July 2020 - Page 2 of 2 - Oakland Voices

COVID-19

Masks will be around for a while, sew I’ll keep making them

July 15, 2020 Momo Chang

It looks like mask-wearing will continue for a while. Until then, I’m going to keep wearing my mask, and keep sewing them.

An African American woman wearing a rainbow colored dress stands in front of a storefront in Oakland.

Oakland’s BIPOC-owned vandalized businesses tell their story

July 14, 2020 Bill Joyce and Aqueila M. Lewis-Ross

Oakland Voices Correspondents chat with several small, BIPOC-owned businesses in Oakland following the vandalism that affected more than 200 businesses.

cellular image of novel coronavirus with the word Oakland above

Alameda County placed on COVID-19 State Monitoring List

July 13, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

Counties on the list subject to state-imposed restrictions.

Laney College professor placed on leave after telling Vietnamese student to ‘anglicize’ her name

July 8, 2020 Oakland Voices

A Laney College professor was placed on administrative leave after he told an Asian American student to ‘anglicize’ her name.

An African American teen girl, Alysia Reaves, speaks into a microphone behind a podium in front of SF City Hall.

17 year-old Oakland youth activist calls for allies, unity

July 2, 2020 Jo Ann Hollis

“I am driven by the ancestral spirit that guides me. I envision a place that works for everybody. A place that allows everyone to flourish and a place that embraces everyone’s identity.”

OUSD’s discussion on school re-opening today, with final announcements on Friday, July 10

July 2, 2020 Momo Chang

Final plans on reopening OUSD schools will be announced on Friday, July 10.

A young African American man, Akil Riley, stands in front of a fence for a photo.

Oakland Voices: Youth activists leading the Black Lives Matter Movement

July 1, 2020 Bill Joyce, Debora Gordon and Sarah Belle Lin

Oakland Voices interviewed five young leaders who have taken the Black Lives Matter Movement by storm and reminded us that not only are our youth the future, but they are also the present.