by Aqueila Lewis, Oakland Voices Aqueila Lewis and Adonis “Mr. Birch” Walker work together to record a spoken word piece. Photo courtesy of Oakland Voices. This is my grandmother’s story as much as it is mine. I lived with her, Attaway, on 2657 67th Avenue from August 2006 to May 2012 and enjoyed every minute of it. But, a series of events killed my joy. My Grandmommy became a victim of predatory lending, the mortgage ballooned and on January 25, 2012 she lost her home of over 40 years to foreclosure. It was devastating to her because this was the home she bought with my Gramps in 1968 with a loan,
