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Talk of the Town

Talk of the Town: What have you discovered about Oakland since pandemic?

July 26, 2022 Trinity Thompson 0

Trinity Thompson asked Oakland residents about what they’ve learned about Oakland during the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

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Home

Willie Davis of Lincoln Rec Center Honored as “Black Hero of Chinatown” 

July 25, 2022 Tony Daquipa 0

When Willie Davis, Jr. moved to East Oakland in 1981, he was a firefighter at the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco. He says that that job, which he had for 25 years, required […]

Opinion

Oakland Police must stop high speed pursuits

July 21, 2022 Cat Brooks 0

Death of Lolomanaia Soakia latest example of why Oakland Police must end reckless chases […]

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Arts & Culture

How One Local Filmmaker Debuted First Film and Comic Book During Pandemic

July 15, 2022 Brandy Collins 0

Love Conquers All, a comic book and movie co-written by filmmakers Janell Grace and Malik Glass, is a story about Kennedy, a man reconciling his issues with trauma and grief after the passing of his […]

Family resilience

See you in my Dreams: How Spirituality Helps my Grandfather deal with Death

July 14, 2022 Tyla Brown 0

Tyla Brown shares how her grandfather coped with the death of his brother. […]

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Talk of the Town

Talk of the Town: What about Oakland or Lake Merritt gives you a sense of belonging?

July 12, 2022 Carina V. Lieu 0

Oakland residents share what makes them feel like they belong in the Town. […]

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Feature

East Oakland Futures Festival: Imagining a thriving future for East Oakland

July 11, 2022 Rasheed Shabazz 0

East Oakland Futures Festival combines arts, urban planning, and Afrofuturism. […]

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    One Oaklander Reflects on His Journey to Becoming A West Oakland Swim Instructor
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    Oakland is developing its first urban forest master plan 
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  • Talk of the Town: What have you discovered about Oakland since pandemic?
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Alumni Updates

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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

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

May 1, 2022 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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