Student panelists at the Sanctuary Education Conference at the Islamic Cultural Center described feeling isolated at school, not having any Arab or Muslim teachers or curriculum that includes their history and literature, and feeling especially […]
Editor’s Note: This story was written during the Christmas season. Given the recent proposed immigration bans and the escalation of deportations of undocumented people, it is sadly more relevant than ever. It is December 23 […]
You wake up in the morning. Your phone is close by. You can already tell there’s an avalanche of notifications about the latest gaffe from the current presidential administration. Will it be depressing? Horrifying? Or […]
Oakland Voices community correspondents Monica Scott Green and Sandra Tavel interviewed the director of Oakland Food Policy Council (OFPC), Shaniece Alexander, one rainy Saturday afternoon in beautiful downtown San Leandro. What followed was an inspiring, hopeful […]
After 10 days of consecutive rain, it seems like the sun and the whole San Antonio neighborhood were coming out to greet and welcome the opening of the Healthy Corner Store in East Oakland. Music […]
“What are you doing after you graduate?” – The most nerve-racking question for a high school senior. Like most youth in East Oakland, I will be a first generation college student in my family – and […]
Oakland – As the new year rolls along, our resolutions are tested. If you visit your local gym in January, you see every machine is taken. The air is filled with sounds of clanking metal […]
Driving through East Oakland to get to Evergreen Cemetery is a colorful, noisy and energetic experience. Churches, corner stores, foot traffic and hectic driving punctuate the three-mile journey from my house in […]
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