By Huda Ahmed/ WEST OAKLAND  Although gentrification is not a new issue, it is still a nightmare for many Americans. One example is West Oakland, where a low income, African American population struggle to keep their homes in the midst of the current economic crisis and development, which priced many of them out of the area.  As a result, Oakland’s African American population has decreased from 35 to 30 percent in the last six years, according to the figures collected by the U.S. Census in 2000 and 2006.

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