Oakland Context
This NFL team played in Oakland for decades before moving to Las Vegas in 2020
The Raiders
Delivered the famous "I Have a Dream" speech
Martin Luther King Jr
A group of friends hang out at a coffee shop in New York City navigating love and careers
Friends
How many continents on Earth?
7
"Just Do it"
Nike
Oakland is located on the eastern shore of this famous bay
San Francisco Bay
Mexican artist famous for self-portraits
Frida Kahlo
A paper company in Scranton Pennsylvania is run by an oblivious boss who thinks he's everyone's best friend
The Office
This language has the most native speakers in the world.
Mandarin Chinese
"Finger Licking' Good
KFC
This legendary Oakland-born rapper released "Me Against the World" in 1995
Tupac Shakur
Spent 27 years in prison before becoming his country's first Black president.
Nelson Mandela
A high school club in small town Ohio competes nationally while navigating teenage drama
Glee
The only mammal capable of true flight?
Bat
"The Breakfast of Champions"
Wheaties
This Oakland neighborhood is known as the birthplace of the Black Panther Party, founded in 1966
North Oakland
Led India to independence through nonviolent resistance
Mahatma Gandhi
A charming con man and a by-the-book FBI agent team up to catch other criminals
White Collar
Which blood type is known as the universal donor?
O negative
"The Quicker Picker Upper"
Bounty
Oakland's Port is ranked #1 in this specific cargo category on the entire West Coast
Frozen Cargo
Revolutionary who led the only successful slave revolt in history; established Haiti as an independent nation.
Toussaint Louverture
A Baltimore detective unit investigates the drug trade while the show follows both cops and dealers equallyFIA emphasizes this kind of advocacy — based on data and community voices.
The Wire
This country has more time zones than any other country in the world
France
"When you care enough to send the very best"
Hallmark