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Grandma

November 10, 2017 Adam Mann

I didn’t grow up here. I’m from Illinois, from a town around St. Louis you’ve never heard of. But my dad was born in Hollywood, and I always wanted to know why. Years ago,

A Dark Storm

November 9, 2017 Hannah Moore

The Academy Awards were on and she had just put me to bed. My mom flopped down onto the couch, exhausted from the few days she had been with me alone since my dad had

The new group of Oakland Voices Correspondents will begin telling the stories of their neighborhoods in one week. They are They are a diverse group with varied backgrounds and experiences with one thing in common

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Oakland Voices Extends Application Deadline to Oct. 1

September 12, 2017 Oakland Voices

Oakland Voices, a community journalism project serving East Oakland, is accepting applications for its 2017-2018 program. The application deadline has been extended to Sunday, Oct. 1. The program is looking for East Oakland residents interested

Oakland Voices Application 2017

September 11, 2017 Oakland Voices

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U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris returns home for a Town Hall Discussion

September 11, 2017 Sabah Williams

On Wednesday August 30th, 2017, Senator Kamala D. Harris returned to her home town of Oakland, Ca and held a town hall meeting at Beebe Memorial Cathedral. This was a free event that I heard

APPLICATIONS FOR OAKLAND VOICES 2017-2018 NOW OPEN

September 7, 2017 Oakland Voices

Do you want to be a community correspondent and tell the stories you feel are going untold about East Oakland? If so, then Oakland Voices is a program you should apply for. APPLY HERE!

Nearly a Century of Magic in the Dimond

August 29, 2017 Bill Joyce

Magic in all its mystery hung, literally, in the air at a recent meeting of the Oakland Magic Circle (OMC). Twelve- year- old Azlan Dubin fanned a deck of cards flawlessly telling me, “I’ve been

Why Do Some People Become Peace and Justice Activists?

July 6, 2017 Katharine Davies Samway

Why do some people become peace and justice activists, when other people who grew up in the same environment don’t? This question has intrigued me for a long time as I can’t explain my own

Oakland Voices graduates its fifth class

July 5, 2017 Howard Dyckoff

Oakland Voices graduates its first class.

Year: 2017