September 2021 - Oakland Voices

Several smiling people stand casually in front of a colorful mobil bus.

Serving up Literacy with the Currys—Eat. Learn. Play. BUS and the Oakland Literacy Coalition

September 30, 2021 Bill Joyce

Fabulously multi-colored and splashed with scenes from across Oakland, Stephen and Ayesha Curry’s new BUS catered to every taste when it rolled out at the East Oakland Youth Development Center earlier this month. Some 60

a kid's arm with small bandaids to cover where they got a shot

OUSD Adopts COVID Vaccine Mandate, with Details to Come

September 28, 2021 Momo Chang

OUSD’s School will require students over 12 years old to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

An art exhibit with silhouettes of African American women on display.

Oakland Voices Alumna’s Hannah Moore’s Curation at EastSide Arts

September 22, 2021 Brandy Collins

The space at EasSide Arts Alliance became a place for acknowledging the act of ritual and worship beginning September 17, with the opening night of “Spiritual Technologies.” In the center of the wide open space,

close up of a small vial of COVID vaccine with a red cap.

Pfizer vaccines for 5-11 year-olds may be coming soon

September 20, 2021 Momo Chang

Pfizer/BioNTech, the maker of one of the COVID-19 vaccines, announced that their trial on children ages 5-11 is safe and that the vaccine generated antibodies to the virus. They are expected to submit to the

Gavin Newsom Recall Election Fails

September 15, 2021 Momo Chang

Newsom will remain California’s governor.

an upside down vial of the covid vaccine is put into a syringe

COVID Vaccine Myths, Questions, and Facts

September 8, 2021 Howard Dyckoff

We gathered the latest info on vaccines.