Spokesperson for mayor libby schaaf, she was actually out of town when the activists showed up at her home, but in a Statement Today said she certainly shares their passion for this issue, this very serious issue in oakland. They came and set up camp outside mayor schaafs home temporarily, saying they were trying to push the city to provide morehousing for growing number of homeless and demand that the mayor provide Better Solutions to this and the housing crisis activists say theyre also calling for a reduction in the police foush force budget to put that into homelessness. The mayor says we are working every day to fight the homeless impacts that affect every old oaklanders. Were also producing new units as fast as we can to alleviate the affordability crisis in our region. Today we spoke with councilmember guy owe out helping today where there is trash service and portapotties. About 70 people staying there and getting connected to services with volunteers. There is a desperate need
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Black History From the Year You Were Born
By Niesha Davis, Stacker News
On 2/9/21 at 6:30 PM EST
Each February, Black History Month is dedicated to celebrating the achievements, and reflecting on the experiences, of African Americans. What began as a week in 1926 has blossomed into 28 days of remembrance and lessons on the contributions of Black Americans.
Many Black Americans come from a lineage of captured and enslaved people who were forcibly brought to the U.S. to build the culture and infrastructure of a place in which they never asked to live. Forced immigration and centuries of cultural genocide have driven Black Americans to literally and figuratively rebuild a culture from the ground up. In the face of historical oppression and inequality slavery, Jim Crow laws, and the police violence that spawned the #BlackLivesMatter movement African Americans have continuously fought for their rights and spawned countless milestones, achievements, and freedoms. While being forced