#OPLSummer: Making Fruit Art ONN – Oakland Public Library Has #OPLSummer: Making Fruit Art On YouTube Where Oakland Public Library writes: When playing with your food is okay… Main Library TeenZone librarian Veronica shows you how to make fruit art! Stay tuned. Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the full … Read more
Basic conclusion of the Oakland Police Department 2020 Police Racial Discipline Study is that “black officers were more likely to have an investigative case sustained against them than officers of other races.” Zennie62Media digitized the text from the entire study so it can be read “in the raw”. It is below. The page numbers corespond … Read more
Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett turned a phrase that is spreading around the Internet when he said the “era of militarism is over”, after his City of Berkeley, Berkeley City Council voted to ban tear gas for good, and stop police from using pepper spray and smoke during George Floyd Black Lives Matter protests. (And this … Read more
No Justice No Peace! SEIU1021 & Labor Rallies For BLM In Oakland & Marches To UC Sproul Plaza ONN – Two thousand trade unionists, youth and community people rallied at the Rockridge BART on 4/13/20 and marched to UCB where a rally was also held. Trade unionists were angry about the continuing police murders of … Read more
On Tuesday, June 10th, 2020, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its newly elected 2020–2021 Board of Governors. The governors will take office at the first regularly scheduled board meeting of the new term. Elected to the Board for the first time: Debra Zane, Casting Directors Branch Ava DuVernay, Directors Branch Stephen … Read more
02 The March – Dance In The Streets For Revolution – Mali Watkins – Alameda, CA – 6-12-2020 ONN – March: Dance In The Streets For Revolution For Mali Watkins In Alameda, CA: Kenny Hoff Vlog Dance In The Streets For Revolution For Mali Watkins In Alameda, CA: Kenny Hoff Vlog Note: The maker of … Read more
Man Armed With a Machete Threatens People At Seattle’s Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) ONN – Man Armed With A Machete Threatens People At Seattle’s Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) Unidentified man armed with a machete threatens others at Seattle’s Autonomous Zone also known as CHAZ. Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the full … Read more
My First Mural in Oakland, CA ONN – I was giving the opportunity to create a Mural in Oakland. For this mural I felt my abstract flowers were what people needed at this moment. I felt that color could bring people joy, happiness and positive energy. In my own experience when ever I have a … Read more
Donald Trump MAGA Rally Tulsa OK Tickets Warning: Don’t Blame President If You Get COVID-19 ONN – Donald Trump MAGA Rally Tulsa OK Tickets Warning: Don’t Blame President If You Get COVID-19 A signup page for the Donald Trump Make America Great Again Rally in Tulsa OK for June 19th, or Juneteenth, has a tickets … Read more
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA), and Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) introduced a bill to remove Confederate statues from the U.S. Capitol. The bill, the Confederate Monument Removal Act, originally introduced by Congresswoman Lee in 2017 in the wake of the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, would remove all statues of people who … Read more
City of Oakland Encourages Oakland Residents To Apply for Measure LL Police Commission – Updated UPDATE: Application Deadline Extended to June 30, 2020 Oakland – Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and the Selection Panel for the Oakland Police Commission today announced the opening of the application process to serve on the Oakland Police Commission. The Police … Read more
Lee Houskeeper Assaults Zennie Abraham At The Bay Lights San Francisco 2016 ONN – Lee Houskeeper Assaults Zennie Abraham At The Bay Lights San Francisco 2016 In San Francisco for the The Bay Lights Celebration, I was going about the business of making a video-blog interview with Ben Davis, the creator of The Bay Lights, … Read more
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf’s Home Visited By Giant Youth Protest To Defund Police OPD ONN – Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf’s Home Visited By Giant Youth Protest To Defund Oakland Police Led by chants of “Where we goin? To Libby’s House”, a giant group of protestors made the hike up Fruitvale and to the home of … Read more
