PART TWO
As 2011 draws to a close, we look back in a two-part series at some of the movements, organizations, and moments that made up the year.
Occupy Oakland General Strike
Okay Okay, you may think we have #occupy on here twice but the Oakland General Strike… Read more
As 2011 draws to a close, we look back in a two-part series at some of the movements, organizations, and moments that made up the year.
Occupy
We know we could have easily dedicated this entire year in review to #occupy (and in spirit we actually… Read more
When I was in the third grade, I had trouble reading. I mixed up letters and couldn’t spell to save my life. I soon found myself in special education courses. Most of the other students who were tracked in these classes were also poor boys of color. None of us… Read more
Oakollectiv is one of our Use Your Money businesses. Nwamaka Agbo spoke with Rachel Konte about this unique local business. Learn more about the Use Your Money campaign.
Tell me a little bit about you and what brought you to create a business like this?
I am Afro/Danish, born… Read more
Urban America is vast and dense. It moves quickly and often continuously. It is diverse, ever-evolving and a source of both economic security and uncertainty. For some it is a utopia where hopes and dreams can be made real and sometimes unmade. It is a thriving source of inspiration, companionship,… Read more
Looking for a way to get involved with the Ella Baker Center in 2012? Join the Ella’s Voice Editorial Board.
The Ella’s Voice Editorial Board assists Ella Baker Center Communications staff in blog oversight, content development, and promotion. Editorial Board volunteers serve as Ella’s Voice ambassadors out in the world-at-large.… Read more
Earlier this week, we learned about an exciting way to Use Your Money in Oakland. IN THE BLACK Blackout Oakland on Black Friday is a holiday shopping and community festival to help keep independent local businesses in the black. A small group of residents and business owners are… Read more
As a young woman of color, I find it hard to stay focused in Oakland. Every night while I do my homework, I hear the rattling of gunshots bouncing off the cement sidewalks. I hear people yelling and crying after getting a call from the hospital, telling them a… Read more
Last Thursday evening, Kayode Ola Foster was fatally shot near the Occupy Oakland camp. While his nearly lifeless body lay in a hospital bed, politicians rushed to the sidewalk where his blood was still drying and declared that the Occupy Camp must go. One politician said the camp Read more
The last 24 hours have been a nightmarish whirlwind in the city of Oakland, and I honestly don’t think that it had to be this way.
Say what you will about the Occupy Wall Street Movement- critique the cause, the organizing strategy, the participants and whatever else you would like… Read more
