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Creating An African American Cultural Center In West Oakland

Posted by: Nate Berg

18 February 2007 - 9:00am

This report from NPR looks at a neighborhood activist who's leading a movement to revitalize a rundown West Oakland neighborhood into a black cultural district.

"Oakland has seen a black exodus fueled by crime and rising housing costs. An African-American artist hopes to reverse the trend with a cultural district in a rundown part of town. Critics say his efforts aren't practical."

Full Story: The Fine Art of Rebuiding West Oakland
Source: NPR, February 16, 2007
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