By Huda Ahmed/OAKLAND
The Convention Center at the Oakland Marriott Hotel was packed with balloons, drinks, music and citizens rushing into the Exhibit Hall Center. Different races dissolved into one while they cried and cheered as the results of the presidential elections played on two big T.V. screens. After the results were confirmed, Oakland mayor Ron Dellums gave an emotional speech describing Obama’s win as a “historic moment.”
by Nick Burns, Dara Kerr & Shilanda Woolridge/BERKELEY & OAKLAND
Berkeley and Oakland know how to party! When the media named Barack Obama the winner of the Presidential election on Tuesday night, the streets in both cities erupted in spontaneous celebration. East Bay West Online caught the festivities on film. Watch our interactive presentation after the jump!
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