August 2020 - Page 2 of 3 - Oakland Voices

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COVID-19 cases rise in Oakland’s Fruitvale

August 14, 2020 Iris Crawford

Amid coronavirus, teachers reach tentative deal and police say crime on the rise.

Finding sustained Bay Area beauty outdoors during COVID-19

August 13, 2020 Amelah El-Amin

Observe some of the beauty in the Bay Area’s natural environment.

An African American woman wearing a facemark and purple t-shirt looks at camera.

Oakland Activists Call For “Ed Equity or Else”

August 11, 2020 Tony Daquipa

Oakland Voices chats with four activists who attended the ““Ed Equity or Else” National Day of Resistance against calls from the Federal government to prematurely reopen schools.

Mystic healing: Alternative ways of recovering from trauma

August 10, 2020 Brandy Collins

Oakland residents seek alternative ways of healing from trauma after surviving domestic, spiritual abuse.

Over 5,000 COVID-19 cases in Oakland; first day of school

August 10, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

It’s the first day of school, but classes are online in Oakland.

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Alameda County will pay those with COVID to stay home; OUSD trying address tech gap

August 6, 2020 Momo Chang

OUSD schools and the district are offering to fill the technology gap, including loaning out Chromebooks and WiFi hotspots, while the clock is ticking closer to first day of school on August 10.

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Chinatown is Hosting StreetFest Fridays in August starting tomorrow

August 6, 2020 Momo Chang

A socially distanced outdoor food festival starts in Oakland Chinatown this Friday.

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Seven OUSD teachers give sneak peek of first week of school

August 5, 2020 Debora Gordon

7 OUSD teachers respond to distance learning, and what the first week of school might look like.

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Oakland’s artist communities are “calling in” perpetrators

August 5, 2020 Brandy Collins

“The “He” represents a number of accused perpetrators who have been called into accountability within some Bay Area artist communities.”

COVID-19, Protest, Teaching, and Me

August 4, 2020 Debora Gordon

“After only six weeks back in the classroom, nearly all doors slowly closed: no café tete-a-tetes to solve the world’s problems or even our own, no exploring the nooks and crannies of the Bay Area, and teaching only from a remove.”