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Black August Celebration by Prisoner Justice Groups at Bobby Hutton Park on Aug. 21

Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC) in partnership with the grassroots group All of Us or None, will commemorate Black August at Lil’ Bobby Hutton (De Fremery) Park at 1651 16th St. in West Oakland on Saturday, August 21, from 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

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August 13, 2021

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Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC) in partnership with the grassroots group All of Us or None, will commemorate Black August at Lil’ Bobby Hutton (De Fremery) Park at 1651 16^th St. in West Oakland on Saturday, August 21, from 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

The mission of LSPC is to organize communities impacted by the criminal justice system, to advocate for the release and safe return of incarcerated people, and to reunify families and communities. It should be noted that the organization is primarily staffed by formerly incarcerated men and women who have returned home to make a difference in their communities.

The event entitled ‘Oakland Rejects Slavery’ begins with All of Us or None advocating for the removal of the slavery exception clause in both the state and federal constitutions of this country.

California Constitution Article 1, Section 6 states, “Slavery is prohibited. Involuntary servitude is prohibited except to punish crime.” You can also read the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution. For a deeper understanding, watch Ava DuVernay’s documentary on Netflix called ‘13th.’

Throughout the day, there will be a variety of speakers that include former Black Panther Party member and current BPP historian, Billy X, Oakland’s Poet Laureate, Ayodele Nzinga, and a host of local organizations that include New Breath Foundation, Taylor Memorial United Methodist Church, CURYJ, United Playaz, CA Prison Focus, Kage University, Place 4 Grace, and others.

The message is multi-pronged but clear, said All of US or None Communications Manager Troy Williams. “Remove the slave language. Black Lives Matter no matter who pulls the trigger. Stop Asian hate. Just stop hating! Return sovereignty of land. Protect water. Protect life. We want our communities to come and enjoy good food and good entertainment with good family friendly company.

“We will also address current events impacting our community and ask that as we fight to strip away the vestiges of slavery in our state and federal constitutions that Oakland stands together to reject the narrative and practice of the violence we have perpetrated against each other.

The event is also taking place during Black August, which began as a way of honoring those freedom fighters who lost their lives in the process of fighting for the full restoration of human and civil rights of all oppressed people.

“We commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of George Jackson and the Attica uprising that followed,” said Williams. “We are gathering to say that we have returned with a willingness to rectify our wrongs, pick up the torch, and continue on the march toward liberation.

For more information, please go to:

https://prisonerswithchildren.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=95

Troy Williams has written columns for the Post New Group for several years.

“The Oakland Post’s coverage of local news in Alameda County is supported by the Ethnic Media Sustainability Initiative, a program created by California Black Media and Ethnic Media Services to support community newspapers across California”

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Oakland Post: Week of June 4 – 10, 2025

The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of June 4-10, 2025

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Remembering George Floyd

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Minnesota State Attorney General Keith Ellison acknowledges that the Floyd case five years ago involved a situation in which due process was denied, and five years later, the president is currently dismissing “due process. “The Minnesota Atty General also says, “Trump is trying to attack constitutional rule, attacking congressional authority and judicial decision-making.” George Floyd was an African American man killed by police who knocked on his neck and on his back, preventing him from breathing.

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Mural showing the portrait of George Floyd in Mauerpark in Berlin. To the left of the portrait the lettering "I can't Breathe" was added, on the right side the three hashtags #GeorgeFloyd, #Icantbreathe and #Sayhisname. The mural was completed by Eme Street Art (facebook name) / Eme Free Thinker (signature) on 29 May 2020. (Wikimedia Commons)

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“The president’s been very clear he has no intentions of pardoning Derek Chauvin, and it’s not a request that we’re looking at,” confirms a senior staffer at the Trump White House. That White House response results from public hope, including from a close Trump ally, Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. The timing of Greene’s hopes coincides with the Justice Department’s recent decision to end oversight of local police accused of abuse. It also falls on the fifth anniversary of the police-involved death of George Floyd on May 25th. The death sparked national and worldwide outrage and became a transitional moment politically and culturally, although the outcry for laws on police accountability failed.

The death forced then-Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden to focus on deadly police force and accountability. His efforts while president to pass the George Floyd Justice in policing act failed. The death of George Floyd also put a spotlight on the Black community, forcing then-candidate Biden to choose a Black woman running mate. Kamala Harris ultimately became vice president of the United States alongside Joe Biden. Minnesota State Attorney General Keith Ellison prosecuted the cases against the officers involved in the death of Floyd. He remembers,” Trump was in office when George Floyd was killed, and I would blame Trump for creating a negative environment for police-community relations. Remember, it was him who said when the looting starts, the shooting starts, it was him who got rid of all the consent decrees that were in place by the Obama administration.”

In 2025, Police-involved civilian deaths are up by “about 100 to about 11 hundred,” according to Ellison. Ellison acknowledges that the Floyd case five years ago involved a situation in which due process was denied, and five years later, the president is currently dismissing “due process. “The Minnesota Atty General also says, “Trump is trying to attack constitutional rule, attacking congressional authority and judicial decision-making.” George Floyd was an African-American man killed by police who knocked on his neck and on his back, preventing him from breathing. During those minutes on the ground, Floyd cried out for his late mother several times. Police subdued Floyd for an alleged counterfeit $20 bill.