It's a response to the murder of George Floyd, and to the state-sanctioned violence directed at so many other Black people in this country. Here's the artist: KEHINDE WILEY: It resonates here because this is our present. We need to be able to come to terms with so many people being slain in our streets - we have to come to terms with state power. Each one of these losses is handled and dealt with by families and by loved ones who hopefully will carry the individual significance of those people on. But the job of my work is to be able, not to just create a political statement, but to create a much more personal, poetic, spiritual one, that talks about the humanity of all of us, that talks about the ties between those great historical, monumental European works, and some of those great historical, monumental, young Black and Brown kids who surround us every day. It's the desire to be seen, the desire to be alive, that the work is about. ABRAM JACKSON: Our next audio stop is the oval painting nearby, of a man in a red shirt and white cap. Image: Kehinde Wiley (American, born 1977), “Dying Gaul, After a Roman sculpture of the 1st Century,” 2021. Bronze, 21 1/16 x 18 7/8 x 47 1/16 in., 156.53 lb. (53.5 x 48 x 119.5 cm, 71 kg), base: 35 7/16 x 27 9/16 x 55 1/8 in. (90 x 70 x 140 cm). © Kehinde Wiley. Courtesy of Galerie Templon, Paris. Photo: Ugo Carmeni

139 Youth Mourning, 2022, bronze

We Have A Take: A Portland Trail Blazers Fan Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 2:41

Transcript WANDA JOHNSON: My name is Wanda Johnson. I'm the mother of Oscar Grant that was killed January 1st, 2009, at the Fruitvale BART Station in Oakland, California. ABRAM JACKSON: Oscar Grant was shot in the back and killed by a BART police officer that night. This sculpture, titled “Youth Mourning”, is especially resonant for his mother. WANDA JOHNSON: When he was killed, this “Youth Mourning” was his friends. Mourning for the loss of a loved one. Mourning for the loss of a friend, mourning for the loss of a family member. Never to go back, to be able to call this person and talk to this person. Never to go back, to be able to joke and laugh and eat with this person. But now, having to face being alone. They laid on the platform and at the hospital, mourning, all of us mourning, but having the question of why? “Youth Mourning” seems to read: I should have peace. I should be able to live in freedom, not have to cover up who I am, being identified and targeted because of my appearance. I shouldn't have to have a hoodie on or a hat on, so that you can't see the real me. I begin to think about how so many of our people have had so much strength and so much zeal and just different gifts and talents and abilities, but yet lose their lives senselessly. And now all those gifts, their talents, their bravery, is buried in the ground along with them. Like this “Youth Mourning”, many mornings, many evenings, this was me. Balling up, praying unto God. Why did it have to happen? And 13, 14 years later, that question still resonates - why did you have to pull out your gun and shoot him when it wasn't necessary? ABRAM JACKSON: When you're done in this space, move through to the last, momentous room in the exhibition. I'll meet you there to talk about the figure on horseback. Kehinde Wiley (American, born 1977), “Youth Mourning (El Hadji Malick Gueye),” After George Clausen, 1916, 2021. Bronze, 14 3/16 x 16 9/16 x 31 7/8 in., 136.69 lb. (36 x 42 x 81 cm, 62 kg), base: 35 7/16 x 25 9/16 x 40 3/8 in. (90 x 65 x 102.5 cm). © Kehinde Wiley. Courtesy of Galerie Templon, Paris. Photo: Ugo Carmeni

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Fruitvale Station - A Powerful Film Based on True Events

Challenge Accepted

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2023 56:26

In this episode of Challenge Accepted, we review the critically acclaimed drama "Fruitvale Station." Directed by Ryan Coogler, the film tells the true story of Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old black man who was fatally shot by a police officer on New Year's Day in 2009 at the Fruitvale BART station in Oakland, California. We delve into the film's powerful portrayal of Oscar's life leading up to his tragic death, including his relationships with his family, friends, and girlfriend. Oscar is played by Micheal B. Jordan, recent recipient of a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His performance was masterful. Starting an extremely successful career. Overall, we highly recommend "Fruitvale Station" for its powerful performances, poignant storytelling, and timely themes. It is a film that will stick with you long after the credits roll, and we believe it is an important piece of cinema that everyone should see. Scene from "Fruitvale Station" from the New York Times: https://youtu.be/pBnhZ1qsU0k -------------------- *Check Out All Our Podcasts!* Geek Freaks Podcast: https://linktr.ee/GeekFreaks Disney Moms Gone Wrong: https://linktr.ee/disneymomsgonewrong Challenge Accepted: https://linktr.ee/challengeacceptedgf Headlines: https://tinyurl.com/2p8bvu6d Level Up!: https://linktr.ee/PushingButtonsPodcast TrekFreaks: https://linktr.ee/TrekFreaks Geek Freaks Interviews: https://linktr.ee/GeekFreaksInterviews Outlast Podcast: https://linktr.ee/OutlastPodcast Round Three: https://linktr.ee/RoundThree From The Pages: https://www.patreon.com/GeekFreakspodcast -------------------- *Hang Out With Us!* Discord: https://discord.gg/6Jrvyb2 Twitter: twitter.com/geekfreakspod Facebook: facebook.com/groups/227307812330853/ Instagram: instagram.com/geekfreakspodcast E-mail: thegeekfreakspodcast@gmail.com Twitch: twitch.tv/geekfreakspodcast Site: geekfreakspodcast.com --------------------- *Support Us!* Patreon: https://patreon.com/GeekFreakspodcast Store: redbubble.com/people/GeekFreaks

