January 2022 - Oakland Voices

a map with red stars on different schools in Oakland.

OUSD Creates List of Schools To Be Targeted for Closure

January 26, 2022 Tony Daquipa

OUSD may be moving forward with closing more schools

a grey sweatshirt with the letters "OAL" in simple text and a black one on the right

Dope Only Sells Limited Edition Sweatshirts to Raise Funds for Oakland Athletic League

January 18, 2022 Brandy Collins

Beginning in January, Oakland Athletic League (OAL) is partnering with Dope Only Marketing, the creator of “Oakland, USA” t-shirts and sweatshirts, as seen worn by Daveed Diggs in the movie Blindspotting. “Oakland, USA” sweatshirts are

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Oakland Youth Artist Daria Belle Shares Her Artistic Process

January 18, 2022 Debora Gordon

Daria Belle exhibits her social justice and politically-themed art around the Bay Area, such as her recent participation with Artivate’s “Feminism Now.” The 16-year old high school sophomore lives in Oakland and attends school in

a wall outside a school that says "make oakland proud"

Oakland Students Call for Strike Next Week Over School Safety

January 15, 2022 Tony Daquipa

As I struggled trying to figure out how to host a Zoom meeting for the first time, the two 10th graders whom I was trying to interview sent me a link to a meeting that

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Oakland Voices Co-Director Rasheed Shabazz’s Local Reporting Leads to DA Charges

January 6, 2022 Oakland Voices

Local investigative reporting by Oakland Voices Co-Director Rasheed Shabazz leads to DA charges against towing company

Community gathers at Fruitvale Station in Oakland 13 years after murder of Oscar Grant

January 1, 2022 Rasheed Shabazz

Family, community gathers in Oakland to remember Oscar Grant.