2017-2018 Project Blogs
One of the Many
In my last article, I profiled Missio Dei Oakland. In this article, I write about how I joined the church. Entering the darkest phase of my existence in 2015, I had developed the mentality of […]
Hidden Stories
2017-2018 Project Blogs
Return of the land
Me a costado escribir estas palabras. Contar este cuento. Como capturar y darle su justo honor a esta tierra. En medio de todo lo que esta pasando regreso a la medicina sagrada de la tierra. […]
2017-2018 Project Blogs
The Power of Christ in East Oakland
Missio Dei Oakland (MDO) is a house church network that is positively serving disadvantaged people in East Oakland through compassion, personal connection and spreading the gospel. In July 2012, a church start -up team of […]
2017-2018 Project Blogs
Design your destiny then print BIG.
Some people wait on life to define them and others design and define life for themselves. When you get that opportunity to show off your design, make sure you print big. Early Eighties In the […]
2016 Project Blogs
Dogs and minimizing force: Oscar Grant. However peace is possible
Dogs and minimizing force; Oscar Grant. However peace is possible.. June 14th, 2017. “My name is Uncle Bobby, the uncle of Oscar Grant, of course, Oscar’s mother Wanda is my sister.” Cephus Johnson is Uncle […]
2016 Project Blogs
Volunteer Artists Give Oakland’s Animal Shelter a Makeover
If you’re an animal lover, an animal shelter can be a depressing place. For decades, the reputation of Oakland’s mismanaged shelter was no exception. But as is often the case in Oakland, when a city […]
2016 Project Blogs
Undercover Healing
“Forget about whatever you did. Just feel your heart.” -Kokou Soglo Katamani Every student in the room said that they would do it all again next year. These students at Leadership Public School (LPS) in […]
2016 Project Blogs
2016 Project Blogs
My Neighborhood
I live a block above MacArthur Ave., between Fruitvale Ave. and 35th St., so we aren’t really in either the Dimond or the Laurel Districts. I looked it up once and learned that it’s called […]
2016 Project Blogs
100 Lunches Today, One Million Tomorrow
MARCH 4th, 2017. Lake Merritt, Oakland. It is the first Saturday in March – quite an unusual day if you ask me. The rain comes and goes. The sun timidly hides behind the clouds, yet families, […]