There’s rumors of another massive ICE raid in California, despite its sanctuary state status. AJ+’s Dena Takruri explains how California and its sanctuary cities are trying to defy the Trump administration’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants.
Oakland
California Cannabis: War On Drugs Reparations | Direct From With Dena Takruri – AJ+
For decades, the war on drugs has unfairly locked up a disproportionate number of black people in California. Now that recreational weed is legal, the city of Oakland has mandated that half of all marijuana business permits go to people who are low income and have a cannabis conviction. AJ+’s Dena Takruri visits Nug, a weed business training such folks to become potrepreuners.
Black Lives Matter: Oakland Speaks On Ferguson
AJ+’s Dena Takruri speaks with Oakland residents the day after the grand jury of St. Louis County decided not to charge police officer Darren Wilson for the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson. Hundreds of protestors had filled Oakland’s streets the night of the announcement, some peacefully marching and tweeting #BlackLivesMatter, others smashing shop windows. The day after, residents voice their concerns in a neighborhood where this story has played out before, with the death of Oscar Grant in 2009, among others.
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