New Latino group unites Oakland youth across gang lines

By Katy Murphy
Oakland Tribune
Posted: 12/31/2009 03:37:48 PM PST
Updated: 01/05/2010 11:15:11 AM PST
The room was quiet as Joaquin, 16, whose real name was concealed for his protection, spoke. Boys in baggy jeans and oversize hoodies, girls in skinny jeans with manicured eyebrows — they just listened. They are all part of Raza Club, a group of teenagers who come together to learn about Latino history and social justice, to share their personal struggles and grief, to lend a hand to someone in need and, maybe, to start a movement to change Oakland.

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