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Everyday Injustice Special Episode: Pamela Price Historic Swearing In

Everyday Injustice

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2023 17:46

Pamela Price made history on Monday, being sworn in by Oakland Mayor-Elect Sheng Thao, who herself made history as the first Hmong to be elected mayor of a major US City. Price became the first Black elected DA in Alameda County, birthplace of the Black Panthers. Also speaking during the ceremony in front of at least 200 enthusiastic supporters in Downtown Oakland was Wanda Johnson, mother of Oscar Grant, Aisha Wahab who became the first Muslim and Afghan American to be elected to the California State Senate, and the legendary prison abolitionist and radical professor, Angela Davis. Price following being officially sworn in, said, “This is an exclamation point in the history for Alameda County. I stand before you as our first Black woman District Attorney.” During her speech, Price said, “For the last 10 years, the district attorney's office has stood in the way of the progressive reforms, ushered in by our California legislature and endorsed overwhelmingly by Alameda County voters our message resonated in Alameda County because we know that the criminal justice system is not working for the hardworking people of Alameda County.” Listen to Pamela Price, the legendary Angela Davis, and Wanda Johnson, the mother of Oscar Grant, who was killed more than a decade ago on a BART Train by a police officer has been fighting for justice for her son and so many others like him.

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WHAT About Damian Lillard

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2022 80:42

This week is all about celebrating Damian Lillard. On the eve of the game that Damian Lillard could become the Portland Trail Blazers' leading scorer, Tara and Rose talk about the man who means so much to Rip City. How did he get here? What makes him so special? And how lucky are we to witness this milestone? We have lots of stories and tons of sources you can check out in the list below. With someone as interesting as he is, with so many accolades, accomplishments and awards it was hard to narrow down our favorite Damian Lillard stories. So if we didn't talk about YOUR favorite, let us know what we missed! Hit us up on twitter (@wehaveatake) or in the discord server with your favorite memories of Damian Lillard's career (so far). All of this PLUS a really exciting Social Media Player of the Week (yes, it's Josh Hart!) Thank you to Erik Peterson for our awesome new music! Find him on twitter at @shoozumoops. Join us on Discord! It's a place where we can share our love for the Blazers, talk about games, and get to know other Blazer fans. Give it a try! You can also still find us on Twitter: @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselharding Sources Damian Lillard on the Playoffs, Music and Rookie Moment - Wingin' it Podcast The Blazers' Damian Lillard reflects on building generational wealth - Andscape [Breakaway] Command (Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard) [Court-side moms] Damian Lillard's mom Gina Johnson Damian Lillard Goes as Hard on the Mic as He Goes Down the Lane Baller. Rapper. Underdog. Don't Sleep on Damian Lillard Twyman- Stokes Teammate of the Year award ‘I really bleed purple': Damian Lillard's full speech at Weber State Hall of Fame induction banquet | News, Sports, Jobs - Standard-Examiner Why Damian Lillard Doesn't Celebrate until its Over Conan O'Brian Show Guard's bond with NBA star - PressReader How Portland fell in love with Damian Lillard in the age of NBA super teams 'If I don't nap, I feel it.' Taking regular naps might seem frivolous, even toddler-esque. But they're crucial in the NBA. – Chicago Tribune Juan Toscano-Anderson on Dame: https://twitter.com/markhaynesnba/status/1464634012828196867 Dame wanted to wear “Oscar Grant” on his bubble jersey: https://twitter.com/Dame_Lillard/status/1290109760662990850

