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Our Legacy, Oscar Grant Foundation - Love Not Blood Campaign

On July 14, 2014 Uncle Bobby gifted the Oscar Grant Foundation to his sister, Oscar Grant mother, Wanda Johnson. Oscar's mother, Rev. Wanda R. Johnson, now ...

Our Legacy – Oscar Grant - Love Not Blood Campaign

“Officer Pirone directed Officer Mehserle to arrest two of the individuals who had not been handcuffed. One of the individuals to be arrested was Oscar Grant, ...

Oscar Grant Foundation

On the night that Oscar Grant was shot to death by a BART police officer, everything changed. A mother lost her son. A daughter lost her father. And communities ...

Oscar Grant's legacy: A viral video and a movement that continues ...

Grant was unarmed and facedown when he was shot in the back by then-BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle on Jan. 1, 2009, on the Fruitvale ...

Fruitvale Station and the Legacy of Oscar Grant - BET

A Life Cut Short - The shooting of Oscar Grant by BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) police in 2009 gripped the nation and revived tense debate about excessive ...

On this day in 1986, Oscar Grant was born. 23 years later, on New ...

... the 10th anniversary of his death, Grant's 14 year-old daughter, Tatiana, spoke about her father's legacy. “I think it's for freedom, all of ...

Fruitvale station 10 years on: Oscar Grant's legacy remembered a ...

The shooting dead of Oscar Grant by officer Johannes Mehserle 10 years ago did what no similar moment of horror had ever done before: it went viral on social ...

Reflecting on Oscar Grant: 15 years of remembering and resilience

... the Black Lives Matter movement. "'What can I do to take this sad legacy of my nephew being murdered into a positive step-up change?

Oscar Grant Foundation - Official (@OscarGrant4Life) / X

... our upcoming Legacy Gala! Their partnership with the community means the world to us and helps us further our mission and theirs! Together, we're making a ...

"Eleven years later, and I'm still fighting": Remembering Oscar Grant

The murder was captured on video by several bystanders and quickly went viral on social media, prompting mass protests in Oakland. The family's ...

Measures of Justice: Remembering Oscar Grant III - East Bay Express

The legacy of Oscar Grant III, a young man fatally shot by police at BART, and his mother's ongoing fight for justice.

Justice for Oscar Grant? YR Media Gets Rare Interview with His Family

... the significance of reopening the case, how the family is dealing with the new investigation, and Grant's legacy. The interview was edited ...

Community gathers at Fruitvale Station in Oakland 13 years after ...

Oscar Grant's legacy still lives. Since 2010, the family has hosted an annual vigil at the Fruitvale BART Station to honor the memory of Oscar ...

Oscar Grant: A Killing That Changed How We View Police Shootings

Check out KQED's Forum special on Oscar Grant's legacy. And KQED ... To learn more about how we use your information, please read our privacy ...

Visual Essay: 10 years after the shooting of Oscar Grant

The Legacy of Oscar Grant. Updated: Dec. 28, 2018 4:00 a.m.. On Jan. 1, 2009, Oscar Grant was shot and killed by a BART police officer on the train platform ...

Oscar Grant's Last Day: The True Events Behind 'Fruitvale Station'

The Legacy of Oscar Grant. Oscar Grant's tragic death sparked widespread activism and left an indelible mark on American culture. His story ...

On tenth anniversary of death, Oakland remembers Oscar Grant

Brooks noted, “Our legacy kicked off the next iteration against police terror in this country and around the world. What has stayed the same is ...

Oscar Grant remembered on 10th anniversary of his death

Grant's Uncle Bobby carried the torch after Oscar died. He spoke out on a radio talk show about his nephews legacy. "Because there were ...

The Shooting of Oscar Grant

In the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2009, Oscar Juliuss Grant III was fatally shot by former BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle.

Oscar Grant's legacy will live forever. Thank you Mama Rev. Wanda ...

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