Residents of Oakland, California are left with a feeling of fight-or-flight as The Town's crime rate soars with carjackings, assaults & more. The post Oakland, You Good? Citywide Crime Surge Has Residents Scared To Call 911 appeared first on Black America Web.
A Black family was having a bbq in a park in Oakland and the police were called on by a White woman.
Oakland Public Schools announced plans to launch a program focused on helping Black girls succeed. The school district pioneered a similar program for at-risk Black boys in 2010.
Oakland school district offers manhood courses to male Black students. Early results show promise in closing the achievement gap and increasing the graduation rate.