Jinho ‘Piper' Ferreira: Hip-Hop, Community, and Policing

Burn the Boats

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2022 42:44

Flipsyde member Jinho ‘Piper' Ferreira talks about how his experiences as a police officer, rapper, and artist have influenced him. Piper was born and raised in Oakland, California. During his childhood in the 80's and 90's, Oakland was rife with crime, and police/community relations were at an all-time low. In 2002, Piper's childhood friend Jihad Akbar was killed by police. This inspired him to create Flipsyde, a successful Hip-Hop group that toured worldwide in the early 2000's. Their song Someday was chosen by NBC as the theme of the 2006 Winter Olympics. In 2009, Oscar Grant was killed by an Oakland police officer. The story resonated with Piper, and he decided the only way he could make an impact was if he was the one making the life or death decisions. During the interview, Piper had this to say about the difference between his reaction to the death of Jihad, and the death of Grant: “I didn't have any control over the cop that pulled the trigger. I initially put that pain into my music and ended up touring the world with my band. I tried what I could, according to the rules that I had known growing up and according to my values, until it became apparent that I needed to try something else.” Piper became an Alameda County Deputy Sheriff, and served in law enforcement for eight years. During that time, he helped create the Deputy Sheriff's Activities League, which addresses policing problems by focusing on social equity and community-led economic empowerment. In 2014, he wrote a one man play titled Cops and Robbers that “highlights the frequently fraught relationship between police officers, the communities they serve, and the media.” It received critical acclaim. Check out the website for Marcus Books, which is mentioned in the episode, here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Episode 9: The Life & Killing of Oscar Grant

Hella Black Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2022 27:52

On Episode 9 of Tales Of The Town we look at the life of Oscar Grant and how his death laid the foundation for the Black Lives Matter Movement that sparked years later. Uncle Bobby: Uncle of Oscar Grant. Organizer. Co-founder of Love Not Blood Campaign, which supports families who are victims of police violence Pendarvis Harshaw: journalist, author, educator. Oakland Native. Staff writer and Podcast host at KQED Dereca Blackmon: activist and organizer during the movement for Oscar Grant. Equity and Inclusion consultant.

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Ryan Coogler - Fruitvale Station

A Film By...

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 50:10

In just a few short years, Ryan Coogler has reinvigorated the "Rocky" franchise with the compelling story of Adonis Creed in "Creed," and taken us to the advanced civilization of Wakanda to introduce "Black Panther" to the MCU. It is his directorial debut, however, that offers his most powerful film to date. "Fruitvale Station" is the true story of Oscar Grant's last day, as he navigates through the joys and hardships of family, friendships, and responsibilities before an altercation with police ends tragically.www.afilmbypodcast.comafilmbypodcast@gmail.com@afilmbypodcast on Twitter and Facebook

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Movement-building with Oscar Grant’s uncle Cephus X aka Uncle Bobby

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2022 30:45

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Episode 132: Uncommon Conversations with Dereca Blackmon Part 2

Glocal Citizens

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2022 30:31

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week on the podcast I have the first of a handful of interviews that came about in a back to the future-esque way. This spring, the Stanford National Black Alumni Association (https://www.stanfordblackalumni.org) biennale summit took place in Washington, D.C. and I organized my spring trip back to the U.S. around reconnecting with my fellow friends and alum and sharing my insights as a Glocal Citizen on a panel entitled, "Africa: Bridging the Diasporic Divide." A propos, my guest, Detroit native, Dereca Blackmon has career-wide experience bridging divides. As Co-Founder and President of the Inclusion Design Group (https://inclusiondesign.com), she is also head trainer and responsible for the creation of the dynamic set of workshops and follow-up activities used by her team. Her experiential training models cut through “diversity fatigue” and allow participants to engage in deep, authentic, and meaningful dialogues. Among her prior positions, she served as the Assistant Vice Provost, Associate Dean and Director of the Diversity and First-Generation Office at Stanford University where she introduced groundbreaking work on authentic engagement, intergroup dialogue, and unconscious bias to over 30,000 students, staff, faculty and alumni. She also taught several courses at Stanford including Intergroup Communication with renowned cultural psychologist Hazel Markus (https://web.stanford.edu/~hazelm/) Reverend Deborah L. Johnson (https://deborahljohnson.org). For over 25 years, Dereca has consulted with a wide variety of corporate, educational, nonprofit, and community-based groups to facilitate “uncommon conversations” on issues of race, gender, class, and social justice. I hope this two part conversation brings you closer to understanding and embodying your own inclusion mindset. Where to find Dereca? www.derecespeaks.com (https://derecaspeaks.com) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dereca-blackmon-she-they-02676a3/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/dereca) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/derecaspeaks/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/DerecaSpeaks/) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-0_5O8PBvG71Mwji-buvw) What's Dereca reading? Booksl by Toni Morrison (https://smile.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B000APT7NQ?_encoding=UTF8&node=283155&offset=0&pageSize=12&searchAlias=stripbooks&sort=author-sidecar-rank&page=1&langFilter=default#formatSelectorHeader) Books by Stephen King (https://smile.amazon.com/Stephen-King/e/B000AQ0842/ref=sxts_entity_l_bsx_s_def_r00_t_aufl?pd_rd_w=3TmEU&content-id=amzn1.sym.7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536:amzn1.sym.7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536&pf_rd_p=7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536&pf_rd_r=8QAVVR3K2AQHJ2DQR8VX&pd_rd_wg=wVyqS&pd_rd_r=a18e30ee-2dc6-4148-8e25-1dd37452266d&qid=1656349709&cv_ct_cx=stephen+king+books) The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B0026772QU&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_5ZH2HQPA3Y93AT84SAJY&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Gay Hendricks Other topics of interest: On Black Detroit (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B01I9B5466&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_BPQ80R5X15EXA14AMXFD&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) St. Thomas US Virgin Islands (https://www.insightguides.com/destinations/central-america-caribbean/virgin-islands-us/travel-guide) On Oak-Town (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland,_California) About the [Black Panther Party] What happened to Oscar Grant (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Oscar_Grant) (https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/workers/black-panthers/) BICOP (https://www.nytimes.com/article/what-is-bipoc.html) Shawn Ginwright (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Ginwright) Flourish Agenda/Leadership Excellence (https://flourishagenda.com) Carol Dweck (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiiEeMN7vbQ) and the Growth Mindset (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/growth-mindset) Dr. Melanie Tervalon (https://melanietervalon.com/about/) and Cultural Humility (https://melanietervalon.com/resources/) What is Neurodivergent (https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-neurodivergence-and-what-does-it-mean-to-be-neurodivergent-5196627) When you click and purchase books using the link(s) above, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for your support! Special Guest: Dereca Blackmon.