This Friday In Alameda: Dance In The Streets For Revolution To Celebrate Mali Watkins ONN – This Friday In Alameda: Dance In The Streets For Revolution To Celebrate Mali Watkins A press release sent to Zennie62Media, which reads: WHAT: Dance your heart out and raise your voices in joyful protest. Bring your signs. Bring water. … Read more
I just received a press release from the Oakland Unified School District with the title: At Tonight’s Board of Education Meeting, Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell Will Discuss Changes to Police Services in this Time of Nationwide Protests Against Systemic Racism Perhaps this will be the time the Oakland Unified School District gets rid of its god … Read more
Bike Oakland: MacArthur Blvd both ways, etc. ONN – SF Bay Area Bicycle’s Wreckless Mo-Fo Biker Back Running Oakland Stop Signs In This Video UPDATE: Word to bikinginla.com. The spelling “wreckless” immediately communicates that this crazy mo-fo is prone to get into a near wreck. It’s a common and deliberate misspelling, done to capture the … Read more
Cities of Emeryville and Oakland Announce Opening of Family Matters Emergency Shelter for Families Families offered shelter, services, support, and meals Oakland and Emeryville announce opening of new emergency shelter for unhoused families https://t.co/40vbC41A9m — Libby Schaaf (@LibbySchaaf) June 9, 2020 Oakland, CA – Today Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and Emeryville Mayor Christian Patz were … Read more
Oakland – At a rally Sunday afternoon Nine members of the Minneapolis City Council announced their support for defunding the Minneapolis Police Department and replacing it with a community-based public safety model. The councilmembers and some community activists committed to ending the Minneapolis Police Department through the budget process. The group also announced its intention … Read more
Oakland, Calif. – June 8, 2020: The Port of Oakland today issued the following statement regarding racial justice and the killing May 25 of George Floyd in Minneapolis: The Port of Oakland, as a member of the Oakland East Bay community and a public enterprise of international commerce, supports the movement for social and racial … Read more
Alameda Police Arrest Mali Watkins, Black Man, For Dancing In The Street Violating First Amendment ONN – Alameda Police Arrest Mali Watkins, Black Man, For Dancing In The Street Violating First Amendment The Alameda Police Department Officers should be fired immediately, for trying to arrest 44-year-old Mali Watkins for, excuse me, dancing in the street. … Read more
Ben Carson: Did CNN Have Dr. Ben Carson On To Hit Twitter Trend? Wild Colin Powell Take Hit Jackpot ONN – Ben Carson: Did CNN Have Dr. Ben Carson On To Hit Twitter Trend? Wild Colin Powell Take Hit Jackpot Where Carson said he doesn’t want to talk about Colin Powell. “I don’t find it … Read more
Enough Is Enough! Thousands Speak Out In SF Against Murder of George Floyd & Systemic Racism ONN – Enough Is Enough! Thousands Speak Out In SF Against Murder Of George Floyd & Systemic Racism Videos by Labor Video Project on YouTube, which reports: Ten to fifteen thousand youth and people from throughout the Bay Area … Read more
Stop The Police Murders & Repression! Rally At The Oscar Grant Plaza After Murder Of George Lloyd ONN – A community labor rally was at Oscar Grant Plaza (Fruitvale Station) to protest the murder of George Lloyd and the continuing murders and repression in the Black and Brown community. Speakers talked about the continuing murders … Read more
Bike Oakland & San Leandro to Lake Chabot ONN – SF Bay Area Bicycle Is Back With: “Bike Oakland & San Leandro To Lake Chabot” Where SF Bay Area Bicycle reports: 2020-05-23: 18 mile, 770 ft gain, Saturday morning ride on the 68th day of the SF Bay Area’s coronavirus shelter-in-place order to the Chabot … Read more
America’s “Injustice” System. Vlog by Derrick Soo ONN – One year ago, I was wrongly arrested while PROTECTING my Unhoused Community from a 6- Member Gang using a VICIOUS Dog to attack my residents. I experience our Justice System up close and personal. I see how our Court and Legal processes actually work, and INSTITUTIONALLY … Read more
The City of Oakland has lost yet another legal battle against the bulk terminal project it helped create, and against Phil Tagami, the man it once tried to get out of the project via The Tioga Report in 2011. Overall, The City of Oakland has racked up approximately $10 million in legal fees to date. … Read more
Oakland, CA – For the sixth day in a row, Oakland saw demonstrations of large groups throughout the City. Yesterday’s demonstrations were once again overwhelmingly peaceful and exemplary of Oakland’s long history of the community exercising their First Amendment right and making their voices heard on matters that effect the community. “Tonight was another example … Read more
