Oakland Tribune By Scott Johnson Oakland Tribune This is an excerpt from reporter Scott Johnson’s blog, which focuses on the impact of violence and trauma on the […]
Continue ReadingOakland Tribune By Scott Johnson Oakland Tribune November 2, 2011 OAKLAND — Daniel Wilkerson has a hard time relating to most of what he hears coming from […]
Continue ReadingOAKLAND NORTH By Amina Waheed Posted November 29, 2011 11:07 am Over 22 years ago, Deane Calhoun sat in a meeting that would forever change her life and […]
Continue ReadingNEW YORK TIMES By SHOSHANA WALTER DEC. 17, 2011 Gunshots cracked the air on a sunny morning as two men led a group of high school […]
Continue ReadingNEW YORK TIMES By SHOSHANA WALTER JAN. 7, 2012 Five-year-old Gabriel Martinez Jr. died Dec. 30, shot as he played under a streetlight near his father’s […]
Continue ReadingThe Greenlining Institute recognized Wazi Davis in the fight for freedom, for opportunity, and to lift barriers of race and gender Wazi Davis Bears the Torch of […]
Continue ReadingAll 2016 TNT Grads Attending College Graduation season is always bittersweet at Youth ALIVE!’s Teens On Target program. This year, 11 of our youth leaders at […]
Continue ReadingIt’s the most active and exciting time of year for our Teens on Target youth leaders. Since late January and on through the spring, TNT teams […]
Continue ReadingIn the United States, young black men face a homicide rate 20 times higher than the national average. Healing Communities in Crisis: Lifesaving Solutions to the Urban […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Magazine With murders up, the police force depleted, and a mayor under threat of recall, 2011 was a very bad year for Oakland. To […]
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