Episode 131: Uncommon Conversations with Dereca Blackmon Part 1

Glocal Citizens

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2022 35:23

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week on the podcast I have the first of a handful of interviews that came about in a back to the future-esque way. This spring, the Stanford National Black Alumni Association (https://www.stanfordblackalumni.org) biennale summit took place in Washington, D.C. and I organized my spring trip back to the U.S. around reconnecting with my fellow friends and alum and sharing my insights as a Glocal Citizen on a panel entitled, "Africa: Bridging the Diasporic Divide." A propos, my guest, Detroit native, Dereca Blackmon has career-wide experience bridging divides. As Co-Founder and President of the Inclusion Design Group (https://inclusiondesign.com), she is also head trainer and responsible for the creation of the dynamic set of workshops and follow-up activities used by her team. Her experiential training models cut through “diversity fatigue” and allow participants to engage in deep, authentic, and meaningful dialogues. Among her prior positions, she served as the Assistant Vice Provost, Associate Dean and Director of the Diversity and First-Generation Office at Stanford University where she introduced groundbreaking work on authentic engagement, intergroup dialogue, and unconscious bias to over 30,000 students, staff, faculty and alumni. She also taught several courses at Stanford including Intergroup Communication with renowned cultural psychologist Hazel Markus (https://web.stanford.edu/~hazelm/) Reverend Deborah L. Johnson (https://deborahljohnson.org). For over 25 years, Dereca has consulted with a wide variety of corporate, educational, nonprofit, and community-based groups to facilitate “uncommon conversations” on issues of race, gender, class, and social justice. I hope this two part conversation brings you closer to understanding and embodying your own inclusion mindset. Where to find Dereca? www.derecespeaks.com (https://derecaspeaks.com) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dereca-blackmon-she-they-02676a3/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/dereca) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/derecaspeaks/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/DerecaSpeaks/) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-0_5O8PBvG71Mwji-buvw) What's Dereca reading? Books by Toni Morrison (https://smile.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B000APT7NQ?_encoding=UTF8&node=283155&offset=0&pageSize=12&searchAlias=stripbooks&sort=author-sidecar-rank&page=1&langFilter=default#formatSelectorHeader) Books by Stephen King (https://smile.amazon.com/Stephen-King/e/B000AQ0842/ref=sxts_entity_l_bsx_s_def_r00_t_aufl?pd_rd_w=3TmEU&content-id=amzn1.sym.7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536:amzn1.sym.7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536&pf_rd_p=7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536&pf_rd_r=8QAVVR3K2AQHJ2DQR8VX&pd_rd_wg=wVyqS&pd_rd_r=a18e30ee-2dc6-4148-8e25-1dd37452266d&qid=1656349709&cv_ct_cx=stephen+king+books) The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B0026772QU&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_5ZH2HQPA3Y93AT84SAJY&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Gay Hendricks Other topics of interest: On Black Detroit (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B01I9B5466&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_BPQ80R5X15EXA14AMXFD&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) St. Thomas US Virgin Islands (https://www.insightguides.com/destinations/central-america-caribbean/virgin-islands-us/travel-guide) On Oak-Town (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland,_California) About the Black Panther Party (https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/workers/black-panthers/) What happened to Oscar Grant (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Oscar_Grant) BICOP (https://www.nytimes.com/article/what-is-bipoc.html) Shawn Ginwright (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Ginwright) Flourish Agenda/Leadership Excellence (https://flourishagenda.com) Carol Dweck (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiiEeMN7vbQ) and the Growth Mindset (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/growth-mindset) Dr. Melanie Tervalon (https://melanietervalon.com/about/) and Cultural Humility (https://melanietervalon.com/resources/) What is Neurodivergent (https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-neurodivergence-and-what-does-it-mean-to-be-neurodivergent-5196627)? When you click and purchase books using the link(s) above, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for your support! Special Guest: Dereca Blackmon.

