The Archive of Urban Futures
The Afterlife of Urban Renewal The Living Archive Reclaim and Remain
War on the Poor|Oakland|March 12, 1966| The Flatlands, March 12, 1966|#blackhistory, #oakland, #blackactivism
Overlaid Oakland Map|West Oakland|2022|A 1946 map of West Oakland, overlaid with modern-day infrastructure. The orange regions of the show the locations of vacant or parking lots where homes once stood.|#redlining, #blackhistory, #bayarea
Area Description for section of Emeryville, CA|Emeryville|June 15, 1937|During the late 1930s, the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC) used these descriptions with color-coded “redlining” maps to determine mortgage lending risk.|#blackhistory, #oakland, #blackactivism
Archive of Urban Futures Collage|Present Oakland|2023|Archive of Urban Futures Collage|#blackfutures, #bayarea
Area Description for section of Oakland, CA.|Oakland|June 15, 1937|During the late 1930s, the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC) used these descriptions with color-coded “redlining” maps to determine mortgage lending risk.|#blackhistory, #oakland, #blackactivism
Urban cowboy - Black Joy Parade|Oakland|2022|Urban cowboy at the 2022 Black Joy Parade|#blackfutures, #blackjoy
The “Hyphy Rail,” by Azlinah Tambu|Oakland|2023|Representing an imaginary rail line that connects families and communities that have been displaced from Oakland to regions like Stockton and Los Vegas due to gentrification.|#blackhistory, #eminentdomain, #displacement, #dispossession, #urbanrenewal
“Slay” - Black Joy Parade|Oakland|2022|Dancers at the 2022 Black Joy Parade|#blackhistory, #Oakland
The Power and Peril of Eminent Domain|Oakland|2023|collage |#blackhistory, #eminentdomain, #displacement, #dispossession, #urbanrenewal
Guns but not Milk|Oakland|1966|Flatlands, Oakland|#blackhistory, #Oakland
Flyer for “Manifesting a Future of Black Oakland” Workshop|Oakland|2022|Event flyer|#blackfutures, #gentrification, #capitalism
Still from interview |Oakland|2022|Interview with with Azlinah Tambu of Moms 4 Housing|#housingjustice, #housingisahumanright

The Archive of Urban Futures is a collaborative project between Moms 4 Housing and a team of UC Berkeley researchers, led by Dr. Brandi Summers.

Organized by three themes: "The Afterlife of Urban Renewal," "The Living Archive," and "Reclaim and Remain," this project documents Black Oakland’s history and how it has changed over time, as well as efforts to produce new worlds and urban futures.

The Archive addresses questions about the right to place, memory, erasure, and community value, by focusing on the meaning of place as we cultivate ways for Black Oakland residents, both past and present, to reinsert themselves into the urban landscape from where they have been displaced.

The Archive of Urban Futures has been generously funded by a grant from the Mellon Foundation's Humanities in Place program.

If you have questions or would like to contribute to the Archive of Urban Futures, please complete this form .