If Drew Brees Disagrees With Colin Kaepernick Protest Then Start Jameis Winston As Saints QB ONN – If Drew Brees Disagrees With Colin Kaepernick Protest Then Start Jameis Winston As Saints QB Hey! Drew Brees basically said something that really infuriated me personally in addition to a number of people in the National Football League, … Read more
Former President Barack Obama Remarks ONN – Former President Barack Obama: “As tragic as these past few weeks have been, as difficult and scary and uncertain as they’ve been, they’ve also been an incredible opportunity for people to be awakened to some of these underlying trends and they offer an opportunity for us to all … Read more
Oakland, CA: (June 3 , 2020) – Today, Oakland Council Members Nikki Bas, Rebecca Kaplan and Sheng Thao sent a joint letter to Mayor Schaaf, City Administrator Reiskin and Interim Police Chief Manheimer to urge the immediate halt of the use of tear gas for crowd control during the COVID-19 pandemic “ Dear Mayor Schaaf, … Read more
“Jana Wilson” On Facebook Looks And Is Used Like A Fake Profile Designed To Spread Controversy ONN – “Jana Wilson” On Facebook Looks And Is Used Like A Fake Profile Designed To Spread Controversy A Facebook profile page with the name “Jana Wilson” took to attack a Zennie62Media post from Oakland District 6 Councilmember Loren … Read more
Slow COVID-19 rebound likely, says Bryant Francis, but travel should pick up Oakland, Calif. – June 3, 2020: Coronavirus recovery could come slowly to the aviation sector, Oakland International Airport’s top executive warned today. But Bryant Francis expressed confidence that travelers would soon begin returning to the skies. “Many life-long travelers, like myself, are itching … Read more
Two Oakland George Floyd Murder Protest Demonstrations End Peacefully Oakland, CA – This evening, Oakland was the site of two peaceful demonstrations that exemplified our city’s long tradition of raising community voices in protest without violence, destruction or mayhem. “Tonight the Oakland Police Department chose not to enact the curfew order as the demonstrators were … Read more
Thousands of Oakland Youth and Activists Lead March in Solidarity with George Floyd as Alameda county announces curfews Oakland, CA – Yesterday, young people from across the East Bay led a peaceful march to show solidarity with George Floyd’s family and the Black community at large, which falls victim to the systemic racism and barbarity … Read more
Hey YouTube: #blackouttuesday In Support Of #TheShowMustBePaused After George Floyd Murder ONN – #blackouttuesday In Oakland, SF, California Atlanta, America, The World In Support Of #TheShowMustBePaused After George Floyd Murder Hey everyone. You may be wondering why you’re staring at a black field today is blackout Tuesday or hashtag blackout Tuesday in support of hashtag … Read more
Health Over Profits!” Where The Hell Is OSHA At? Oakland Speak-out 6/1/20 ONN – Northern California Workers Speak At Cal-OSHA Downtown Oakland Office June 1, 2020 laborvideo on YouTube explains…. Northern California workers spoke out at the Cal-OSHA offices at Elihu Harris State Building at 1515 Clay Street in Downtown Oakland on June 1 2020, … Read more
In the Wake of COVID-19 and Murder of George Floyd, Congresswoman Barbara Lee Calls for Formation of Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Commission Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee announced legislation calling for the establishment of the first United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT). The Commission will examine the effects … Read more
City of Oakland Declares Local Emergency, Issues Curfew Following Eruption of Nighttime Violence Curfew in effect from 8 pm to 5 am starting tonight Oakland, CA – For the safety and well-being of all our residents, this afternoon the City of Oakland declared a local emergency and issued a curfew order effective tonight from 8 … Read more
Oakland Community Kitchens Serving Now ONN – Oakland Community Kitchens Serving Now – By Lukas Oakland’s Maria Alderete Oakland – Hello everyone! My name is Maria Alderete and my husband and I own Lukas in Oakland California. We’ve had Lukas now for 15 years, and we’ve been very blessed with being able to serve our … Read more
Washington, DC – Shot with rubber bullets, targeted with stun grenades, tear gassed, physically attacked, pepper sprayed and arrested. Cleveland even tried to ban the press from the city. This is journalism in America right now as reporters cover the unrest across the country following the murder of George Floyd. As journalists risk their safety … Read more