i'm ron swisher. it is a real privilege to host mosaic on behalf of hue burrows, our producer and co- host. we are fortunate to have one of the eye cons of oakland. he was once on the school board, once the editor of the religious oakland tribune, 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 league. always working for justice in our community here in oakland. grew up here and has been in oakland all his life. welcome, paul cobb. >> it is a pleasure to be here today. >> tell us about your background. >> i was born in oakland. my parents come from oklahoma and mississippi, but i was born in oakland. i have attended schools in oakland, and i have had the opportunity to travel all over the country as a journalist and an activist and as a participant in the civil rights struggle and as an advocate for change. >> you told me earlier you had not taken a course in jo