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Education

Oakland Youth Artist Daria Belle Shares Her Artistic Process

January 18, 2022 Debora Gordon 0

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 […]

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Oakland Students Call for Strike Next Week Over School Safety

January 15, 2022 Tony Daquipa 1

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 0

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

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

January 1, 2022 Rasheed Shabazz 0

Family, community gathers in Oakland to remember Oscar Grant. […]

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Steph and Ayesha Curry’s Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation to Remodel Six Oakland Schoolyards

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This past weekend, Allendale Elementary in East Oakland revealed a newly-constructed playground, garden, and mural to the community. Allendale is the first of six Oakland public schools that will receive a new playground, thanks to […]

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