When Brian Copeland was eight, his mother moved his family from Oakland to San Leandro, hoping to escape her abusive husband.
As a successful comedian and radio host, Brian spends his adult years trying to leave behind this painful childho.
This reputation was quickly confirmed when Brian was forced into the backseat of a police car for walking to the park with a baseball bat in hand.
In the early 1970s, San Leandro was 99.99% white and considered one of the most racist enclaves in the nation.
When Brian Copeland was eight, his mother moved his family from Oakland to San Leandro, hoping to escape her abusive husband