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Posts Tagged ‘ghost town’

Critics say a predictive policing system could amplify racial bias in Oakland

By Rachel Loyd | November 7, 2016 | 2

Twenty-two-year-old Kamani Holmes has dark skin, stands about six feet tall, and wears a full beard across his face. A Black Power fist adorns the center of his grey hooded sweater with the words “Movement Warriors” across the bottom. His light blue jeans perfectly match the tint of blue in his Jordan sneakers. Then, there’s the bracelet.

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Baseball film reflects relationship between the East Bay and Cuba

By Erika Alvero | April 7, 2016

“Ghost Town to Havana,” screened in Berkeley on Saturday, tells the stories behind the youth baseball team the Oakland Royals and its visit to Cuba’s capital.

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OPD Ceasefire Team arrests five people, recovers weapons and drugs in raid

By Libby Leyden | October 6, 2015 | 1

On Friday morning, the Oakland Police Department Ceasefire Team and the FBI arrested five people and recovered weapons and drugs in a raid targeting the Ghost Town gang.

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