Obama!!!

On January 16, 2009, Our Oakland Community Ambassador Fannie Brown told us what the election and inauguration of Barack Obama means to her and the East Oakland Community.

 

 The Good Old Days

Earlier, Fannie Brown recalled her childhood growing up in Mississippi on a plantation. She also talked about how East Oakland became her home in the 1960’s, and how she later became an educator, school-founder, and all-around community leader.  This video was shot on October 25, 2008 at the first Our Oakland Community Storytelling Day.

 

School Promise

Michael Angelo recited his School Pledge for us, wearing a stethoscope that symbolizes his dream of becoming a doctor one day.  This video was shot on October 25, 2008 at the first Our Oakland Community Storytelling Day.