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By Crosscurrents Producer on Jul 20 2010 - 3:28pm
Yesterday, a demonstration in favor of former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle was held in downtown Walnut Creek – the first since the death of Oscar Grant in January 2009. Mehserle is not a popular man in many parts of the Bay Area. Even before his involuntary manslaughter conviction for the...
By Hana Baba on Jun 14 2010 - 3:05pm
Before the 2008 Oscar-winning blockbuster Slumdog Millionaire came out, Indians were pretty much already seen as an intrinsic part of American society. The Indian community had made huge strides in the US. Indian immigrants had a strong presence in major professions--medicine, education,...
By Daphne Muse on Mar 9 2010 - 8:01am
What's the difference between a street pimp putting a girl, boy or woman on the street to boost his economy and provide a perverse kind of entertainment and bringing a Killer Whale or other wild species into captivity to be pimped for education, entertainment and pleasure? In this case six tons,...
By Ben Trefny on Oct 12 2009 - 5:09pm
Reactions were mixed on Friday upon news that President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. Even the President himself seemed surprised by the choice. We wondered what Bay Area young people thought about Obama winning the prize so early in his presidency. So we turned to Youth Radio, who produced this...
By Crosscurrents Producer on Jan 26 2009 - 5:00am
The Red Star Yeast Factory in Redevelopment, Orlando Campbell is Oscar Grant, the Silver Tsunami, and Bill Knapp is our Witness to History.
Reactions were mixed on Friday upon news that President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. Even the President himself seemed surprised by the choice. We wondered what Bay Area young people thought about Obama winning the prize so early in his presidency. So we turned to Youth Radio, who produced...
It's been nearly four weeks since 22-year-old Oscar Grant was shot and killed by a BART police officer, who is now under arrest for murder. But that's not the end of the story. Community members continue to express outrage and solidarity. The words, "I am Oscar Grant" appear throughout the city, in...
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