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Covid Vaccine for Children 5-11 Coming in November

October 26, 2021 Momo Chang

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

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

October 25, 2021 Brandy Collins

Interview with longtime journalist and sculptor Dana King.

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

October 25, 2021 Brandy Collins

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

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

October 22, 2021 Momo Chang

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

October 19, 2021 Momo Chang

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

October 13, 2021 Debora Gordon

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

October 13, 2021 Debora Gordon

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

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Celebrating the One-Year Anniversary of Akoma Market

October 8, 2021 Lauren Richardson

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

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

October 5, 2021 Debora Gordon

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

Remembering Dirk Tillotson

October 4, 2021 Iris Crawford

On Saturday, October 2, 2021, education activist Dirk Tillotson was killed in a home invasion robbery in Oakland. Oakland Voices alumni correspondent Iris M. Crawford, who worked with Tillotson on his Great School Voices blog,