2021 - Page 7 of 11 - Oakland Voices

OUSD’s Restorative Justice: A Portal to Possibility

May 12, 2021 Debora Gordon

Oakland Voices correspondent Debora Gordon chats with 9 Restorative Justice leaders in OUSD.

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Pipe Dreams: Makeshift Living in Oakland is Nothing New

May 11, 2021 Kat Ferreira

Oakland Voices correspondent Kat Ferreira digs into the history of unhoused populations in Oakland, from Pipe City to the current encampments at the same location.

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COVID Vaccine for Younger Children in the Works

May 6, 2021 Momo Chang

According to data from Alameda County, 45.7 percent of people in Oakland who are 16 and up are fully vaccinated against COVID, and 69.3 percent who have received at least one dose. The FDA may

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Oakland Voices Alumnus Ryan Barba Attending UC Berkeley in the Fall

May 3, 2021 Oakland Voices

Oakland Voices alumnus (2017-2018 cohort) has been accepted to several UC’s, and will be attending Berkeley in the Fall. Barba is Editor-in-Chief at the Peralta Citizen at Laney College. Barba said, “being a high school

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Planterday Focuses on Bringing Mental Health Awareness, One Mobile Plant Sale at a Time

April 30, 2021 Iris Crawford

Plant therapy is a powerful way to strengthen mental health, boost immunity, anxiety and depression. This kind of therapy has especially bloomed during the midst of the pandemic. With this past year’s rise in gardening-focused

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Oakland Voices Alumna Iris M. Crawford Attending MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing

April 29, 2021 Oakland Voices

Congratulations to Oakland Voices alumna Iris M. Crawford, who will be attending MIT’s Graduate Program in Science Writing.

Oaklander Mario Gonzalez dies in Alameda Police custody

April 27, 2021 Rasheed Shabazz

Mario Gonzalez, 26, died in Alameda Police custody on April 19.

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Oakland Author Aida Salazar Humanizes Border Detainees Through Children’s Book

April 26, 2021 Katharine Davies Samway

Oakland author Aida Salazar’s latest book delves into immigration centers for children to understand, through a series of free-verse poems

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The Town Remembers Legendary Rapper “Shock G” of Digital Underground

April 22, 2021 Brandy Collins

Oakland reacts to death of Shock G, of Oakland’s Digital Underground.

Derek Chauvin Found Guilty on All Three Charges

April 20, 2021 Momo Chang

The jury members of the Derek Chauvin trial has found the former police officer guilty on all three charges in the murder of George Floyd: second degree murder, third degree murder, second degree manslaughter. People