North Oakland is an area in Oakland, California

Oakland, California

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, bordered by West Oakland, downtown Oakland

Downtown Oakland

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, Oakland Hills

Oakland Hills, Oakland, California

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 and the adjacent cities of Berkeley

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, Emeryville

Emeryville, California

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 and Piedmont

Piedmont, California

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. Annexed to Oakland in 1897, it is known as the birthplace of the Black Panther Party and is the childhood home of both Dr. Huey P. Newton

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 and Bobby Seale

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Some areas of North Oakland have seen major gentrification. While this recent gentrification has led to the exodus of many African-Americans, as of the 2000 census Blacks still form a majority of the residents of the western half of North Oakland, at 57%.

Neighborhoods

According to a project commissioned by the city in 1982 to define Oakland's neighborhoods for landscaping purposes, North Oakland comprises the following neighborhoods: