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Hi! My name is Kim. I'm an Oakland native. I created TalkOakland. TalkOakland is an effort to heal generational trauma by telling powerful stories.
TalkOakland is an effort to heal generational trauma by telling powerful stories. Gentrification in Oakland is displacing Black people at alarming rates. I see Black bodies everywhere struggling to survive the unaffordable cost of living. Meanwhile, the influx of white gentrifiers live a different reality. The world tells them that they are worthy, they deserve housing, and they can achieve their goals. Their lives are an absence of the fear that haunts people of color being gentrified. This dynamic is a pattern that's repeated itself across generations.
White Supremacy is a cycle that reinvents itself each generation. In today's society, like centuries ago, white people are still afforded more while people of color only exist within our system to get less. History is not our past. White supremacy is a cycle that reinvents itself each generation. It affects every aspect of society: housing, education, employment, etc. And my goal is to document it in an effort to heal those most traumatized by it.
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People of color deserve the power to control their own narratives. So five years ago, I obsessively began to learn the art of filmmaking in an effort to tell my own stories.
People of color deserve the power to control their own narratives. So five years ago, I obsessively began to learn the art of filmmaking in an effort to tell my own stories. Today, TalkOakland serves as a platform to support communities through the power of storytelling.
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