Shooting of Oscar Grant

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2022 61:03

Oscar Grant III was a 22-year-old African-American man who was killed in the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2009 by BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle in Oakland, California. Responding to reports of a fight on a crowded Bay Area Rapid Transit train returning from San Francisco, BART Police officers detained Grant and several other passengers on the platform at the Fruitvale BART Station. BART officer Anthony Pirone kneed Grant in the head and forced Grant to lie face down on the platform. Mehserle drew his pistol and shot Grant. Grant was rushed to Highland Hospital in Oakland and pronounced dead later that day. The events were captured on multiple official and private digital video and privately owned cell phone cameras. Owners disseminated their footage to media outlets and to various websites where it went viral. Both peaceful and violent protests took place in the following days.

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Shooting of Oscar Grant

The Breakdown with Shaun King

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2022 61:03

Oscar Grant III was a 22-year-old African-American man who was killed in the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2009 by BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle in Oakland, California. Responding to reports of a fight on a crowded Bay Area Rapid Transit train returning from San Francisco, BART Police officers detained Grant and several other passengers on the platform at the Fruitvale BART Station. BART officer Anthony Pirone kneed Grant in the head and forced Grant to lie face down on the platform. Mehserle drew his pistol and shot Grant. Grant was rushed to Highland Hospital in Oakland and pronounced dead later that day. The events were captured on multiple official and private digital video and privately owned cell phone cameras. Owners disseminated their footage to media outlets and to various websites where it went viral. Both peaceful and violent protests took place in the following days.

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Shooting of Oscar Grant

The Opperman Report'

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2022 61:03

Oscar Grant III was a 22-year-old African-American man who was killed in the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2009 by BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle in Oakland, California. Responding to reports of a fight on a crowded Bay Area Rapid Transit train returning from San Francisco, BART Police officers detained Grant and several other passengers on the platform at the Fruitvale BART Station. BART officer Anthony Pirone kneed Grant in the head and forced Grant to lie face down on the platform. Mehserle drew his pistol and shot Grant. Grant was rushed to Highland Hospital in Oakland and pronounced dead later that day. The events were captured on multiple official and private digital video and privately owned cell phone cameras. Owners disseminated their footage to media outlets and to various websites where it went viral. Both peaceful and violent protests took place in the following days.

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Ep. 628 - Please support this retreat for Black fathers of police brutality victims

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 12:24

On today's episode of The Breakdown I will not only confront the ugly and racist myths and stereotypes about Black fathers in America, I will tell you how we can support Black fathers on the journey to recovering from losing their children to police violence in America. Thank God many groups are already supporting the mothers. They need it. But along the way, the fathers have been forgotten and they need our help. We are working directly with the families of Mike Brown and Oscar Grant to support a retreat for these great men, but we need YOU to chip in today to help cover the costs. Please click the link in my bio on IG and click on the picture of the fundraiser to support them now. 100% of the proceeds go straight to the retreat. As you may know, we are going through some cool changes and testing out some new options for the future of The Breakdown podcast and we need all of our listeners to PLEASE complete this quick survey. The link will be in my bio on Instagram until Sunday night or you can go directly to: https://forms.gle/SeABuvGARcx9oSbP6And yes, if you already completed the earlier survey, we still need you to complete this one. THANK YOU!!!

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In Black Mothers Love & Resist, moms organize for justice & an end to police brutality

Your Call

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 52:11

On this edition of Your Call, we discuss Black Mothers Love and Resist, a documentary about the mothers of young Black men victimized and killed by police brutality, who come together and build a network of community-led support, mutual aid, and healing. Wanda Johnson, the mother of Oscar Grant, now supports mothers like Angela Williams, whose son, Ulysses, survived a police beating in Alabama, living to tell his story. The film will be screened at this year's San Francisco International Film Festival.

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Rockford Reading Daily 006: Have Black Lives Ever Mattered

May 30th Alliance Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 26:19

In this episode of Rockford Reading Daily we discuss the murders of Oscar Grant the macro-aggressions of mass incarceration.

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Update: Oscar Grant and the Attorney General

On Our Watch

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 14:31

Less than six weeks after On Our Watch published an episode examining the shooting and death of Oscar Grant, California's Attorney General Rob Bonta opened an external investigation into the 12-year-old case. In a wide-ranging interview with On Our Watch's Sukey Lewis, Bonta talks about California's systemic issues in policing, his efforts at addressing them and says the Oscar Grant case remains unresolved. We also look at new police reforms promising that cops who commit serious misconduct can be stripped of their badges.

