The Landscape of Racially Differentiated Risk in West Oakland

Write an essay of no more than 500 words on the following prompt and using the sources provided.

Prompt: Explain how the history of industrialization and demarcated devaluation in West Oakland created a landscape of racially differentiated risk through specific racial projects. Describe key geographic features of this landscape, affected communities, and key forms of risk and vulnerability discussed in assigned readings and/or lecture. Then explain at least one way in which community members have or may in the future effectively challenge forms of injustice in West Oakland.

Video Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reP7awDdeRk
Article Source: https://grist.org/cities/oakland-california-freeway-removal-interstate-980/
Podcast Source: https://www.kqed.org/science/1962832/west-oakland-environmental-justice-leaders-on-whats-changed-what-hasnt-in-the-neighborhood

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