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Opinion: Corporations should disclose ties to slavery

Opinion

June 9, 2026

Opinion: Corporations in California were enriched by slavery. They should tell the truth

Dera R. Williams joins authors at Marcus Books event

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June 4, 2026

Hear Oakland Voices alumna Dera Williams discuss her memoir at Marcus Books

Opinion: Oakland needs to streamline development

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June 3, 2026

Brooklyn Basin’s struggles reveal why Oakland needs stronger coordination for major development projects.

Opinion – When Wall Street buys up the neighborhood

Opinion

May 28, 2026

Craig DeLuz argues that corporate-landlord concentration impacts Black homeownership.

A woman speaks in front of drummers during Baba Mosheh’s Bantaba ensemble performance at the Malcolm X JazzArts Festival.

Photos: Malcolm X Jazz Arts Festival celebrates Oakland culture, resistance

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May 26, 2026

Drumming, jazz, dance, and resistance transformed San Antonio Park during this year’s Malcolm X Jazz Arts Festival.

Photos: Malcolm X Jazz Arts Festival celebrates Oakland culture, resistance

May 26, 2026

Drumming, jazz, dance, and resistance transformed San Antonio Park during this year’s Malcolm X Jazz Arts Festival.

Photos: Oakland Chinatown celebrates Lunar New Year

March 10, 2026

Oakland Chinatown celebrates Lunar New Year with Parade and Festival

Photos: Black Joy Parade celebrates culture

February 24, 2026

Smiles, hugs, and affirmation. The Black Joy Parade returned to Oakland on Feb. 22.

California’s race for secretary of state shows partisan divide over how to count ballots

May 10, 2026

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters.” California Secretary of State Shirley Weber, who made history in 2021 as the first Black person to hold the office, is seeking a second four-year term.

Guide helps Oakland families find youth programs

May 8, 2026

Black Youth Book website allows search by age, location, and days

Opinion: Oakland needs to streamline development

June 3, 2026

Brooklyn Basin’s struggles reveal why Oakland needs stronger coordination for major development projects.

Opinion – When Wall Street buys up the neighborhood

May 28, 2026

Craig DeLuz argues that corporate-landlord concentration impacts Black homeownership.

Opinion: Mental health help for homeless Black people is losing funds

May 14, 2026

Federal legislation and state budget cuts put mental health programs for unhoused people at risk.

Opinion: Oakland literacy cuts reduces access to quality education

May 6, 2026

Learning walk at Acorn Woodland Elementary in East Oakland shows power of education investments.

Opinion: 510Day is not for sale

May 1, 2026

“510Day It is organic, grassroots, and deeply rooted in the conditions that made it necessary. 510Day is not a brand. It is not a night market.”

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