May 2016 - Oakland Voices

Youth Impact Program Puts Youth in Business

May 31, 2016 Howard Dyckoff

The stakes were high: a $1,000 investment in their Oakland businesses, and they only had an allotted amount of time to convince the judges their plans were feasible, well developed and socially responsible. Eight

Finding Bridget; Finding Me

May 25, 2016 Jo Ann Hollis

Bridget found me in 2011. At the time I didn’t know that her existence would have such an impact on me. I wrote about our encounter that day because I wanted my Facebook friends to

Sights and Sounds: Art After Foreclosure in East Oakland, A Radio Story

May 16, 2016 Aqueila M. Lewis-Ross

http://cpa.ds.npr.org/kalw/audio/2016/05/WEB.ArtForclosure.mp3 This is my grandmother’s story as much as it is mine. I lived with her, Attaway, on 2657 67th Avenue from August 2006 to May 2012 and enjoyed every minute of it. But, a

Sights and Sounds: An Artist Paints in Athol Park – A Radio Story

May 12, 2016 Bill Joyce

http://cpa.ds.npr.org/kalw/audio/2016/04/WEB.AtholPark.mp3 Two tennis courts, enclosed by a chain link fence, sit adjacent to Athol Plaza Park in Oakland, near Lake Merritt. Laila Espinoza is here nearly every weekend. She hangs a canvas on the

Sights and Sounds of East Oakland: Creating a Lineage of Artists in East Oakland – A Radio Story

May 11, 2016 Angela Scott

http://cpa.ds.npr.org/kalw/audio/2016/04/WEB.EastSideArts.mp3 Turning down 23rd Avenue towards International Boulevard, I see the words “Culture is a weapon” painted the side of a building wall. Painted below are indigenous peoples, Black Panther party members and immigrant workers.

EastSide Arts Alliance Plans Black Cultural Zone

May 11, 2016 Sara Rowley

The 16th Annual Malcolm X Jazz Festival, organized by the EastSide Arts Alliance, is expected to draw the usual large crowds to East Oakland’s San Antonio Park on May 21st. The theme of the event

Friday Mornings at Arsola’s

May 3, 2016 Bill Joyce

In the lot tucked between Castlemont High and Center of Hope Church along MacArthur Blvd., three women are pulling down the flap of a pop-up tent. It’s an extra task, one of many, on this

Street Food – the positives and negatives

May 2, 2016 Randy Filio

Food, food, food. Can’t stop eating it, can’t stop loving it. East Oakland has a lot of food stands, food trucks and cars all over the street. The food diversity you see in East

Alameda County Community Food Bank combats Hunger

May 2, 2016 Sabah Williams

Statistics show that hunger is very prevalent in Alameda County. According to the Alameda County Community Food Bank, one in five residents within the county is suffering from hunger- related issues and need assistance feeding

Stitched Together: Quilts Highlight the Beauty of Oakland

May 2, 2016 Katherine Brown

There are many fond memories that I have of my grandmother, Kate Brown. Spending time with her in the garden. Going bowling with her and sister, Demple Franklin. Listening to the stories of what it