Posts Tagged ‘Oakland Rising’
One year after Proposition 47’s passage, is it working in the Bay Area?
As the one-year anniversary of Prop. 47’s passage approaches, many people working in the state’s legal system are evaluating its effectiveness.
Read MoreJakada Imani on the Ella Baker Center, his port commission bid, and fighting for Oakland
Jakada Imani has had to battle his entire life. As a child, he said, he was diagnosed with dyslexia, lived in a home with parents addicted to drugs, and was homeless for a brief period of time. He fought the odds to become a well-respected community leader, and strived to find ways to protect the rights of the disenfranchised. He said that was why he wanted to be a port commissioner – to fight for the people of West Oakland.
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