ShowReparations in Action!
Broadcast TitleJustice for Oscar Grant, Murdered by Police!
Broadcast Date2009-02-15
Record Date2009-02-15
SummaryAfrican People's Solidarity Committee (APSC) Chairwoman Penny Hess talks with Wendy Snyder, Oakland APSC organizer about the deepening crisis in the city of Oakland following the killing of Oscar Grant III by BART police officer Johnannes Mehserle and the subsequent videos showing the complicity of other BART officers in the brutal murder. They'll discuss the resignation of the police chief, the voting defeat of a youth curfew and the exposure of the city's war budget against the African community. Learn how white people and allies of the African community can get involved in support of economic development, reparations and justice.