The indie drama “Fruitvale Station” isn’t about a cause, a movement, a policy or an agenda, but it is about change, both for those who see it and for those who made the film. Written and directed by ...

(KRON) — It’s been nearly 17 years since Oscar Grant was shot and killed on the Fruitvale BART station platform. On New Year’s in 2009, the young Oakland man was shot by BART police. A movie was made ...

Community members gathered Thursday for the 17th annual Oscar Grant vigil in Oakland's Fruitvale neighborhood. Grant, 22, was shot dead on New Year's Day 2009 by a BART police officer on a platform at ...

Emotionally wrenching and based on true events, Fruitvale Station creates a sad portrait of a young man shot down in his prime. It is the story of Oscar Grant, a black, 22-year-old native of Oakland, ...

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Napa Valley College, as part of its Black History Month programming this February, will host paired events that it hopes will spark conversations on systemic racism in policing, as well as how state ...