When the moms defy a judge’s order to leave the house on Magnolia Street, deputies from the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office launch a pre-dawn raid to enforce the eviction. The department’s controversial show of force includes armored vehicles and deputies armed with AR-15 rifles. The episode also explores a period of Oakland’s history when swaths of Black-owned homes were bulldozed in the name of redevelopment and how the Black Panther Party fought back. Watch the next episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F518zF6UJ9M Watch all episodes here: http://nbcbay.com/kXuQAWr About this digital-first investigative documentary from NBC Bay Area: Against the backdrop of California’s affordability crisis, pushing thousands of Black residents out of their homes and onto the streets, a group of unhoused working mothers in Oakland took matters into their own hands. In November 2019, the mothers formed a group called Moms 4 Housing and illegally occupied a vacant, corporate-owned home on Magnolia Street in West Oakland. Standing on the shoulders of generations of iconic Oakland activists, such as the Black Panthers and Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the moms’ act of civil disobedience sparked a national reckoning around displacement and the erosion of African American neighborhoods. “The Moms of Magnolia Street” follows the moms’ journeys as they took on the large home-flipping corporation and challenged the city’s power structure. From government-backed housing discrimination, to predatory lending, through the corporatization of housing, “The Moms of Magnolia Street” also examines the historical forces that set the stage for our current housing crisis. Discover more at: https://www.nbcbayarea.com/investigations/momsofmagnolia #documentary