April 2022 - Oakland Voices

a collage of seven diverse Oakland firefighters

Fighting Fires With People: Seven Oakland Firefighters Talk About the Work They Do (Part 1)

April 20, 2022 Debora Gordon

This past summer, two Oakland firefighters came to my apartment building to get a replacement key for the knox box, which is outside all multiple unit buildings, to allow firefighters to access the building in

Fighting Fires With People: Seven Oakland Firefighters Talk About the Work They Do (Part 2)

April 20, 2022 Debora Gordon

This past summer, two Oakland firefighters came to my apartment building to get a replacement key for the knox box, which is outside all multiple unit buildings, to allow firefighters to access the building in

image of tall NBA player with mustache in new basketball court at elementary school, with a bunch of elementary kids surrounding him

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

April 15, 2022 Tony Daquipa

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

Ivy Hill makes me, an Oakland-born Chinese-Vietnamese woman, feel at home.

April 14, 2022 Carina V. Lieu

For the first time, I feel part of an Oakland landscape, and can embrace being Chinese-Vietnamese, and second-generation American.

A group of African American band members, including two women wearing white dresses.

“Ghetto Gospel” EP Release on 4/20 at Oakstop Will be Vibe Muzik’s Debut

April 13, 2022 Brandy Collins

Transforming and evolving musically in times of strife has become a soothing balm for Mandala Msanii (Baylis), leading to the creation of Vibe Muzik’s new EP, Ghetto Gospel. When Oakland Voices first featured Msanii (as

A black women with braids wearing a grey sweater poses in front of large pieces of logs and wood

Binta Ayofemi is an Innovator Reclaiming Spaces for Black Art

April 4, 2022 Brandy Collins

Artist Binta Ayofemi bring Black joy and creativity to the art scene in Oakland and San Francisco.