COVID-19
COVID-19 cases decline as Oakland reopens
COVID-19 cases have dropped in Oakland. […]
Month: June 2021
News
Oakland Voices is Taking a Short Break
Dear Oakland Voices community, It has been quite a year during the pandemic, and Oakland Voices staff members are taking a short break to recuperate and spend more time with our families. We will be […]
Arts & Culture
Oakland Black Pride Director Olaywa Austin on Returning Pride to “Its Very Black and Very Queer Roots”
While San Francisco Pride events start June 11, and will be different from Oakland Pride, which occurs September 11-12, Oakland Black Pride is organizing its own events. This includes Zoom panels that provide community-centered discussions, […]
COVID-19
Facial Freedom: An Escape from “Mask-ne”
Editor’s Note: Oakland Voices alumnus and Editor-in-Chief of The Peralta Citizen, Ryan Barba was an essential worker during the pandemic, requiring him to wear a mask many hours out of the day. Now that California […]
News
Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions: Dana Bergen Shares an Anti-Zionist Jewish Perspective
We felt the need for it to be clear that not all Jews support or defend what Israel does and those organizations don’t speak for all of us. […]
News
Lara Kiswani on the Successful Blocking of the Zim Cargo Ship at the Port of Oakland
“Palestine is an internationalist issue, and an issue that concerns all social justice movements.” – Lara Kiswani, director of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center […]
Arts & Culture
Oakland Voices Alumna Ayodele Nzinga is City’s First Poet Laureate
The City of Oakland’s Cultural Affairs Division announced today our first poet laureate: Ayodele Nzinga. Ayodele was a part of the 2019-2020 Oakland Voices cohort. She is a playwright, poet, and community advocate. She will […]
Health & Wellness
Arts & Culture
Bay Area’s hip-hop insiders say loss of artists are not isolated issues, long-term health needs to be addressed
Members of the hip-hop community are recognizing that a conversation about health and wellness for artists has become increasingly more important. As millions of people commiserate and share their remembrances online for their favorite artists, […]