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8 Injured, Including Child, In Oakland Shooting

AP | TERRY COLLINS | Posted 01.28.2012

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OAKLAND, Calif. — Police searched for multiple suspects Tuesday after a gunbattle in a parking lot where a rap music video was being filmed left...

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Sweet West Oakland

Tanya Holland | Posted 10.25.2011

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Tanya Holland

I am a black girl who went to an elite East Coast university who married a Jewish guy who didn't go to college. We wanted to live in a community where none of that really matters.

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WATCH: Owning a Grocery Store at Age 19

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.25.2011

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At 19 years old, James Berk is the youngest of seven owners of Mandela Foods Cooperative in West Oakland, California. It's a remarkable achievement for someone who dropped out of school in fifth grade.

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WATCH: Officer Appears To SMASH Window With Suspect's Head

Posted 05.25.2011

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Transit police in California are facing questions over use-of-force after another controversial video surfaced on YouTube. The latest clip was titled ...

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