The Rev. Wanda Johnson, mother of the late Oscar Grant III, sang from a stage at the Fruitvale BART station in Oakland. Ten years after her son’s death, Johnson led a congregation of people in rejoicing in his memory. ...

But there I was, concentrating only on the moment. My jokes came to an end when everyone from my class and football team went off to the military or college, and I was devastated when I realized I was set to serve a life sentence in Richmond. ...

In collaboration with the Richmond Art Center’s Califas: Art of the US-Mexico Borderlands exhibit, youth from the RYSE Center explored the theme of borders in the new “Keeping Families Together”community mural. ...

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