June 22 in Uncategorized by Nourbese No Comments
Oakland – Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-09) issued the following statement denouncing the race-based attack on a woman’s right to choose that is being waged by the Radiance Foundation in coordination with the California-based Issues4Life:
“I am deeply offended by the race-based billboards that are being displayed in my congressional district by the Radiance Foundation and Issues4Life,” Congresswoman Lee said. “
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June 17 in Uncategorized by Nourbese No Comments
I live in the Fruitvale, a mostly Latin@ neighborhood in Oakland. I love this city and fall in love with it every morning as I ride my bike down Foothill Boulevard toward downtown. I ride through mothers walking their children to school, day laborers waiting for gigs, the smell of tamales and carne asada, neighbors waiting for “the 40″ (the bus) and commuters fighting each other to move their cars ahead in traffic. This morning as I was pedaling fast to make the light at the intersection of Fruitvale and Foothill, I nearly lost my grip of my handlebars as I noticed a billboard at this busy intersection. It said “Black and beautiful” in big white letters with an image of a darling newborn child. Underneath it read “toomanyaborted.com.” I had to slow down and crank my neck to really see if it was true.
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