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Photo: Oakland Voices alumni meet with Norman Vogue Chuck and his wife Gloria.
Arts & Culture

New design for Oakland Voices created by Vogue of TDK graffiti crew

June 22, 2022 Momo Chang and Kat Ferreira 0

Today, we updated the Oakland Voices website–for ease of reading, maximizing visual storytelling, and improved accessibility. We also updated the Oakland Voices design and masthead to capture the history and spirit of our community journalism […]

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Arts & Culture

Oakland’s Worker-Led Restaurant Understory Wins at James Beard Awards

June 21, 2022 Momo Chang 0

The James Beard Awards, which took place in Chicago this year from June 10-15, is considered the highest honor in the food industry. One of the Emerging Leadership awardees from the James Beard Foundation this […]

A handmade banner on white butcher paper says Parker Community School
Education

Community Advocates Have Taken Over Parker K-8, Oakland School Slated for Closure

June 9, 2022 Tony Daquipa 0

In one East Oakland neighborhood, school isn’t out for summer. Fifteen days after public education advocates started a sit-in on the nearly 100 year-old campus of Parker K-8 school, classes are back in session for […]

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COVID-19

Alameda County Reinstates Indoor Masking

June 3, 2022 Momo Chang 0

Alameda County is reinstating an indoor masking mandate starting today, Friday, June 3, 2022. (The mandate does not apply to the City of Berkeley, which has its own health department). “Rising COVID cases in Alameda County […]

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News

Oakland Voices at Maynard 200: Co-Director Rasheed Shabazz and Alumnus Tony Daquipa

May 25, 2022 Oakland Voices 0

Oakland Voices is proud to announce that two of our members will join Maynard 200. Oakland Voices is a program of The Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding diversity in […]

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Arts & Culture

Oakland Pastors Support Palestinian Struggle

May 19, 2022 Katharine Davies Samway 0

Sami Abu Shehadeh is one of only 10 Palestinian legislators in the 120-member Israeli Knesset (Parliament), even though Palestinians make up 20% of Israel’s citizens. Recently, he toured the U.S. to visit Palestinian American communities […]

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COVID-19

COVID Cases Rise in the Bay Area; Free COVID Tests Mailed to Home

May 18, 2022 Momo Chang 0

COVID cases are rising in the Bay Area, and health officials are asking people to exercise caution. Even though masks are no longer required in indoor spaces, Alameda County public health officials and the state […]

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News

Councilwoman Carroll Fife Engages with Constituents, A’s team, around Howard Terminal Ballpark

May 12, 2022 Howard Dyckoff 0

Oakland City Councilwoman Carroll Fife called on residents from West Oakland and Chinatown, neighborhoods she represents as part of District 3, to discuss plans for the new waterfront ballpark and high-end housing development at Howard […]

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Education

Oakland City Council, Youth Commission Highlight Unhoused Youth Voices and Issues

May 4, 2022 Iris Crawford 0

On Monday, April 25, Oakland City Council held a special meeting with the Youth Advisory Commission to give an informational report on youth homelessness in Oakland. Nationally each year, close to 4.2 million youth and […]

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Education

Oakland Schools Closed and Port Shut Down To Protest Closures and Privatization 

May 1, 2022 Tony Daquipa 0

On Friday, April 29, the Oakland Education Association held a one-day strike to protest the Oakland Unified School District’s lack of an engagement process prior to deciding to permanently close eight schools and truncate two […]

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  • Photo: Oakland Voices alumni meet with Norman Vogue Chuck and his wife Gloria.
    New design for Oakland Voices created by Vogue of TDK graffiti crew
    June 22, 2022 0
  • A Filipino American man, Chinese American woman, and Chinese American man dressed in festive outfits stand in front of backdrop that says "James Beard"
    Oakland’s Worker-Led Restaurant Understory Wins at James Beard Awards
    June 21, 2022 0
  • A handmade banner on white butcher paper says Parker Community School
    Community Advocates Have Taken Over Parker K-8, Oakland School Slated for Closure
    June 9, 2022 0
  • A photo of surgical masks, hand sanitizer, and gloves
    Alameda County Reinstates Indoor Masking
    June 3, 2022 0
  • A Filipino American man with grey beard in front of orange mural; an African American man with beard and short hair in black hoodie in front of red and black mural
    Oakland Voices at Maynard 200: Co-Director Rasheed Shabazz and Alumnus Tony Daquipa
    May 25, 2022 0

Alumni Updates

A Filipino American man with grey beard in front of orange mural; an African American man with beard and short hair in black hoodie in front of red and black mural
News

Oakland Voices at Maynard 200: Co-Director Rasheed Shabazz and Alumnus Tony Daquipa

Oakland Voices is proud to announce that two of our members will join Maynard 200. Oakland Voices is a program of The Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding diversity in [...]
  • Oakland Voices Alumna Ayodele Nzinga Featured in ‘The New Yorker’ Film “The Game God(S)”

  • Oakland Voices Alumni Update: Marabet Morales Sikahall Joins Chapter 510

  • Oakland Voices Alumna Ayodele Nzinga is City’s First Poet Laureate

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

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Education

Markham Elementary Celebrates Living Schoolyard That Was Over Two Decades in the Making

April 15, 2022 0

There was ample sunshine, a lot of cameras (including a drone), some people wearing business suits, a homegrown NBA basketball player, and a hint of irony after school on the last day before spring break […]

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