March 2020 - Page 2 of 2 - Oakland Voices

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Oakland school, college closures due to Coronavirus

March 16, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

Schools and colleges and Oakland closed due to Coronavirus-related concerns.

A group of community journalists sit at a table to listen to speakers.

2019-Oakland Voices Participants Graduate from Community Journalism Program

March 11, 2020 Brandy Collins

Oakland Voices 2019-2020 community journalists graduate from the longstanding training program.

Grand Princess Cruise Ship to dock in Oakland today

March 9, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

A cruise ship with passengers infected with the coronavirus will dock in Oakland today.

Photos: 2020 Black Joy Parade in Oakland

March 4, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

Thousands gathered in downtown Oakland for the Black Joy Parade.

The Black Organizing Project is calling for the elimination of the Oakland Unified School Police force.

Oakland Unified Seeks to Cut Over $20 Million for Second Year in a Row

March 3, 2020 Tony Daquipa

At last week’s Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) school board meeting on February 26, several big topics were on the agenda: over $20 million in proposed budget cuts and an update on the indefinite closure

A young indigenous woman with her hair in a bun speaks in a microphone at a well-lit room. A sign behind her says "What Does Wellness Feel Like?"

New East Oakland Grocery Co-op Looking for Founding Members

March 3, 2020 Patricia Contreras-Flores

A new grocery cooperative in East Oakland is recruiting up to eight founding cohort members by May, who will then go through a 12-week training over the summer to become the first group of worker-owners in