“But one thing I learned from his death is (that) we got to learn how to protect our communities by helping people realize that the person standing next to them matters,” she added. “I was up, tossing and turning, thinking, ‘What could I have done?’ - when in reality I couldn’t have done anything to change what occurred,” Johnson told The Chronicle on Saturday afternoon, standing outside of the BART platform where her son was killed. on New Year’s Day, lamenting the phone call she received at the same time 13 years ago notifying her that her son, Oscar Grant, had been killed by a BART Police officer at Fruitvale Station in Oakland. James/The Chronicle Show More Show Less 4 of4ĭwayne Holland (right) and his brother Michael Holland of M and D Mime of Oakland perform at the Oscar Grant Vigil. The 12th annual Oscar Grant Vigil, hosted by the Oscar Grant Foundation, at the Fruitvale BART Station in Oakland. James/The Chronicle Show More Show Less 3 of4 Wanda Johnson, mother of the late Oscar Grant, delivers a prayer during the 12th annual Oscar Grant Vigil at Fruitvale BART Station in Oakland. ![]() ![]() James/The Chronicle Show More Show Less 2 of4 Johnson and other Bay Area advocates gathered at the station where Grant, 22, was fatally shot by a BART police officer on Jan. Oscar Grant’s mother, Wanda Johnson (left) with Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf during the 12th annual Oscar Grant Vigil at Fruitvale BART Station on Saturday.
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