nicole zaloumis. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> good morning. and welcome to "mosaic. " i'm ron swisher.real privilege to host "mosaic" on behalf of hugh burrows our producer and co-host. we're fortunate today to have what i call -- i'm not alone in saying this -- one of the icons of oakland. he was once a city -- not city council, but the school board, he was once the editor of the religious "oakland "tribune"" he is the owner of "the post. " when i met him in the late '60s and early '70s he was a community organizer working with the oakland black caucus, you might say he was mr. naacp along with mr. urban fly. always a gadfly when workingworking justice in our community in oakland, grew up in oakland and has been in oakland all of his life. welcome, paul. >> it is a pleasure to be here today. >> great to have you. tell us a little bit about your background. >> i was born in oakland. my parents come from oklahoma and mississippi. >> uh-huh. >> but i was born in oakland. i have attended schools in oakland and i've had the opportunity to travel all over the country as a journalist and as