Racial Integration

cawacko said:
Basically he says we as black people need to do what other minority groups do but he never really says a lot more than that. You’re right, there are different cultures and experiences.

My friend was born and raised in East Oakland. I’ve mentioned before when my family moved to Oakland in 1981 it was about 50% black. Today it’s 25%. My friend has posted multiple times on Facebook that black shouldn’t be moving out of Oakland saying it was their cultural hub. (Black) people who had moved out of Oakland responded to him saying why they moved and he was wrong.

So not everyone shares his opinion and is one of multiple reasons why his vision of black separatism isn’t going to happen.
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I guess he is still living there??

IMHO ppl can & still do visit & pay homage to Oakland & "The Bay" in general, eventhough they are now out here in the burbs..

Many of my neighbors are from there, some even still commute to work there.

American move around a lot, always have..

I agree w/ moving out here for opportunities as well as home prices.

You can sell that old 90 year tiny home & move out here & buy two or three brand new homes 4 X bigger & still rest a couple hundred thousand in the bank..

I agree, it is unlikely to happen as not even him is interested enough to get started on it..
 
Bill said:
I guess he is still living there??

IMHO ppl can & still do visit & pay homage to Oakland & "The Bay" in general, eventhough they are now out here in the burbs..

Many of my neighbors are from there, some even still commute to work there.

American move around a lot, always have..

I agree w/ moving out here for opportunities as well as home prices.

You can sell that old 90 year tiny home & move out here & buy two or three brand new homes 4 X bigger & still rest a couple hundred thousand in the bank..

I agree, it is unlikely to happen as not even him is interested enough to get started on it..
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Pittsburg and Antioch have been two popular locations for those moving out of Oakland. Vallejo, Vacaville, Tracey, Sac are on the list as well.

One thing my friend and others argue is “don’t sell grandma’s house” (in Oakland) because once you do you can’t get back in. And that’s true. Once you leave it’s almost impossible to come back unless you have a big money event in your life or you’re willing to live in a (small) apartment.

Edit: My friend does still live there. In fact he still lives in a rough part of town even though he could afford to move to the (Oakland) hills. He’s very active mentoring Oakland kids and in the community. I doubt he’ll ever leave
 
cawacko said:
Pittsburg and Antioch have been two popular locations for those moving out of Oakland. Vallejo, Vacaville, Tracey, Sac are on the list as well.

One thing my friend and others argue is “don’t sell grandma’s house” (in Oakland) because once you do you can’t get back in. And that’s true. Once you leave it’s almost impossible to come back unless you have a big money event in your life or you’re willing to live in a (small) apartment.

Edit: My friend does still live there. In fact he still lives in a rough part of town even though he could afford to move to the (Oakland) hills. He’s very active mentoring Oakland kids and in the community. I doubt he’ll ever leave
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Sounds like an awesome human being & prob in heaven/no where else he would want to be....
 
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