oakland

The fourth installation was in Oakland, CA, (May 9, 2022 - May 30, 2022) the first on the west coast as it continues to travel nationally to sites of symbolic power related to justice, freedom & democracy. Oakland is an ideal host site for the installation, as the home of the Black Panther Party, which was founded to combat the legacy of police oppression, inequitable incarceration practices, and remnants of slavery in the form of state-sponsored terrorism against Black people. In 2009, Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old unarmed Black transit rider was shot and killed by the transit police in Oakland, setting off local and regional organized protests that catalyzed a national movement.