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Aisha Knowles’ father grew up in a place that no longer exists: Russell City, a 12-block unincorporated area within Alameda County.
The predominantly Black and Latino community was bulldozed by the county and the city of Hayward in the early 1960s, forcibly displacing more than 1,000 people.
Today, Knowles and her father, James Knowles, work to keep the memory of the once close-knit community alive. James Knowles serves on Alameda County’s Reparations Commission, and Aisha Knowles volunteers for Hayward’s committee focused on Russell City…