You a Nomad
Directed by Shirah Dedman · Starring Mark Edward Alston, Benjamin Bowser, John Guillory, Nisaiah Perry · 2018
Asking what happened to Black Oakland, this documentary traces how the city's Black population shrank in a generation and uncovers the systemic roots of gentrification.
A clear-eyed, urgent breakdown of how gentrification really works, told through Oakland voices.
What happened to the Black people in Oakland?
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