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Under Color of Law

On Our Watch

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2021 66:22

One of the first police shootings to be captured on cell phone, millions saw Bay Area Rapid Transit police Officer Johannes Mehserle fire a single, fatal gunshot into Oscar Grant's back as the 22-year-old lay face down on the train station platform. Now, a lawsuit filed by NPR member station KQED has forced BART to comply with California's 2019 police transparency law, and release never-before-heard tapes from inside that investigation.

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Fruitvale Station Review

Flick Through Fridays

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 18:28

This is a powerful story of Oscar Grant's final days on Earth.

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FDA advisory panel approves Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine; Family of Ohio black man shot dead by sheriff deputy speak out

KPFA - The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2020 59:59

Comprehensive coverage of the day's news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Expert advisory panel approves emergency use of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine. Republican senators stall on a bipartisan coronavirus relief package. President-elect Biden meets with civil rights leaders. 18 state's join Texas lawsuit to nullify Joe Biden's electoral victory for president. Coronavirus infections continue to soar, mark highest daily rate 3,100 infections. Rent strike activists rally in Oakland, target corporate landlords evicting people. Oscar Grant's family demand Alameda County District Attorney charge officer involved in Grant's killing. Family of Ohio black man shot dead by sheriff deputy speak out. Photo by BioNTech. The post FDA advisory panel approves Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine; Family of Ohio black man shot dead by sheriff deputy speak out appeared first on KPFA.

Trump Gets COVID, Instant VP Debate Reactions, Plus: Quick Hits

The Concerned Minority

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 93:43

Kevin Nguyen and Minh Nguyen discuss the crazy news week that culminated in President Trump's positive COVID-19 test result. Then, the guys give their instant reactions to Wednesday's vice presidential debate between Pence-Harris (35:45). Finally, in a California-centric quick hits around the newsroom, where universal lessons are abound, Kevin and Minh check back in on police accountability at home, Gavin Newsom's very progressive week, and the Alameda County's decision to re-open the 2009 Oscar Grant case. Questions: theconcernedminoritypod@gmail.com Subscribe, Rate and Review.

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10/06/20 Tue. Trump: Don't Be Afraid! Kim Davis Flashback! Anti-Police Smears!

The Hake Report

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 122:26

The Hake Report, Tuesday, October 6, 2020 False cases of police brutality: Oscar Grant, Breonna Taylor, Jonathan Price (Hake News) Republicans are weak! Ronna McDaniel, Daniel Cameron, Pam Bondi President Trump says: Don't be afraid of the virus. Don't let it dominate your life. FLASHBACK: KY county clerk Kim Davis refuses “same-sex marriage” licenses Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito are right. James is wearing a beautiful Confederate flag T-shirt CALLERS Samuel from Sweden talks about YouTube censorship and the anti-macho push Earl from Michigan bashes the USA and President Trump. Trikk from Montana has some insight on the shirt James is wearing. Ryan from Indiana has some stats on the coronavirus from “the Internet,” I think. Tony from California falsely accuses innocent people of crimes. Maze from Dayton, OH tries to challenge James about the Confederate Flag. Marty from Kansas City, MO addresses misconceptions about Proud Boys Rick from Hampton, VA corrects the record on police incidents. Tony from San Diego, CA asks about CA Prop 16* which would bring back Affirmative Action Dana from South Dakota tells why Gavin stepped down as head *Craig Huey has a Voter Guide Vote For, Not Against Your Values - https://www.craighuey.com/california-voter-recommendations/ TIME STAMPS 0:00 Streaming start 5:45 Oscar Grant 23:05 Samuel in Sweden 29:26 Earl in MI 43:35 Republicans so weak 50:58 Kevin de Leon 56:57 Trikk in MT 1:04:08 Ryan in IN 1:07:44 Kim Davis 1:27:08 Tony in CA 1:32:40 Maze in Dayton, OH 1:37:44 Marty in Kansas City, MO 1:40:50 Trump on masks 1:42:33 Rick in Hampton, VA 1:50:12 Trump vs Biden on shutdowns 1:52:50 Tony in San Diego, CA 1:56:24 Dana in SD 1:59:44 Thanks, all! HAKE LINKS LIVE VIDEO: DLive | Periscope | Facebook | Twitch | YouTube PODCAST: Apple | Podcast Addict | Castbox | Stitcher | Spotify | PodBean | Google … SUPPORT: SubscribeStar | Patreon | Teespring | SUPER CHAT: Streamlabs | DLive Call in! 888-775-3773, live Monday through Friday 9 AM (Los Angeles) https://thehakereport.com/show Also see Hake News from JLP's show today. BLOG POST: https://www.thehakereport.com/blog/2020/10/6/100620-tue-trump-dont-be-afraid-kim-davis-flashback-anti-police-smears

