Oakland Voices

Momo Chang awarded for Oakland Chinatown reporting

December 19, 2025

A collaboration between Oakland Voices and The Oaklandside receives an award from the San Francisco Press Club.

NEWS

Flipcause appeals California attorney general order

December 19, 2025

Oakland-based company claims it only processes payments.

Did Flipcause comply with California attorney general’s order? State wont say

December 16, 2025

Stripe notified Flipcause it would no longer process payments.

HEALTH

Oakland smoke shops face seizures after flavored tobacco ban

December 4, 2025

State seizures reveal ongoing sales of flavored and untaxed tobacco products at Oakland retail shops.

East Oakland faces health risks due to noise pollution

October 17, 2025

East Oakland residents face relentless noise from planes, trains, and traffic, raising health concerns.

ARTS

Black Panther Cub reflects on childhood, trauma, and Oakland roots

December 2, 2025

Teresa Williams’s struggled as a child of Black Panther Party members, but childhood trauma influenced her work as an educator.

King Hedley II comes home to BAM House

November 19, 2025

New staging of August Wilson classic resonates with Oakland’s history, current challenges.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Photos: Dia de los Muertos in Oakland

November 18, 2025

Fruitvale’s Día de los Muertos Festival filled International Boulevard with altars, dancers, lowriders, and food.

Photography

Photos: Bobby Seale Day in Oakland
Photography

Photos: 2025 Life is Living Festival
Photography

Photos: 51st Annual Oakland Black Cowboy Festival and Heritage Parade

BOOKS

Book excerpt: Ghost in the Criminal Justice Machine

December 18, 2025

Emile Suotonye DeWeaver authored, “Ghost in the Criminal Justice Machine: Reform, White Supremacy, and an Abolitionist Future.”

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OPINION

Organizing Black women: An Interview with LaNiece Jones

December 16, 2025

LaNiece Jones said the “ongoing political gaslighting of Black communities–especially Black women–has been deeply frustrating” this year.

Letters

Voice your Perspective

Academy

Oakland Voices graduation ceremony honors 2024 class, alumni

November 26, 2024

Oakland Voices celebrated the 2024 Community Journalism Academy on November 22 at Oakstop.

Alumni

Alumni Update: Kristal Raheem joins YouthBeat

December 12, 2024

Kristal Raheem is development manager at YouthBeat, an Oakland-based nonprofit that provides media arts and literacy training.

VOICES

Writers, photographers, filmmakers, educators gather in West Oakland

December 11, 2025

Journalists met in West Oakland to share stories and build community connections.

Opinion

Opinion

Organizing Black women: An Interview with LaNiece Jones
Opinion

Banning services for unhoused people makes homelessness worse
Opinion

Opinion: Still time to stop Governor Newsom’s planned transit funding cuts
Opinion

Opinion: Alameda County must finally implement Measure C for our children
Opinion

Opinion: Five years after George Floyd, Trump still protects ‘killer cops’

Interviews

Talk of the Town

Talk of the Town

Talk of the Town: Dad perspectives at the Fatherhood Summit
2024 Community Journalism Academy

Talk of the Town: How would you describe Oakland to someone who has never been here?
2024 Community Journalism Academy

Talk of the Town: Have you noticed any differences since the fast food minimum wage increase?
2024 Community Journalism Academy

Talk of the Town: When you hear the word ‘Oakland’, what comes to mind?
2024 Community Journalism Academy

Talk of the Town: How has the cultural diversity of Oakland influenced your personal experiences or identity?