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Arts & Culture

Local Acts and Treats Found at Outside Lands 2021 This Weekend

October 27, 2021 Brandy Collins 1

Brandy Collins will be at Outside Lands  as an Oakland Voices correspondent to cover what it’s like to attend Outside Lands as a longtime Outside Lands attendee, Bay Area native, and Oaklander. Outside Lands, the […]

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Home

Covid Vaccine for Children 5-11 Coming in November

October 26, 2021 Momo Chang 0

Children 5 and up will likely be able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine starting in November […]

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Arts & Culture

Q&A with Artist Dana King on Creating Huey P. Newton Statue

October 25, 2021 Brandy Collins 3

Interview with longtime journalist and sculptor Dana King. […]

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Arts & Culture

Sculptor Dana King alongside Fredrika Newton Unveils Dr. Huey P. Newton’s Bust in West Oakland

October 25, 2021 Brandy Collins 1

The rain didn’t dampen Sunday’s celebration for the unveiling of the bronze bust in honor of Dr. Huey P. Newton, co-founder and leader of the Black Panther Party. “The rain is very symbolic of the […]

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News

Application for Oakland’s Guaranteed Income Pilot Program Ends Nov. 3

October 22, 2021 Momo Chang 0

Applications are now open for phase 2 of Oakland’s Guaranteed Income Pilot Program, a program that gives selected families $500 a month with no strings attached. Modeled after a Universal Basic Income (UBI) program, the […]

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COVID-19

Oakland’s Daily Free Vaccine and COVID Test Clinic in Downtown

October 19, 2021 Momo Chang 0

The City of Oakland announced a 7 days a week free COVID vaccine and test clinic at Frank Ogawa Plaza, near City Hall. It is open 9am-5pm daily until November 30, 2021. It is a […]

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COVID-19

Back to School in Oakland: Perspectives from a Kindergarten, 3rd Grade Teacher, and Librarian

October 13, 2021 Debora Gordon 2

This article is part three of a three-part series sharing OUSD administrator and teacher perspectives to the start of in-person learning, including many lessons learned during 18 months of distance learning during COVID. (Read parts […]

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COVID-19

Back to School in Oakland: High School Teachers Consider the Changes from Zoom to Classroom

October 13, 2021 Debora Gordon 2

from kindergarten through high school, share their experiences and perceptions, from classroom to Zoom and back again. […]

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Arts & Culture

Celebrating the One-Year Anniversary of Akoma Market

October 8, 2021 Lauren Richardson 1

Our correspondent Lauren Richardson has the rundown on the one-year anniversary of the Akoma Market in deep East Oakland. […]

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COVID-19

Back to School in Oakland: A Board Member, Two Principals, and a Union Executive Board Member Share Their Perspectives

October 5, 2021 Debora Gordon 3

What back-to-school has been like so far this semester […]

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Steph and Ayesha Curry’s Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation to Remodel Six Oakland Schoolyards

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This past weekend, Allendale Elementary in East Oakland revealed a newly-constructed playground, garden, and mural to the community. Allendale is the first of six Oakland public schools that will receive a new playground, thanks to […]

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