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Oakland: The Self-Made City

By State of the Re:Union

Refugees, entrepreneurs, visionaries—these are the historic roots of Oakland, California. The city has long been home for people building new lives and imagining even better ones. But dreams deferred also haunt this place, in its empty post-boom skyscrapers, its infamous homicide rates and deep budget cuts. In the face of entrenched problems, though, the people of Oakland characteristically answer back with diverse, revolutionary solutions.

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  • http://davidgilbertphotography.com David G

    Big up Oakland. I hella love it too. Humpty, getting the shot out on NPR, never would have thought I would see the day. What a wonderful look at the O, an imperfect city that should never be changed, an eternal birthplace of revolutionaries and hometown of American diversity. Big up to the reporter that got down in the town, my boy Do Dat and all the other dope Bay Area music that this piece featured.
    Much love,
    David