Wanda Johnson on Oscar Grant’s Legacy, Healing, and the Fight for Justice

This Know Your Rights Camp podcast episode hosted by Di Barbadillo welcomes Wanda Johnson, mother of Oscar Grant, killed in 2009 at the Fruitvale BART Station in Oakland. Johnson discusses preserving her son’s legacy through the Oscar Grant Foundation, which assists families impacted by police violence. The foundation offers legal guidance, media training, resources, and hosts the annual Oscar Grant Legacy Weekend. Johnson highlights the importance of knowing rights and empowering young people to advocate safely. She reflects on grief, healing, and her book From Tragedy to Triumph, while working with Mothers of the Movement to pursue justice and uplift.

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