2017 - Page 8 of 9 - Oakland Voices

A Healthy Corner Market!

February 21, 2017 Monica Green

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

Building A Healthy East Oakland, One Student At A Time

February 16, 2017 Abel Regalado

“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

Roots of Healing: Oakland wellness center promotes inclusive wellness

February 14, 2017 Katherine Brown

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

Finding Hope and Solace in Death: Evergreen Cemetery

February 2, 2017 Sandra Tavel

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

Stop Urban Shield: A Collaborative Community Action

January 30, 2017 Katharine Davies Samway

Stop Urban Shield: A Collaborative Community Action (Tuesday, January 10, 2017) 10:00 a.m. It’s pouring rain in downtown Oakland. Nevertheless, about 100 people have gathered in the lobby of the building that houses the Alameda

Full circle

January 25, 2017 =

On a brisk Monday night, we roamed through the streets of Oakland in search of supplies to finish up a project for The Naming Gallery. Jonathan Bailey and I spent at least 30 minutes at

Oakland’s Women’s March: A March and Rally for Equality, Inclusiveness, and Tolerance

January 23, 2017 Katharine Davies Samway

The March On the day after the inauguration of President Donald Trump, about 100,000 people march through Oakland from Chinatown to City Hall and gather in and around Frank Ogawa Plaza for a rally. There

Do Homeless Lives Matter?

January 17, 2017 Damu Dailey

January 1, 1:35 AM 2017, Oakland. Emergency lights flashed in an underpass filled with fire trucks, police cars, and ambulances. Paramedics and firemen hovered over an unidentifiable body laying out in the middle of the

Newfound Celebrity for Chef Charleen Caabay of Oakland’s Kainbigan

January 13, 2017 Kat Ferreira

There are many ways to define comfort food. Some favor recipes that elicit childhood memories of satisfying home-cooked meals. Others define comfort food as meals that “stick to your bones” or cure hangovers. The hearty

Forever the Heart of the Raider Nation

January 12, 2017 Tony Daquipa

There are 31 stadiums in the National Football League, and then there’s the Coliseum in East Oakland. Aside from a 12-year fling with Los Angeles, the Raiders have called Oakland their home since 1960. Late