San Leandro police officer is charged with voluntary manslaughter for killing Steven Taylor in April; advocates call for justice for Dijon Kizzee in Los Angeles and Trayford Pellerin in Louisiana

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2020 20:45

Steven Taylor, who was killed by police in a San Leandro Walmart in April. On this show: 0:08 – Joe Biden brought in a record-breaking fundraising haul of $364.5 million dollars in August. Kevin Robillard (@Robillard), senior political reporter for HuffPost, joins us to talk about election fundraising this cycle and what the numbers mean. 0:34 – A young man was stabbed to death while sleeping on a couch in West Oakland on July 17, 2020, and his family still does not have answers. We talk with the mother of Jeffrey Chambers Jr., Dorothy Grant, who is mourning the loss of her son. 0:45 – Alameda County DA Nancy O'Malley, who hasn't charged a law enforcement officer with the killing of a civilian since Oscar Grant's killing, has just brought charges of voluntary manslaughter against a San Leandro Police officer accused of killing Steven Taylor in a Walmart in April. Addie Kitchen is Steven's grandmother, and joins us to talk about how she felt when the charges were announced yesterday. 1:08 – LA County Sheriffs Deputies gunned down Dijon Kizzee in South LA, after stopping him for a vehicle violation while he was riding his bicycle. Organizers are calling for answers, and for justice from a Sheriff's department known for harassing families and elected officials, and for unaccountable killings. Melina Abdullah (@DocMellyMel) is chair of Pan-African Studies at Cal State-LA. She is also the co-founder of the LA chapter of Black Lives Matter. 1:20 – Alanah Odoms Hebert is executive director of the Louisiana ACLU, which is calling for justice for Trayford Pellerin, shot dead by Lafayette, LA police on August 21, 2020. Pellerin's case has received little media coverage, in a deadly summer of racist police shootings. We also talk about the need for mental health crisis response that does not involve police. 1:34 – Around this time in normal years, Burning Man would be taking place in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. Nearly 80,000 people attended the annual arts event in 2019, which started in the mid-1980s, and which has been inscribed in Burning Man lore. But there's a deeper history that many Burners may not know – one about the original inhabitants of the land, who are still here. Our reporter Lucy Kang went to the Black Rock Desert and spoke with Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe members about their relationship with the land, and with Burning Man. You can find the full story here. The post San Leandro police officer is charged with voluntary manslaughter for killing Steven Taylor in April; advocates call for justice for Dijon Kizzee in Los Angeles and Trayford Pellerin in Louisiana appeared first on KPFA.

“Eleven years later, and I’m still fighting”: Remembering Oscar Grant

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020

Photo: Wanda Johnson, with photos of her son Oscar Grant, who was murdered by BART police in 2009. Interview with Wanda Johnson https://kpfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Oscar-Grant_4.03.mp3 jQuery(document).ready(function($) { var media = $('#audio-342049-61'); media.on('canplay', function (ev) { this.currentTime = 0; }); }); ThisIsLucyKang · “Eleven years later, and I'm still fighting”: Remembering Oscar Grant On New Year's Day 2009, then-BART police officer Johannes Mehserle shot and killed 22-year-old Oscar Grant III at Fruitvale BART Station. The murder was captured on video by several bystanders and quickly went viral on social media, prompting mass protests in Oakland. The family's protracted three-year struggle for justice resulted in the first officer in history in California to be convicted for a shooting in the so-called “line of duty.” Oscar is survived by his 16-year-old daughter Tatiana Grant, his fiancée Sophina Mesa, his sister Chantay Moore, and his mother Wanda Johnson. The following is an edited excerpt from a longer interview with Wanda Johnson, Oscar's mother: ______ He loved life. He loved to be around friends. He loved to be the one who is known the best, friends with multiple people, multiple nationalities. Didn't matter. He just loved life and loved people. He played basketball. He played baseball. He played football. He was a child who loved to do multiple, multiple things. So he had a lot of stuff going on in his life. He had plans. He had goals. He had visions. He had dreams. He would be at church doing the prayers in front of two or three thousand people. He would say scripture. He would sing. He just was full of life. He had a personality where if you needed help and he could help you, he would help you. He was just that type of young man. And so every time I think about Oscar, I think about all the times that he has tried to help others. The night that he was shot and killed, he was trying to help his friend. He didn't like how his friend was being treated by the officer. And Oscar ended up losing his life that night. Had that officer who hit Oscar and who did his takedown move and who was pointing his taser at everybody and cussing everybody out – had he had some self-control, maybe Oscar would still be alive. Justice has not been served. And I'm sure that it will not be served on this side of the earth because our judicial system is not set up for people of color. “Justice has not been served. And I'm sure that it will not be served on this side of the earth because our judicial system is not set up for people of color.” So I just look at that and I look at Oscar's life, how even with him being gone, he's still making an impact on society [in] many different ways. And what happened with Oscar was really a start of a movement showing the injustices that African-Americans face as a people of color. There was I think seven different videos from seven different nationalities. It was amazing, let me tell you. From that point on, when those people saw Oscar lying on that ground, and they saw that officer stand up and shoot and kill him, they became like our families. It's not easier to deal with the loss, but it's easier to deal with the system because you have that support from outside. And so I would say that to families who have lost a loved one, number one, that you're not alone, that the community supports you. And when they're dealing with what has happened, to make sure they continue to say their child's name. Because sometimes, if the name doesn't get in the media, the parents have to be the one to insist that it get there. Don't give up. Eleven years later, and I'm still fighting. You can't give up no matter what it seems like. No matter how hard it may be. There'll be days when you don't even feel like getting out of the bed. But keep pressing because if you don't, they'll just let it all die out. And your son will just be another name that nobody knows. ______ This story is part of the series TAKEN FROM US: Remembering lives lost to police violence. This piece was reported and recorded by Chris Lee and edited and produced by Lucy Kang. First aired on UpFront on August 11, 2020. The post “Eleven years later, and I'm still fighting”: Remembering Oscar Grant appeared first on KPFA.

