Meet FIA’s Javier Barraza, an East Oakland native who is working to bring resources back to his community East Oakland Student to East Oakland Organizer- Javi’s Story Growing up in East Oakland, Javier Barraza remembers a lack of resources. “Like messed up streets,” he says. He loved playing sports but there weren’t any rec centers…
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Black Literacy, Black Liberation and Focusing on Black Futures Alongside Black History
Black History Month is great. But our ancestors would be somersaulting in their graves if they understood how few of our children can exercise the rights they fought so hard for. As it stands only 18% of Black Children in Oakland are reading on grade level. We have fought for the right to sit in…
Oakland Parents and Civil Rights Groups Lead a Citywide Literacy Revolution
One of the most frustrating, yet enduring tropes in the realm of education debates is the idea of black and brown parents as disinterested, disconnected and ignorant. Far too often you hear about how the dismal outcomes for the nation’s students of color are the byproduct of their parent’s and families’ lack of interest in…
The Latest Mack Updates and Answers to Some Questions from Councilmember McElhaney
Office of theHonorable Lynette Gibson McElhaneyOakland City CouncilmemberCITY HALL ~ 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza ~ Oakland, California 94612Lynette Gibson McElhaneyCouncilmember – District [email protected] CookChief of Staff – District [email protected] (510) 238-7003FAX (510) 238-6910TDD (510) 839-6451(510)-238-7245 February 22, 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECouncilmember McElhaney Update on McClymonds High School Closure and Discovery of TCEOn Thursday, OUSD announced…
Councilmember McElhaney Weighs in on the Mack Closure
Press release ” West Oakland has long been victim to environmental racism that concentrated toxic industries in this historic Black community. “ Office of theHonorable Lynette Gibson McElhaneyOakland City CouncilmemberCITY HALL ~ 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza ~ Oakland, California 94612 Lynette Gibson McElhaneyCouncilmember – District [email protected] CookChief of Staff – District [email protected] (510) 238-3266FAX…