Branching Out with The Acorn Newspapers

The 1 Percent: Black in Thousand Oaks


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As matters of race and racism continue to roil Ventura County, reporter Dawn Megli sits down with LaShaun Aaron and  Johanna Jones, co-founders of 805 Resistance, a grassroots organization dedicated to fighting racial injustice. Plus, longtime Thousand Oaks residents and mother/son duo Patrissha Rose Booker and Chaise Rasheed share their insights into being Black in T.O., where African-Americans make up just 1% of the population.

Background:

Racial profiling alleged in Target incidentChief of schools decries use of N-word on campusesI Have A Dream Day a realityRacism a public health crisis, supervisors say


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