Health & Wellness
“Health, Racial Equity, and Truck Transportation on 580 Under the Microscope”
How an Issue Raised by Oakland Middle Schoolers May be Sparking Changes […]
Year: 2022
Education
One Family’s Journey Through OUSD School Closures
Ariel Lloud, mom of two children at Grass Valley and organizer with Reparations for Black Students, says she will leave OUSD when Grass Valley Elementary closes. […]
COVID-19
How My Life Has Changed Since the Pandemic: Amelah El-Amin
We asked our Oakland Voices alumni community members and correspondents: How has pandemic life changed your habits and your outlook? How have you navigated public spaces and health risks now that we are in a […]
COVID-19
State, Alameda County Ease Indoor Masking Requirements Starting Feb. 16
The state and Alameda County are easing up on indoor mask rules. Starting on February 16, 2022, 10 Bay Area counties including Alameda County, plus the City of Berkeley, will allow those who are vaccinated […]
Education
School Closures Will Impact Oakland’s Most Vulnerable Students: Disproportionately Low-income, Special Education, and English Learners
Update: On February 9, around 1 a.m., the OUSD school board passed a modified resolution that will close two schools this year: Parker K-8 and Community Day School. Brookfield Elementary, Grass Valley Elementary, Carl B. […]
Arts & Culture
Oakland Voices Alumna Ayodele Nzinga Featured in ‘The New Yorker’ Film “The Game God(S)”
Our Oakland Voices alumna, and Oakland’s very own first Poet Laureate Ayodele Nzinga, is featured in a new film released this week at The New Yorker. The 17-minute film is called The Game God(S) and […]
Education
Oakland Students, Teachers, Community Mobilize to Oppose District Plan to Permanently Close Schools
On a cold Monday night in the middle of a pandemic, almost two hundred members of the Manzanita Community School family and their allies gathered for a watch party on the school playground to witness […]
Black Voices in the Town
Two Black Outdoor Enthusiasts Share Experiences of ‘Making Space’ During a Pandemic
Two African American women talk about what being outdoors meant for their well-being during the pandemic. […]
Education
OUSD Creates List of Schools To Be Targeted for Closure
OUSD may be moving forward with closing more schools […]
Education
Dope Only Sells Limited Edition Sweatshirts to Raise Funds for Oakland Athletic League
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 […]