2021 - Page 4 of 11 - 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.

Bright orange sky lit by California wildfire

Free Air Purifiers for Bay Area’s Vulnerable Residents

August 31, 2021 Tony Daquipa

As California’s wildfires continue to rage, free air purifier program for low-income folks with asthma will be available

Iris Crawford on the left in the Zoom screen with Dr. Gerard Jenkins on the right also on Zoom.

Questions About the Delta Variant? Dr. Jenkins of Native American Health Center Answers Them

August 26, 2021 Iris Crawford

A year ago, we spoke with Dr. Gerard Jenkins, Chief Medical Director of the Native American Health Center in Oakland and San Francisco as part of our public discussion forum, Oakland Voices Tonight. Last week,

A Latinx youth holds up a screen to take a selfie with a group of people behind him smiling and posing.

“Homeroom” Documentary Highlights Youth Activism in Oakland and Gives a Sense of Hope

August 20, 2021 Tony Daquipa

“Homeroom” documentary by Peter Nicks is the most hopeful in the trilogy of films focusing on Oakland’s public institutions.

"There Are Black People in the Future." A part of Oakland Museum of CA's "Mothership: Voyage Into Afrofuturism" exhibit. Photo by Brandy Collins.

OMCA’s “Mothership: Voyage Into Afrofuturism” is the Story of Survivors in the Future

August 19, 2021 Brandy Collins

Our correspondent Brandy Collins checks out OMCA’s exhibit on Afrofuturism.