A guest SoBEORants podcast and transcription from Dr. Charles Cole III interviewing educational activist Chris Stewart on the hypocrisy of liberal cities and the latest report from Brightbeam, comparing rhetoric and outcomes in cities like and including Oakland. ” Man, I need to just rant about these liberals, bro. I mean, honestly, especially in education,…
Last Week’s McClymonds Environmental Town Hall Meeting, A Recap and Video
Parents, Students and Community members jam packed The West Oakland Community Center to get a update on the status of McClymonds High School’s campus temporary closure due to a recently found contaminant called trichloroethylene, or (TCE) for short, underneath the school site in its ground water. The complete video is here, with the Mayor, Councilmember…
They Did not Build this for You, Oakland’s Man-Made Housing Famine
During the Ethiopian famine, the country exported food. There was enough food, people just couldn’t afford it. The same could be said of Oakland’s housing crisis. Oaklanders spill on the streets, while new shiny buildings go up, and others buildings sit empty. CityLab did a great story on this, noting that there were four vacant…
The Oakland Education Week in Review: 2/24-3/1
last week, lots on the Mack closure and the underlying environmental racism, parents leading on literacy, what Black boys really need, how to fix the OUSD budget and whats wrong with it, a profile of a youth organizer, statewide propositions, the candidates and much more, please read, share, and get involved Oakland: Did You Know…
Director Hinton Hodge Talks Environmental Justice in the West, Her Dreams for Mack, and the Critical Role of Community
A Guest post, part of our State of Black Education in Oakland (SoBEO) Rants series hosted by Dr. Charles Cole III “for folks who care about black education across this country, support SoBEO. But support the people in your community that are working on behalf of black children all over the place. Speak up, speak…