”It was supposed to be a ’promising’ new year in 2009: President Bush was leaving office and President Obama, the nation’s first African American president, was about to be sworn in. And then just a few weeks prior to Obama's inauguration, Oscar Grant was killed.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Excerpt from @ogpenn’s ’Oscar Grant and the Scarcity of Hope.’ Head over to @kqed_arts to read his full essay. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #OscarGrant #SayHisName #DearOscarGrant