Maybe somebody doesnвЂ™t want an African American from the hood to do well here,вЂќ she said, citing recent tensions with neighbors and police.Дuring Black History Month this year, the Oakland City Council honored Cox and other Oakland natives for creating positive change in the city. вЂњWe donвЂ™t know who did it or what was their motivation to burn the store down.

The damage, he said, will cost around $5,000 to repair.ДЄnderson said that the family has no enemies and that she was baffled by the incident. He said security cameras that couldвЂ™ve captured images of the perpetrator were destroyed in the fire.

His video Thursday morning showed the awning, ceiling, door frame and front of the store had been burned. вЂњIf a person had a dispute with me, donвЂ™t take your anger out on the shop and risk the lives of kids.вЂќ E.R.A: During Oppression People Evolve and With Growth Everyone Rises Above. вЂњI really didnвЂ™t even care too much about the shop, it was, вЂIs the children upstairs OK? Did the smoke get in their room?вЂ™вЂќ Cox told The Chronicle. continues to grow and inspire, moving his Dope Era storefront to the heart of Uptown and publishing a new book titled D.O.P.E. Her brother got to the scene later in the morning after dropping his daughter off at school. In an exclusive interview, Betty Yu sits down with Bay Area hip-hop legend Mistah F.A.B.at his Dope Era clothing store to talk about the violence gripping his beloved hometown and what to do about it. But there was a strong smell of gasoline and a burned gas can in the street, she said. Anderson, who lives three doors down from Dope Era, arrived to find that firefighters had put out most of the blaze.

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