March 2015 - Oakland Voices

Canticle Farms: Dancing on the Horizon

March 27, 2015 Tom Webb

[slideshow_deploy id=’8273′] When one hears the word “farm,” all sorts of images cross one’s mind. The idyllic world described in the childhood nursery rhyme “Old McDonald.” Small truck farms located on the margins of country

Breathless in the 94621

March 26, 2015 Gerald Green

Children growing up with asthma are a reality for families living in the 94621. “The most polluted zip code in Oakland,” said Nehanda Imara, an organizer with Communities for a Better Environment (CBE). “We need

Her Resilience: From a Seed to a Flower

March 25, 2015 Sara Rowley

When I first spoke with Hazel Streete of the “Her Resilience: a Mural for Women Affected by Violence” project in the late fall of 2014, her team had just found a home for their

A Ride through a Neighborhood

March 23, 2015 Gerald Green

I could hear, “We’re tired of this,” echoing off the walls of First Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church. Brenda Payton, Oakland Voices coordinator, told correspondents from Sacramento and Oakland Voices how members from this

Sharing Oakland

March 23, 2015 Tiffany Lacsado

Oakland greeted the Sacramento Voices with sunshine and cool bay breezes on Saturday, March 14. Oakland Voices and Sacramento Voices correspondents boarded a bus that would take us through the heart of Oakland. Our

Two Journalistic communities tour Oakland

March 18, 2015 Erick Chavarria

Being the first newspaper in the country to have an African-American editor, The Oakland Tribune carries a tradition of diversity. Today we see this tradition continued through the Oakland Voices program it started a few

There’s so much more to Oakland

March 18, 2015 Sara Rowley

Taking a tour of my own city isn’t something I’ve done before, but something everyone should do once in their life. I’m slowly piecing together the places, the people, the history of this fascinating city

Oakland: Through a Tourist’s Lens

March 18, 2015 Sandra Muniz

On March 14, the correspondents of Oakland Voices and Sacramento Voices came together in Oakland to meet and discover the city. While driving through Oakland, we stopped at historic places that contributed to the evolution

This is Why I Hella Love Oakland

March 18, 2015 Sergio Martinez

It’s not often that I play tour guide in my hometown of Oakland. Usually when family or friends visit they want to see iconic places like the Golden Gate Bridge, Coit Tower and Fisherman’s Wharf,

Oakland Voices reflect on Black Lives Matter Protests

March 13, 2015 Oakland Voices