THE R3 COLLABORATIVE PRESENTS
Oakland’s Black legacy is powerful, but systemic injustice has threatened its survival. The R3 Collaborative is a movement to reclaim what’s ours—our stories, our spaces, and our future.
Through art, activism, and community action, we are resisting displacement, preserving history, and building a thriving Black Oakland. Join us in shaping a city where Black culture is not only protected but prospers.
2025
THE NORTH OAKLAND EXPERIENCE + WALKING TOUR
The R3 Collaborative is powered by a coalition of Oakland-based Black cultural institutions committed to protecting, preserving, and uplifting Black communities through art, activism, and spatial justice. Each partner brings a legacy of resistance, creativity, and community-building to this movement:
2024
The Year of “Something Recap”
Remember, Resist, Reclaim
Remember, Resist, Reclaim
FAQs
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RE-MEMBERING
The work of establishing a Justice Oakland starts with recognizing and remembering the oppressive systems of Urban Renewal and War on Drugs that adversely impacted the Black population of Oakland.
RESISTING
Our practice of remembering & resisting are interconnected. The act of remembering seeds the conscious awakening to resistance and the act of resisting stems from the desire to respond to past/present wrongs that have and are being experienced.
RE-CLAIMING
Follow our creative collaborators as they engage and active Oakland in various ways and always with community.
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The focus is on East Oakland, between 80th and 90th Street, which is the biggest corridor of Black business and home ownership in Oakland.
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Follow us on Instagram @alenamuseum or check back here for updates and projects as they come to life.