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OUSD reopens without union agreement; attorney representing Sean Monterrosa’s family says Vallejo PD is “out of control”; and Lebanese activist calls for political responsibility in wake of explosion

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 20:51

Front entrance to Oakland Technical High School. Oakland Unified School District reopened on Monday without an agreement with the union OEA on how to safely reopen schools. On this show: 0:08 – Oakland Unified School District reopened, virtually, on Monday — but without a union agreement. So what does this mean for teachers and academic instruction? We're joined by Chaz Garcia, an OUSD teacher and 2nd Vice President of the Oakland Education Association, and Roseann Torres, who represents District 5 on the Oakland Unified School Board. 0:35 – Attorneys for the family of Sean Monterrosa have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Vallejo Police Department and the officer who killed the 22-year-old man. They're calling the fatal police shooting “flat out murder.” KPFA's Chris Lee (@chrislee_xyz) reports. 0:40 – John Burris is a civil rights attorney representing the family of Sean Monterrosa, shot and killed by Vallejo Police on June 2. He says this case, in which the police union has destroyed evidence to avoid repercussions, is just one example of the Vallejo Police acting “out of control.” 0:54 – In the final installment of our series “Taken From Us,” we remember Oscar Grant. In 2009, a BART police officer shot and killed 22-year-old Grant at Fruitvale BART Station, prompting mass protests in Oakland. KPFA's Chris Lee (@chrislee_xyz) spoke to Wanda Johnson, Oscar's mother, for the latest story in our series “Taken From Us” about the lives of those killed by police violence. This story was edited by Lucy Kang (@ThisIsLucyKang). 1:08 – Last week, a massive explosion caused by the detonation of unsafely stored ammonium nitrate decimated about a quarter of Lebanon's capital city, Beirut, killing more than 200 people and destroying three hospitals, the city's port, and the homes of an estimated 200,000 people.We're joined by Rania Masri (@rania_masri), a Lebanese-American academic, activist, human rights advocate and professor of environmental science, currently in Beirut. She calls for political responsibility and asks, “What kind of a political system is it that allows for this level of incompetence?” 1:20 – Four million Californians may be at risk of COVID evictions by September, and homelessness is expected to increase by 20% in just one month. Melvin Willis, an organizer for ACCE in Contra Costa County and member of Richmond City Council, joins us for a conversation about these looming evictions and ACCE organizing for AB 1436, which would strengthen eviction protections while creating a way for landlords to still get paid. 1:41 – Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey's husband, David Lacey, is facing charges for pulling a gun on Black Lives Matter protester Melina Abdullah (@DocMellyMel) and saying “I will shoot you.” Melina joins us to discuss the incident. She is the chair of Pan-African Studies at Cal State-LA and the co-founder of the LA chapter of Black Lives Matter. 1:50 – Wealthy Democratic donor Ed Buck is facing four new felony charges. For more, we're joined by Jasmyne Cannick (@Jasmyne), a strategist and political commentator based in Los Angeles. She's a lead organizer in the movement for justice for Timothy Dean and Gemmel Moore, two Black gay men found dead at the home of Ed Buck. The post OUSD reopens without union agreement; attorney representing Sean Monterrosa's family says Vallejo PD is “out of control”; and Lebanese activist calls for political responsibility in wake of explosion appeared first on KPFA.

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Man accused of guard’s killing at Oakland federal building has ties to white power movement; plus, U.N. holds urgent debate on U.S. racism and police violence, and a preview of Juneteenth actions and port shutdown