I’d been locked away in the house for a few weeks and remembered consistently eyeballing Dimond Slice every time I’ve gone past it on the bus. Always trying to eat in a healthy manner, I was attracted to the elegant signage and the fact that it serves vegetarian food. I’ve been imagining big chunks of …Read more…
Discover or Reacquaint Yourself With The Laurel
The first thing that I saw of familiarity in the Laurel District was the Subway fast food restaurant across the street from the 76 Gas Station; it reminded me of my hometown, Philadelphia. Subway makes subs similar to hoagies, sandwiches that originated in Philadelphia and the name reminds me of the trains that run underground. …Read more…
ICE Raids Recall the Fruitvale Gang Injunction
The recently intensified ICE presence and threat of attack reminds me of the City of Oakland’s Fruitvale Gang Injunction, the last time I saw the community so vulnerable in a collective way. It was 2012 when the implementation of the gang injunction began. Yet as we know through history, with each incident of violence …Read more…
Party Your Way Into Fitness at Club Ritmo!
Club Ritmo Fitness is located a few blocks from the Fruitvale BART station. From the Number 1 bus that runs up and down International Boulevard, it’s the stop just before or after the BART Station, depending on which direction you’re traveling from. It’s in the Fruitvale District, a busy business and residential location in East …Read more…
Deaths Due to Driving
Death is the ultimate traumatic experience. Being in a city such as ours, we are no strangers to death, nor violence. Whether you saw it first hand, or have seen it on the news, it happens around us every day. Though GUN VIOLENCE is a very problem in our country, car accidents also result …Read more…
Oakland Voices Covers Community Policing Advisory Board
By Tonya Shipp and Ryan Barba… The Community Policing Advisory Board (CPAB) is a group of 15 that meets once a month to communicate the thoughts of the community about policing matters to the police, city council, city staff and mayor. The board monitors, reports, make recommendations, advocates for and assists in educating and informing …Read more…
Un bosque de mujeres/A forest of womyn
I heard the music in my dreams first and woke to the familiar sound of an accordion playing. It was the third night of me sleeping on the land and in a tent, that in itself was a first for me. They were playing the infamous “Caminos de Michoacan” and as I sat up my …Read more…
Keep Calm: Fret Nothing, Eastmont TC Has You Covered! Part II
I’m sure that you received the message in part one that everything you need for sustainability can be found at Eastmont TC. Your problem with or question about food, money, clothing, housing, medical/dental/mental health or assistance with your aging family member(s) were practically eradicated. Eastmont TC offers that and much more! New Information Board of …Read more…
Fret Nothing, Eastmont Town Center Has You Covered
Eastmont Town Center, located on 73rd and Bancroft, is a hub for all one’s needs or, at least a big stepping stone. Firstly, on the first floor you will find the Self-Sufficiency Center, known as the social services agency, that’s federally-funded; visited when a person is in need of cash, food, and/or medical insurance. The …Read more…
Strengthened by ICE
One’s journey through grade school is supposed to be a time that builds children into young adults with the opportunity of a brighter future. But in today’s American society, it appears to be anything but that. There are various forms of disruption amongst students’ lives; the one that immediately hits home to East Oakland …Read more…